Annal:2005 Macavity Award for Best Nonfiction
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Results of the Macavity Award in the year 2005. For a ranked list of books, try an honor roll:
- Macavity Award for Best Nonfiction
- Nonfiction books
- Nonfiction authors
- Mystery/Suspense books
- Mystery/Suspense authors.
- 2005 Macavity-Nonfiction winner
- 2005 Edgar-Fact Crime nominee
- Score: 16.55
A plain-English primer on crime scene investigation that’s a must for fans of CSI or Patricia Cornwell
Since the O. J. Simpson case, popular interest in forensic science has exploded: CBS’s CSI has 16 to 26 million viewers every week, and Patricia Cornwell’s novels featuring a medical examiner sleuth routinely top bestseller lists, to cite just a few examples. Now, everyone can get the lowdown on the science behind crime scene investigations. Using lots of fascinating case studies, forensics expert Dr. D. P. Lyle clues people in on everything from determining…
Famous American Crimes and Trials
Frankie Y. Bailey, Steven Chermak
- 2005 Anthony-Critical nominee
- 2005 Macavity-Nonfiction nominee
- Score: 12.55
What do Lizzie Borden and O. J. Simpson have in common? Or the Lindbergh baby and Gary Gilmore? They were all the focus of famous crimes and/or trials in the United States. In this five-volume set, historical and contemporary cases that not only “shocked the nation” but that also became a part of the popular and legal culture of our country are discussed in vivid, and sometimes shocking, detail. Each chapter focuses on a different crime or trial, and explores the ways in which each became famous in its own time. The fascinating cast of characters, the outrageous…
The New Annotated Sherlock Holmes: Vol 1 and 2. The Complete Short Stories
Leslie S. Klinger, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
- 2005 Edgar-Critical/Biography winner
- 2005 Anthony-Critical nominee
- 2005 Macavity-Nonfiction nominee
- 2004 Agatha–Nonfiction nominee
- Score: 28.55
A cause for international celebration—the most important Sherlock Holmes publication in four decades.
This monumental edition promises to be the most important new contribution to Sherlock Holmes literature since William Baring-Gould’s 1967 classic work. In this boxed set, Leslie Klinger, a leading world authority, reassembles Arthur Conan Doyle’s 56 classic short stories in the order in which they appeared in late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century book editions. Inside, readers will find a cornucopia of insights: beginners will benefit from Klinger’s…
Just the Facts: True Tales of Cops & Criminals
- 2005 Macavity-Nonfiction nominee
- Score: 6.55
Bill Tilghman, legendary Oklahoma lawman and town-tamer from the Territorial era to the Roaring Twenties. Richard Crafts, an airline pilot who killed his stewardess wife and fed her frozen body into a rented woodchipper. Hawaiian Policeman Chang Apana, the real Chinese-American detective who inspired Earl Derr Biggers to create Charlie Chan. Their stories and many more are brought to life by Jim Doherty, “Just the Facts” columnist for Mystery Readers Journal, in this collection of true crime articles.
Latin American Mystery Writers: An A-to-Z Guide
- 2005 Edgar-Critical/Biography nominee
- 2005 Macavity-Nonfiction nominee
- Score: 12.55
Latin America has a rich literary tradition that is receiving growing amounts of attention. The body of Latin American mystery writing is especially vast and diverse. Because it is part of Latin American popular culture, it also reflects many of the social and cultural concerns of that region. This reference provides an overview of mystery fiction of Latin America. While many of the authors profiled have received critical attention, others have been relatively neglected.
