The 2014 Left Coast Crime awards were presented this evening at the banquet held at the LCC 2014 conference in Monterey, CA. There were four awards. Here's a list of the winners and nominees - with the winners in boldface type:
THE LEFTY (Most humorous mystery published in the prior year):
- The Good Cop, by Brad Parks
- The Hen of the Baskervilles, by Donna Andrews
- The Fame Thief, by Timothy Hallinan
- The Last Word, by Lisa Lutz
- Dying for a Daiquiri, by Cindy Sample
THE BRUCE ALEXANDER MEMORIAL HISTORICAL MYSTERY AWARD (best historical mystery novel covering events before 1960)
- Dandy Gilver and a Bothersome Number of Corpses, by Catriona McPherson
- Heirs and Graces, by Rhys Bowen
- His Majesty's Hope, by Susan Elia MacNeal
- Murder as a Fine Art, by David Morrell
- Covenant with Hell, by Priscilla Royal
- Leaving Everything Most Loved, by Jacqueline Winspear
THE SQUID (Best mystery novel set within the United States
- Ordinary Grace, by William Kent Krueger
- W is for Wasted, by Sue Grafton
- Purgatory Key, by Darrell James
- The Wrong Girl, by Hank Phillippi Ryan
- A Killing at Cotton Hill, by Terry Shames
THE CALAMARI (Best mystery novel set anywhere else in the world)
- How the Light Gets In, by Louise Penny
- Murder Below Montparnasse, by Cara Black
- Hour of the Rat, by Lisa Brackmann
- As She Left It, by Catriona McPherson
- Mykonos After Midnight, by Jeffrey Siger
As always, we extend congratulations to the winners and to all the nominees. Left Coast Crime winds up Sunday morning!
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