Annal:1994 Macavity Award for Best First Mystery Novel
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Results of the Macavity Award in the year 1994. For a ranked list of books, try an honor roll:
Death Comes as Epiphany: A Catherine LeVendeur Mystery
- 1994 Macavity-1st Novel winner
- 1993 Agatha–1st Novel nominee
- Score: 16.44
Catherine LeVendeur is a young scholar come to conquer her sin of pride at the Convent of the Paraclete, famous for learning, prayer, and its abbess, the fabled Heloise. When a manuscript the convent produced for the great Abbe Suger disappears, rumors surface saying the book contains sacrilegious passages and will be used to condemn Heloise’s famous lover, Peter Abelard.
To save her Order, and protect all she holds dear, Catherine must find the manuscript and discover who altered the text. She will risk disgrace, the wrath of her family and the Church, and…
