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Left Coast Crime is an annual conference organised by mystery fiction fans for mystery fiction fans, first held in San Francisco in 1991. It is concerned with western North American region mysteries, but the conference itself travels worldwide, having been held in Canada and the United Kingdom, as well as different parts of the United States. The conference enables fans to mix with authors. A prominent author of western mystery fiction is invited to be guest speaker. [1] [2]

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In December 2019 Mystery Writers of America awarded the convention organization the 2020 Raven Award for "outstanding achievement in the mystery field outside the realm of creative writing." [3]

Lefty Awards

Best Humorous Mystery Novel Award

Conference participants have voted on an award for the most humorous mystery novel since 1996.

Best Humorous Mystery Novel Award, winners and finalists [4] [5] [6]
YearAuthorTitleResultRef.
1996 Alan Russell The Fat InnkeeperWinner
G. M. Ford Who in Hell Is Wanda Fuca?Finalist
Kinky Friedman God Bless John WayneFinalist
Parnell Hall MovieFinalist
Joan Hess Miracles in MaggodyFinalist
Sharan McCrumb If I'd Killed Him When I Met HimFinalist
1997 No award presented
1998 Janet Evanovich Three to Get Deadly Winner
Margaret Chittenden Dead Men Don't DanceFinalist
Parnell Hall ScamFinalist
Sarah Shankman I Still Miss My Man But My Aim Is Getting BetterFinalist
Don Winslow The Death and Life of Bobby ZFinalist
1999 Janet Evanovich Four to Score Winner
2000 Donna Andrews Murder With Peacocks Winner
Dave Barry Big TroubleFinalist
Janet Evanovich High Five Finalist
Jerrilyn Farmer Immaculate ReceptionFinalist
Anne George Murder Shoots the BullFinalist
2001 No award presented
2002 Jerrilyn Farmer Dim Sum DeadWinner
Bill Fitzhugh Fender BendersWinner
Donna Andrews Revenge of the Wrought-Iron FlamingosFinalist
Selma Eichler Murder Can Upset Your MotherFinalist
Susan Isaacs Long Time No SeeFinalist
2003 Tim Cockey The Hearse Case Scenario Winner
Brian M. Wiprud PipsqueakWinner
Janet Evanovich Hard Eight Finalist
Laura Levine This Pen for HireFinalist
Fidelis Morgan The Rival QueensFinalist
Ben Rehder Buck FeverFinalist
2004 Jerrilyn Farmer Mumbo GumboWinner
Donna Andrews Crouching Buzzard, Leaping LoonFinalist
Elaine Viets Shop Till You DropFinalist
2005 Donna Andrews We'll Always Have ParrotsWinner
Ruth Dudley Edwards Carnage on the CommitteeFinalist
Nancy Fairbanks Holy GuacamoleFinalist
Jerrilyn Farmer Perfect SaxFinalist
Susan McBride Blue BloodFinalist
2006 Peter Guttridge Cast AdriftWinner
Liz Evans Cue the Easter BunnyFinalist
Jasper Fforde The Big Over Easy Finalist
Bill Fitzhugh Highway 61 ResurfacedFinalist
Charlie Williams Fags and LagerFinalist
2007 Donna Moore Go to Helena HandbasketWinner
Donna Andrews No Nest for the WicketFinalist
Steve Brewer Monkey ManFinalist
Troy Cook 47 Rules of Highly Effective Bank RobbersFinalist
Elaine Viets Murder UnleashedFinalist
2008 Elaine Viets Murder with ReservationsWinner
Donna Andrews The Penguin Who Knew Too MuchFinalist
Don Bruns Stuff To Die ForFinalist
Jeffrey Cohen Some Like It Hot-ButteredFinalist
Jess Lourey Knee High by the Fourth of JulyFinalist
2009 Tim Maleeny Greasing the PiñataWinner
Donna Andrews Six Geese A-SlayingFinalist
Jeffrey Cohen It Happened One KnifeFinalist
Sue Ann Jaffarian Thugs & KissesFinalist
N. M. Kelby Murder at the Bad Girl's Bar and GrillFinalist
Rita Lakin Getting Old Is To Die ForFinalist
2010 Rita Lakin Getting Old Is a DisasterWinner
Donna Andrews Swan for the MoneyFinalist
Mike Befeler Living with Your Kids Is MurderFinalist
Denise Dietz Strangle a Loaf of Italian BreadFinalist
Kris Neri High Crimes on the Magical PlaneFinalist
2011 J. Michael Orenduff The Pot Thief Who Studied EinsteinWinner
Donna Andrews Stork Raving MadFinalist
Laura DiSilverio Swift JusticeFinalist
Donna Moore Old DogsFinalist
Kris Neri Revenge for Old Times’ SakeFinalist
2012 Donna Andrews The Real Macaw Winner
Rita Lakin Getting Old Can Kill YouFinalist [7]
Jess Lourey October FestFinalist [7]
Kris Neri Magical AlienationFinalist [7]
Cindy Sample Dying for a DanceFinalist [7]
John Vorhaus The Albuquerque TurkeyFinalist [7]
2013 Brad Parks The Girl Next DoorWinner [8]
Mike Befeler Cruising in Your Eighties Is MurderFinalist [8]
Laura DiSilverio Swift RunFinalist [8]
Jess Lourey December DreadFinalist [8]
Lisa Lutz Trail of the SpellmansFinalist [8]
Nancy G. West Fit to Be DeadFinalist [8]
2014 Brad Parks The Good CopWinner
Donna Andrews The Hen of the BaskervillesFinalist
Timothy Hallinan The Fame ThiefFinalist
Lisa Lutz The Last Word Finalist
Cindy Sample Dying for a DaiquiriFinalist
2015 Timothy Hallinan Herbie's GameWinner [9]
Donna Andrews The Good, the Bad, and the EmusFinalist [9]
Jess Lourey January ThawFinalist [9]
Cindy Sample Dying for a DudeFinalist [9]
Diane Vallere Suede to RestFinalist [9]
2016 Donna Andrews Lord of the WingsWinner
Ellen Byron Plantation ShuddersFinalist
Jess Lourey February FeverFinalist
Cindy Sample Dying for a DonutFinalist
Diane Vallere Crushed VelvetFinalist
2017 Ellen Byron Body on the BayouWinner
Donna Andrews Die Like an EagleFinalist [10]
Timothy Hallinan Fields Where They LayFinalist [10]
Heather Haven The CEO Came DOAFinalist [10]
Johnny Shaw FloodgateFinalist [10]
Diane Vallere The Disguise To Die ForFinalist [10]
2018 Ellen Byron A Cajun Christmas KillingWinner [11]
Donna Andrews Gone GullFinalist
Marla Cooper Dying on the VineFinalist
Cynthia Kuhn The Art of VanishingFinalist
Cindy Sample Dying for a DiamondFinalist
2019 Catriona McPherson Scot FreeWinner [12]
Ellen Byron Mardi Gras MurderFinalist [12] [13]
Kellye Garrett Hollywood EndingFinalist [12] [13]
Timothy Hallinan NighttownFinalist [12] [13]
Leslie Karst Death al FrescoFinalist [12] [13]
Cynthia Kuhn The Spirit in QuestionFinalist [12] [13]
2020 Catriona McPherson Scot & SodaWinner [14]
Ellen Byron Fatal Cajun FestivalFinalist [14]
Leslie Karst Murder from ScratchFinalist [14]
Cynthia Kuhn The Subject of MaliceFinalist [14]
Wendall Thomas Drowned UnderFinalist [14]
2021 Ellen Byron Murder in the Bayou BoneyardWinner [15]
Jennifer J. Chow Mimi Lee Gets a ClueFinalist [15] [16] [17]
Carl Hiaasen Squeeze MeFinalist [15] [16] [17]
Cynthia Kuhn The Study of SecretsFinalist [15] [16] [17]
J. Michael Orenduff The Pot Thief Who Studied the Woman at Otowi CrossingFinalist [15] [16] [17]
Sung J. Woo Skin DeepFinalist [15] [16] [17]
2022 Rachel V. Reyes Mango, Mambo, and MurderWinner [18]
Ellen Byron Cajun Kiss of DeathFinalist [18] [19] [20]
Jennifer Chow Mimi Lee Cracks the CodeFinalist [18] [19] [20]
Elle Cosimano Finlay Donovan Is Killing ItFinalist [18] [19] [20]
Cynthia Kuhn How To Book a MurderFinalist [18] [19] [20]
Wendall Thomas Fogged OffFinalist [18] [19] [20]

Best Historical Mystery Novel

The Best Historical Mystery Novel Award, also known as the Bruce Alexander Memorial Historical Mystery Award, established in 2004, is presented "to mystery novels covering events before 1960." [8] [21]

Best Historical Mystery Novel, winners and finalists [4] [5] [6]
YearAuthorTitleResultRef.
2004 Rhys Bowen For the Love of Mike Winner
Ann Parker Silver LiesFinalist
Mary Reed and Eric Mayer Four for a BoyFinalist
2005 Sharan Newman The Witch in the WellWinner
Mary Reed and Eric Mayer Five for SilverFinalist
Priscilla Royal Tyrant of the MindFinalist
Victoria Thompson Murder on Marble RowFinalist
Jacqueline Winspear Birds of a FeatherFinalist
2006 Tony Broadbent Spectres in the SmokeWinner
Maureen Jennings Night's ChildFinalist
Jacqueline Winspear Pardonable LiesFinalist
2007 No award presented
2008 No award presented
2009 Kelli Stanley Nox Dormienda, A Long Night for SleepingWinner
Tasha Alexander A Fatal WaltzFinalist
Rhys Bowen A Royal PainFinalist
Rhys Bowen Tell Me, Pretty MaidenFinalist
Laurie R. King TouchstoneFinalist
2010 Rebecca Cantrell The Trace of SmokeWinner
Tasha Alexander Tears of PearlFinalist
Rhys Bowen In a Gilded CageFinalist
Gary Phillips Freedom's FlightFinalist
Jeri Westerson Serpent in the ThornsFinalist
2011 Jacqueline Winspear The Mapping of Love and DeathWinner
Rebecca Cantrell The Night of Long KnivesFinalist
Robert Kresge Murder for GreenhornsFinalist
Kelli Stanley City of DragonsFinalist
Jeri Westerson The Demon’s ParchmentFinalist
2012 Ann Parker Mercury's RiseWinner
Rhys Bowen Naughty in NiceFinalist [7]
Rebecca Cantrell The Game of LiesFinalist [7]
Priscilla Royal The Killing SeasonFinalist [7]
Jeri Westerson Troubled BonesFinalist [7]
Jacqueline Winspear The Lesson in SecretsFinalist [7]
2013 Catriona McPherson Dandy Gilver and an Unsuitable Day for a MurderWinner [22]
Rhys Bowen The Twelve Clues of ChristmasFinalist [22]
Rebecca Cantrell The City of Broken GlassFinalist [22]
Dennis Lehane Live by Night Finalist [22]
Jacqueline Winspear Elegy for EddieFinalist [22]
2014 Catriona McPherson Dandy Gilver and a Bothersome Number of CorpsesWinner
Rhys Bowen Heirs and GracesFinalist
Susan Elia MacNeal His Majesty's HopeFinalist
David Morrell Murder as a Fine ArtFinalist
Priscilla Royal Covenant with HellFinalist
Jacqueline Winspear Leaving Everything Most LovedFinalist
2015 Catriona McPherson The Deadly Measure of BrimstoneWinner [9]
Rhys Bowen Queen of HeartsFinalist [9]
Susanna Calkins From the Charred RemainsFinalist [9]
Kelli Stanley City of GhostsFinalist [9]
Jeri Westerson Cup of BloodFinalist [9]
2016 Rhys Bowen Malice at the PalaceWinner
Susanna Calkins The Masque of a MurdererFinalist
Heather Haven The Chocolate Kiss-OffFinalist
Jennifer Kincheloe The Secret Life of Anna BlancFinalist
Laurie R. King Dreaming Spies Finalist
Susan Elia MacNeal Mrs. Roosevelt's ConfidanteFinalist
2017 Catriona McPherson The Reek of Red HerringsWinner
Rhys Bowen Crowned and DangerousFinalist [10]
Susanna Calkins The Death Along the River FleetFinalist [10]
Laurie R. King The Murder of Mary Russell Finalist [10]
Ann Parker What Gold BuysFinalist [10]
2018 Rhys Bowen In Farleigh FieldWinner [11]
Jennifer Kincheloe The Woman in the Camphor TrunkFinalist
Renee Patrick Dangerous To KnowFinalist
Priscilla Royal The Proud SinnerFinalist
Jeri Westerson Season of BloodFinalist
2019 Sujata Massey The Widows of Malabar HillWinner [12]
Rhys Bowen Four Funerals and Maybe a WeddingFinalist [12] [13]
David Corbett The Long-Lost Love Letters of Doc HollidayFinalist [12] [13]
Laurie R. King Island of the MadFinalist [12] [13]
Ann Parker A Dying NoteFinalist [12] [13]
Iona Whishaw It Begins in BetrayalFinalist [12] [13]
2020 Sujata Massey The Satapur MoonstoneWinner [14]
Susanna Calkins Murder Knocks TwiceFinalist [14]
L. A. Chandlar The Pearl DaggerFinalist [14]
Dianne Freeman A Lady’s Guide to Gossip and MurderFinalist [14]
Jennifer Kincheloe The Body in Griffith ParkFinalist [14]
2021 Catriona McPherson The Turning TideWinner [15]
Susanna Calkins The Fate of a FlapperFinalist [15] [16] [17]
Dianne Freeman A Lady's Guide to Mischief and MurderFinalist [15] [16] [17]
Laurie R. King Riviera GoldFinalist [15] [16] [17]
Ann Parker Mortal MusicFinalist [15] [16] [17]
James W. Ziskin Turn to StoneFinalist [15] [16] [17]
2022 Naomi Hirahara Clark and DivisionWinner [18]
Susanna Calkins The Cry of the HangmanFinalist [18] [19] [20]
John Copenhaver The Savage KindFinalist [18] [19] [20]
Sujata Massey The Bombay PrinceFinalist [18] [19] [20]
Catriona McPherson The Mirror DanceFinalist [18] [19] [20]
Lori Rader-Day Death at GreenwayFinalist [18] [19] [20]

Best Mystery Novel

Best Mystery Novel, winners and finalists [4] [5] [6]
YearAuthorTitleResultRef.
2017 Louise Penny The Great ReckoningWinner
Matt Coyle Dark FissuresFinalist [10]
Gigi Pandian Michelangelo's GhostFinalist [10]
Terry Shames The Necessary Murder of Nonie BlakeFinalist [10]
James W. Ziskin Heart of StoneFinalist [10]
2018 William Kent Krueger Sulfur SpringsWinner [11]
Matt Coyle Blood TruthFinalist
Louise Penny Glass HousesFinalist
Terry Shames An Unsettling Crime for Samuel CraddockFinalist
James W. Ziskin Cast the First StoneFinalist
2019 Lou Berney November RoadWinner [12]
Matt Coyle Wrong LightFinalist [12] [13]
Louise Penny Kingdom of the BlindFinalist [12] [13]
Lori Rader-Day Under a Dark SkyFinalist [12] [13]
Terry Shames A Reckoning in the Back CountryFinalist [12] [13]
James W. Ziskin A Stone’s ThrowFinalist [12] [13]
2020 Matt Coyle Lost TomorrowsWinner [14]
Steph Cha Your House Will PayFinalist [14]
Tracy Clark Borrowed TimeFinalist [14]
Rachel Howzell Hall They All Fall DownFinalist [14]
Attica Locke Heaven, My HomeFinalist [14]
2021 Louise Penny All the Devils Are HereWinner [15]
Tracy Clark What You Don't SeeFinalist [15] [16] [17]
S. A. Cosby Blacktop WastelandFinalist [15] [16] [17]
Matt Coyle Blind VigilFinalist [15] [16] [17]
Rachel Howzell Hall And Now She's GoneFinalist [15] [16] [17]
2022 William Kent Krueger Lightning StrikeWinner [18]
Tracy Clark RunnerFinalist [18] [19] [20]
S. A. Cosby Razorblade Tears Finalist [18] [19] [20]
Matt Coyle Last RedemptionFinalist [18] [19] [20]
P. J. Vernon Bath HausFinalist [18] [19] [20]

Best Début Mystery

The Lefty for Best Debut Mystery has gone by many names, include the Eureka! Award (2012), the Rosebud Award (2015), and finally, the Left for Best Debut Mystery.

Best Début Mystery, winners and finalists [4] [5] [6]
YearAuthorTitleResultRef.
2012 Darrell James Nazareth ChildWinner
Rochelle Staab Who Do, Voodoo?Finalist [7]
Sally Carpenter The Baffled Beatlemaniac CaperFinalist [7]
Tammy Kaehler Dead Man's SwitchFinalist [7]
2015 Allen Eskens The Life We BuryWinner [9]
Lisa Alber KilmoonFinalist [9]
M.P. Cooley Ice ShearFinalist [9]
Lori Rader-Day The Black Hour Finalist [9]
Holly West Mistress of FortuneFinalist [9]
2017 Alexia Gordon Murder in G MajorWinner
Sarah M. Chen Cleaning Up FinnFinalist [10]
Marla Cooper Terror in TaffetaFinalist [10]
Nadine Nettmann Decanting a MurderFinalist [10]
Renee Patrick Design for DyingFinalist [10]
2018 Kellye Garrett Hollywood HomicideWinner [11]
Susan Alice Bickford A Short Time To DieFinalist
Wendall Thomas Lost LuggageFinalist
Nancy Tingley A Head in CambodiaFinalist
Kathleen Valenti ProtocolFinalist
2019 Dianne Freeman A Lady’s Guide to Etiquette and MurderWinner [12]
Tracy Clark Broken PlacesFinalist [12] [13]
A. J. Devlin Cobra ClutchFinalist [12] [13]
A. J. Finn The Woman in the Window Finalist [12] [13]
Aimee Hix What Doesn't Kill YouFinalist [12] [13]
Keenan Powell Deadly SolutionFinalist [12] [13]
J.G. Toews Give Out CreekFinalist [12] [13]
2020 Carl Vonderau MurderabiliaWinner [14]
Tori Eldridge The Ninja DaughterFinalist [14]
Angie Kim Miracle CreekFinalist [14]
Tara Laskowski One Night GoneFinalist [14]
John Vercher Three-FifthsFinalist [14]
2021 David Heska Wanbli Weiden Winter CountsWinner [15]
Daisy Bateman Murder Goes to MarketFinalist [15] [16] [17]
Mary Keliikoa DerailedFinalist [15] [16] [17]
Erica Ruth Neubauer Murder at the Mena HouseFinalist [15] [16] [17]
Richard Osman The Thursday Murder Club Finalist [15] [16] [17]
Halley Sutton The Lady UpstairsFinalist [15] [16] [17]
2022 Wanda M. Morris All Her Little SecretsWinner [18]
Alexandra Andrews Who Is Maud DixonFinalist [18] [19] [20]
Marco Carocari BlackoutFinalist [18] [19] [20]
Zakiya Dalila Harris The Other Black Girl Finalist [18] [19] [20]
Mia P. Manansala Arsenic and AdoboFinalist [18] [19] [20]

Wildcard Awards

In addition to regular Lefty Awards, wildcard awards have occasionally been presented. One regularly occurring wild card award is based on geographical location, with its name changing depending upon the location of the convention, such as the Otter (Monterey, 2004), the Calavera (El Paso, 2005), the Rocky (Denver, 2008; Colorado Springs, 2013), and the Rose (Portland, 2015). [4] Left Coast Crime has also presented awards according to other geographic regions, such as the Hillerman Sky (Southwest settings, 2011), the Golden Nugget (California settings, 2012), the Squid (US settings, 2014), and the Calamari (non-US settings, 2014). [4]

Other wildcard awards "include the Watson, for the mystery with the best sidekick (Santa Fe 2011 & Colorado Springs 2013), and the Hawaii Five-O, for best law enforcement or police procedural (Waikoloa, Hawaii 2009). The Panik award was given in memory of Paul Anik for best LA noir (Los Angeles 2010). Cover art was recognized with the Arty (Denver 2008)." [4]

Wildcard Award winners and finalists [4] [5] [6]
AwardYearAuthorTitleResultRef.
Otter Award [lower-alpha 1] 2004 Meg Chittenden More Than You KnowWinner
David Cole Dragonfly BonesFinalist
Emily Toll Murder Pans OutFinalist
Calavera Award [lower-alpha 2] 2005 Rochelle Krich Grave EndingsWinner
Meg Chittenden Snap ShotFinalist
David Cole Shadow PlayFinalist
L.C. Hayden What Others KnowFinalist
Twist Phelan Family ClaimsFinalist
Arty Award [lower-alpha 3] 2008 Rhys Bowen Her Royal SpynessWinner
Megan Abbott QueenpinFinalist
Laura Benedict Isabella MoonFinalist
Ken Isaacson Silent CounselFinalist
Tim Maleeny Stealing the DragonFinalist
Rocky Award [lower-alpha 4] Margaret Coel The Girl with Braided HairWinner
C. J. Box Free FireFinalist
Bill Cameron Lost DogFinalist
Tim Maleeny Stealing the DragonFinalist
Twist Phelan False FortuneFinalist
Hawaii Five-O [lower-alpha 5] 2009 Neil S. Plakcy Mahu FireWinner
Baron Birtcher Angels FallFinalist
Kate Flora The Angel of Knowlton ParkFinalist
Åsa Larsson The Black Path Finalist
G.M. Malliet Death of a Cozy WriterFinalist
Karin Slaughter FracturedFinalist
The Panik [lower-alpha 6] 2010 Linda Richards Death Was in the PictureWinner
Gar Anthony Haywood Cemetery RoadFinalist
Gregg Hurwitz Trust No OneFinalist
Stephen Jay Schwartz BoulevardFinalist
Hillerman Sky Award [lower-alpha 7] 2011 Margaret Coel The Spider’s WebWinner
Sandi Ault Wild PenanceFinalist
Christine Barber The Bone FireFinalist
Deborah J Ledford SnareFinalist
Watson Award [lower-alpha 8] Craig Johnson Junkyard DogsWinner
Sandi Ault Wild PenanceFinalist
Rachel Brady Dead LiftFinalist
Chris Grabenstein Rolling ThunderFinalist
Spencer Quinn To Fetch a ThiefFinalist
Golden Nugget Award [lower-alpha 9] 2012 Kelli Stanley City of SecretsWinner
Jan Burke DisturbanceFinalist [7]
Michael Connelly The DropFinalist [7]
Janet Dawson Bit PlayerFinalist [7]
Sue Grafton V Is for VengeanceFinalist [7]
Rocky Award [lower-alpha 10] 2013 Craig Johnson As the Crow FliesWinner [8]
Margaret Coel Buffalo Bill's Dead NowFinalist [8]
Chuck Greaves Hush MoneyFinalist [8]
Beth Groundwater Wicked EddiesFinalist [8]
Darrell James Sonora CrossingFinalist [8]
Watson Award [lower-alpha 11] Rochelle Staab Bruja BrouhahaWinner [8]
Juliet Blackwell In a Witch's WardrobeFinalist [8]
Robert Crais TakenFinalist [8]
Chris Grabenstein Fun HouseFinalist [8]
L.C. Hayden When the Past Haunts YouFinalist [8]
The Calamari [lower-alpha 12] 2014 Louise Penny How the Light Gets InWinner
Cara Black Murder Below MontparnasseFinalist
Lisa Brackmann Hour of the RatFinalist
Catriona McPherson As She Left ItFinalist
Jeffrey Siger Mykonos After MidnightFinalist
The Squid [lower-alpha 13] William Kent Krueger Ordinary GraceWinner
Sue Grafton W Is for WastedFinalist
Darrell James Purgatory KeyFinalist
Hank Phillippi Ryan The Wrong GirlFinalist
Terry Shames The Killing at Cotton HillFinalist
The Rose [lower-alpha 14] 2015 Gigi Pandian Pirate VishnuWinner [9]
Chelsea Cain One KickFinalist [9]
Terri Nolan Glass HousesFinalist [9]
L.J. Sellers Deadly BondsFinalist [9]
Johnny Shaw Plaster CityFinalist [9]
Best LCC Regional Mystery [lower-alpha 15] 2016 Gigi Pandian The Accidental AlchemistWinner
Michael Connelly The CrossingFinalist
Matt Coyle Night TremorsFinalist
Robert Crais The PromiseFinalist
Josh Stallings Young AmericansFinalist
Best World Mystery [lower-alpha 16] 2016 Louise Penny The Nature of the BeastWinner
Lou Berney The Long and Faraway Gone Finalist
Lisa Brackmann Dragon DayFinalist
Chris Holm The Killing KindFinalist
James W. Ziskin Stone Cold DeadFinalist

Notes

  1. ↑ The Otter Award was presented to the "best mystery set in the LCC region"
  2. ↑ The Calavera Award was presented to the "best mystery set in the LCC region"
  3. ↑ The Arty Award was presented to the novel with the "best cover art"
  4. ↑ The Rocky Award was presented to the "best mystery set in the LCC region"
  5. ↑ The Hawaii Five-O Award was presented to the best novel including "law enforcement" and/or "police procedural" material
  6. ↑ The Panik Award was presented "in honor of the late Paul Anik for the best Los Angeles Noir"
  7. ↑ The Hillerman Sky Award was presented to the "mystery that best captures the landscape of the Southwest"
  8. ↑ The Watson Award was presented to the "mystery novel with best sidekick"
  9. ↑ The Golden Nugget Award was presented to the "best mystery set in California"
  10. ↑ The Rocky Award was presented to the "best mystery set in the LCC region"
  11. ↑ The Watson Award was presented to the "mystery novel with best sidekick"
  12. ↑ The Calamari Award was presented to the "best mystery set anywhere else in the world"
  13. ↑ The Squid Award was presented to the "best mystery set within the United States"
  14. ↑ The Rose Award was presented to the "best mystery set in the LCC region"
  15. ↑ The Best LCC Regional Mystery Award was presented to the "best mystery set in the LCC region"
  16. ↑ The Best World Mystery Award was presented to a novel "set anywhere outside the LCC region"

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