Laudable Lefties
The Left Coast Crime Conference announced the finalists for the annual "Lefty" Awards. Because of the pandemic, the 2021 Left Coast Crime convention was rescheduled for 2022, but the Lefty Awards will go on, with titles honored in four categories: humorous, historical, debut, and best crime. The awards will be voted on virtually and presented online April 10, 2021. Here are all the nominees and congrats to each (with a HT to Mystery Fanfare):
Lefty for Best Humorous Mystery Novel
Ellen Byron, Murder in the Bayou Boneyard (Crooked Lane Books)
Jennifer J. Chow, Mimi Lee Gets a Clue (Berkley Prime Crime)
Carl Hiaasen, Squeeze Me (Alfred A. Knopf)
Cynthia Kuhn, The Study of Secrets (Henery Press)
J. Michael Orenduff, The Pot Thief Who Studied the Woman at Otowi Crossing (Aakenbaaken & Kent)
Sung J. Woo, Skin Deep (Agora Books)
Lefty for Best Historical Mystery Novel (for books set before 1970)
Susanna Calkins, The Fate of a Flapper (Minotaur Books)
Dianne Freeman, A Lady’s Guide to Mischief and Murder (Kensington Books)
Laurie R. King, Riviera Gold (Bantam Books)
Catriona McPherson, The Turning Tide (Quercus)
Ann Parker, Mortal Music (Poisoned Pen Press)
James W. Ziskin, Turn to Stone (Seventh Street Books)
Lefty for Best Debut Mystery Novel
Daisy Bateman, Murder Goes to Market (Seventh Street Books)
Mary Keliikoa, Derailed (Camel Press)
Erica Ruth Neubauer, Murder at the Mena House (Kensington Books)
Richard Osman, The Thursday Murder Club (Viking)
Halley Sutton, The Lady Upstairs (Putnam)
David Heska Wanbli Weiden, Winter Counts (Ecco)
Lefty for Best Mystery Novel (not in other categories)
Tracy Clark, What You Don’t See (Kensington Books)
S.A. Cosby, Blacktop Wasteland (Flatiron Books)
Matt Coyle, Blind Vigil (Oceanview Publishing)
Rachel Howzell Hall, And Now She’s Gone (Forge)
Louise Penny, All the Devils Are Here (Minotaur Books)
