Left Coast Crime 2023 Left Award Winners

 

The Lefty Awards were announced on Saturday night at the Left Coast Crime Convention in Tucson, Arizona. 

Lefty Nominees for Best Humorous Mystery Novel

Bayou Book Thief  by Ellen Byron (Berkley Prime Crime)

Lefty Nominees for Best Historical Mystery Novel (The Bill Gottfried Memorial) for books set before 1970

Anywhere You Run by Wanda M. Morris (William Morrow)

Lefty Nominees for Best Debut Mystery Novel

Shutter by Ramona Emerson (Soho Crime)

Lefty Nominees for Best Mystery Novel (not in other categories)

Like a Sister by Kellye Garrett (Mulholland Books)

Congratulations to all the winners and the nominated authors.

Agatha Award Nominees

 

Best Contemporary Novel

Bayou Book Thief by Ellen Byron (Berkley Prime Crime)

Death By Bubble Tea by Jennifer J. Chow (Berkley)

Fatal Reunion by Annette Dashofy (Level Best Books)

Dead Man's Leap by Tina de Bellegarde (Level Best Books)

A World of Curiosities by Louise Penny (Minotaur)

Best Historical Novel

The Counterfeit Wife by Mally Becker (Level Best Books)

Because I Could Not Stop for Death by Amanda Flower (Berkley)

The Lindbergh Nanny by Mariah Fredericks (Minotaur)

In Place of Fear by Catriona McPherson (Mobius)

Under a Veiled Moon by Karen Odden (Crooked Lane Books)

Best First Novel

Cheddar Off Dead by Korina Moss (St. Martin’s)

Death in the Aegean by M. A. Monnin (Level Best Books)

The Bangalore Detectives Club by Harini Nagendra (Constable)

Devil’s Chew Toy by Rob Osler (Crooked Lane Books)

The Finalist by Joan Long (Level Best Books)

The Gallery of Beauties by Nina Wachsman (Level Best Books)

Best Short Story

"Beauty and the Beyotch," by Barb Goffman (Sherlock Holmes Magazine, Feb. 2022)

"There Comes a Time," by Cynthia Kuhn (Malice Domestic Murder Most Diabolical) Wildside Press

"Fly Me to the Morgue," by Lisa Q Mathews,( Malice Domestic Mystery Most Diabolical) Wildside Press

"The Minnesota Twins Meet Bigfoot," by Richie Narvaez, (Land of 10,000 Thrills, Bouchercon Anthology) Down & Out Books

"The Invisible Band," by Art Taylor (Edgar & Shamus Go Golden) Down & Out Books

Best Non-Fiction

The Life of Crime: Detecting the History of Mysteries and Their Creators by Martin Edwards (HarperCollins)

The Handbook to Agatha Christie: The Bloomsbury Handbook to Agatha Christie by Mary Anna Evans and J. C. Bernthal (Bloomsbury Academic)

The Science of Murder: The Forensics of Agatha Christie by Carla Valentine (Sourcebooks)

Promophobia: Taking the Mystery Out of Promoting Crime Fiction, Diane Vallere Ed.(Sisters in Crime)

Agatha Christie: An Elusive Woman, by Lucy Worsley (Pegasus Crime)

Best Children's/YA Mystery

Daybreak on Raven Island by Fleur Bradley (Viking Books for Young People)

In Myrtle Peril by Elizabeth C. Bunce (Algonquin Young Readers)

#shedeservedit by Greg Herren (Bold Strokes Books)

Sid Johnson and the Phantom Slave Stealer by Frances Schoonmaker (Auctus Publishers)

Enola Holmes and the Elegant Escapade by Nancy Springer (Wednesday Books)

Congratulations to all of the nominees! 

The Agatha Awards will be presented Saturday, April 29, 2023, during Malice Domestic 35

Malice Registrations and Agatha Banquet Tickets are available on the Malice Domestic website.

Agatha Awards Announced

 

Congratulations to this year’s Agatha Award winners at Malice Domestic!

Best Contemporary Novel

Cajun Kiss of Death by Ellen Byron (Crooked Lane Books)

Best Historical Novel

Death at Greenway by Lori Rader-Day (HarperCollins)

Best First Novel

Arsenic and Adobo by Mia P. Manansala (Berkley)

Best Short Story

"Bay of Reckoning" by Shawn Reilly Simmons in Murder on the Beach (Destination Murders)

Best Non-Fiction

How to Write a Mystery: A Handbook from Mystery Writers of America by MWA with editors Lee Child and Laurie R. King (Simon & Schuster)

Best Children's/YA Mystery

I Play One on TV by Alan S. Orloff (Down & Out Books)

2021 Lefty Award Winners

 

The Lefty Awards, voted on by Left Coast Crime attendees, were presented virtually on April 10, 2021, at the Unconvention. Congratulations to the winners and to all of the nominated authors.

Award for Best Humorous Mystery Novel

Murder in the Bayou Boneyard by Ellen Byron (Crooked Lane Books)

Award for Best Historical Mystery Novel for books set before 1970

The Turning Tide by Catriona McPherson (Quercus)

Award for Best Debut Mystery Novel

Winter Counts by David Heska Wanbli Weiden, (Ecco)

Award for Best Mystery Novel (not in other categories)

All the Devils Are Here by Louise Penny (Minotaur Books)

2019 Agatha Award Winners

Malice Domestic announced the winners the Agatha Awards on Saturday 4 May 2019. The winners are as follows:-

Best Contemporary Novel Mardi Gras Murder by Ellen Byron (Crooked Lane Books)

Best Historical Novel 
The Widows of Malabar Hill by Sujata Massey (Soho Crime)

Best First Novel Tie: A Lady's Guide to Etiquette and Murder by Dianne Freeman (Kensington)
Curses Boiled Againby Shari Randall (St. Martin's)

Best Short Story 
Tie: "All God's Sparrows" by Leslie Budewitz (Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine)
"The Case of the Vanishing Professor" by Tara Laskowski (Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine)

Best Children's/Young Adult Mystery 
Potion Problems(Just Add Magic) by Cindy Callaghan (Aladdin)

Best Nonfiction Mastering Plot Twists: How to Use Suspense, Targeted Storytelling Strategies, and Structure to Captivate Your Readers by Jane Cleland (Writer's Digest Books)

Congratulations to all the winners and nominated authors.

2018 Left Coast Crime “Lefty” Awards

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Left Coast Crime 2018, “Crime on the Comstock,”  awarded four Lefty awards at the 28th annual LCC convention at the Nugget Casino Resort in Reno/Sparks, Nevada.   The Lefty are for books published in 2017:

Best Humorous Mystery Novel. A Cajun Christmas by Ellen Byron

Best Historical Mystery Novel (Bruce Alexander Memorial) for books covering events before 1960. 

In Farleigh Field by Rhys Bowen

Best Debut Mystery Novel. 

Hollywood Homicide by Kellye Garrett

Best Mystery Novel (not in other categories)
Sulfur Springs by William Kent Krueger

The Left Coast Crime Convention is an annual event sponsored by mystery fans, both readers and authors. Usually held in the western half of North America, LCC’s intent is to host an event where readers, authors, critics, librarians, publishers, and other fans can gather in convivial surroundings to pursue their mutual interests. Lefty Awards have been given since 1996.

The 28th annual Left Coast Crime Convention took place in Reno, Nevada, March 22–25, 2018.

Left Coast Crime is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation holding annual mystery conventions in the West. Each LCC convention raises money to support a local literary organization and is staffed entirely by volunteers.

Left Coast Crime 2018 Award Nominations Announced

Left Coast Crime 2018, “Crime on the Comstock,” will be giving out four Lefty awards at the 28th annual LCC convention, to be held in Reno in March: humorous, historical, debut, and best. The awards will be voted on at the convention and presented at a banquet on Saturday 24^th March 2018 at the Nugget Casino Resort in Reno/Sparks, Nevada. The award nominees have been selected by this and last years’ convention registrants. The nomination period has just concluded, and LCC is delighted to announce the Lefty nominees for books published in 2017:

Lefty for Best Humorous Mystery Novel.

The nominees are:
Gone Gull by Donna Andrews (Minotaur Books)
A Cajun Christmas Killing by Ellen Byron (Crooked Lane Books)

Dying on the Vine by Marla Cooper (Minotaur Books) 

The Art of Vanishing by Cynthia Kuhn (Henery Press)
Dying for a Diamond by Cindy Sample (Cindy Sample Books)

Lefty for Best Historical Mystery Novel (Bruce Alexander Memorial) for books covering events before 1960. 

The nominees are:
In Farleigh Field by Rhys Bowen (Lake Union Publishing)

The Woman in the Camphor Trunk by Jennifer Kincheloe (Seventh Street Books)
Dangerous To Know by Renee Patrick (Forge)
The Proud Sinner by Priscilla Royal (Poisoned Pen Press)
Season of Blood by Jeri Westerson (Severn House Publishers)

Lefty for Best Debut Mystery Novel.

The nominees are:
A Short Time To Die by Susan Alice Bickford (Kensington)
Hollywood Homicide by Kellye Garrett (Midnight Ink) 

Lost Luggage by Wendall Thomas (Poisoned Pen Press)
A Head in Cambodia by Nancy Tingley (Swallow Press)
Protocol by Kathleen Valenti (Henery Press)

Lefty for Best Mystery Novel (not in other categories).

The nominees are:
Blood Truth by Matt Coyle (Oceanview Publishing)
Sulfur Springs by William Kent Krueger (Atria Books) 

Glass Houses by Louise Penny (Minotaur Books)
An Unsettling Crime for Samuel Craddock by Terry Shames (Seventh Street Books)
Cast the First Stone by James W. Ziskin (Seventh Street Books)

The Left Coast Crime Convention is an annual event sponsored by mystery fans, both readers and authors. Usually held in the western half of North America, LCC’s intent is to host an event where readers, authors, critics, librarians, publishers, and other fans can gather in convivial surroundings to pursue their mutual interests. Lefty Awards have been given since 1996.

Lefty Award Winners

The Lefty awards were announced at the Left Coast Crime banquet at the Hilton Hawaiian Village Waikiki Beach Resort. 

This year’s winners are:

Lefty for Best Humorous Mystery Novel.
Body on the Bayou by Ellen Byron(Crooked Lane Books)

Lefty for Best Historical Mystery Novel (Bruce Alexander Memorial) for books covering events before 1960. 

The Reek of Red Herrings by Catriona McPherson (Minotaur Books)

Lefty for Best Debut Mystery Novel.

Murder in G Major by Alexia Gordon (Henery Press)

Lefty for Best Mystery Novel (not in other categories).

A Great Reckoning by Louise Penny (Minotaur Books)

Congratulations to all!

The Left Coast Crime Convention is an annual event sponsored by mystery fans, both readers and authors. Usually held in the western half of North America, LCC’s intent is to host an event where readers, authors, critics, librarians, publishers, and other fans can gather in convivial surroundings to pursue their mutual interests. Lefty Awards have been given since 1996.

A full list of the nominees can be found here.

H/T Mystery Fanfare