Annal:1995 Macavity Award for Best Mystery Novel
From AwardAnnals
Results of the Macavity Award in the year 1995. For a ranked list of books, try an honor roll:
- 1995 Anthony-Novel winner
- 1995 Macavity-Novel winner
- 1994 Agatha–Novel winner
- Score: 30.45
Historian Jeremy Cobb is backpacking on the Appalachian Trail, attempting to retrace the tragic journey of eighteen-year-old Katie Wyler, who was captured by the Shawnee after the massacre of her pioneer family in Mitchell County, North Carolina. In late summer, Katie escaped from a Shawnee village on the banks of the Ohio, and followed the rivers through the wilderness to find her way home—a brave journey that ended in sorrow. Jeremy, a city-bred graduate student with no trail experience, is determined to complete his scholarly quest, unaware that his journey…
