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    • Academy Chicago Publishers
      An imprint of the Chicago Review Press. Features a number of interesting authors, most long out of print, plus some other odds and ends, including some horror stories by Conan Doyle.
    • Crippen & Landru
      Crippen & Landru publish mystery short story collections. Of particular interest is what they call "Lost Classics," a series of anthologies of mostly uncollected stories by authors who might be enjoyed by a new generation of readers.
    • Dean Street Press
      This small British publisher has a great many classic crime books in its much broader catalog. They are bringing back many Golden Age classics by authors who deserve another chance at a new audience.
    • Felony & Mayhem
      This publisher specializes in classic mysteries, broadly defined, including newer mysteries that adhere to classic standards. They have just overhauled their website to make it much more informative and user-friendly.
    • Locked Room International
      A small press, specializing in very good English-language translations of (so far) mostly-French authors of locked room and impossible crime stories. They publish in Print-On-Demand and electronic editions.
    • Merion Press
      The Merion Press is an independent publisher of out-of-print works that were originally published over 75 years ago, but are enduring even today.
    • MysteriousPress.com
      The brainchild of editor/anthologist/author/bookstore-owner Otto Penzler, the Mysterious Press has recently returned to life and now works with Open Road Media as an electronic book publisher. It is already republishing the work of a lot of classic authors, with more books on the way.
    • Oconee Spirit Press
      A small, independent publisher committed to publishing "lively fiction, and provocative non-fiction." Most of their list covers early works by established authors writing traditional mysteries, such as Carolyn Hart and Margaret Maron.
    • Oleander Press
      This small eclectic British publisher has begun publishing a series of classic British mystery novels, primarily from the Golden Age. The series is grouped into a section of their catalogue named "London Bound," as the books are set in London.
    • Ostara Publishing
      "Ostara Publishing re-issues titles that have unjustifiably become unavailable either through the ravages of time or the forces of publishing economics. We specialise in Crime and Thriller fiction titles and our range goes from the1920s through to the 21st century. We publish thematically and currently have six series available. All our titles are published in a 'trade paperback' format and printed to order."
    • Poisoned Pen Press
      Based in Scottsdale, Arizona, the Poisoned Pen Press publishes a fairly wide variety of mysteries. Some are reprints; many are new, by newer authors. Their website has a great deal of information about their books and authors.

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    April 10, 2021

    (Not) Waiting for Lefty

    Usually, around this time of year, the Left Coast Crime conference would be meeting, celebrating, and presenting the Lefty Awards to deserving winners. Usually. Things being how they are, a few changes had to be made this year, and the awarding of the 2021 Leftys were presented this evening to a Zoom Webcast broadcast to many of the people who would have been at this year's conference and still managed to nominate and vote for their favorites. And it was quite a group, too. 

    So here are the award winners and the runners-up winners of the 2021 Leftys - for it is said with both confidence and truth that anyone nominated for this award is on the list of winners as well. The award winner leads off the list(s) of nominees below. May I have a fanfare or two and a drum roll?

    Lefty Award for Best Debut Novel

    • ***David Heska Wanbli Weiden, Winter Counts
    • Daisy Bateman, Murder Goes to Market
    • Mary Kelliikoa, Derailed
    • Erica Ruth Neubauer, Murder at the Mena House
    • Richard Osman, The Thursday Murder Club
    • Halley Sutton, The Lady Upstairs

    Lefty Award for Best Humorous Mystery Novel

    • ***Ellen Byron, Murder in the Bayou Boneyard
    • Jennifer J. Chow, Mimi Lee Gets a Clue
    • Carl Hiaasen, Squeeze Me
    • Cynthia Kuhn, The Study of Secrets
    • J. Michael Orenduff, The Pot Thief Who Studied the Woman at Otowi Crossing
    • Sung J. Woo, Skin Deep

    Lefty Award for Best Historical Mystery Novel (Bruce Alexander Memorial) for books covering events before 1970

    • ***Catriona McPherson, The Turning Tide
    • Susanna Calkins, The Fate of a Flapper
    • Dianne Freeman, A Lady's Guide to Mischief and Murder
    • Laurie R. King, Riviera Gold
    • Ann Parker, Mortal Music
    • James W. Ziskin, Turn to Stone

    Lefty Award for Best Mystery Novel

    • ***Louise Penny, All the Devils Are Here
    • Tracy Clark, What You Don't See
    • S. A. Cosby, Blacktop Wasteland
    • Matt Coyle, Blind Vigil
    • Rachel Howzell Hall, And Now She's Gone

    As LCC explains it, "The 2021 Lefty Award Nominees have been selected by registrants for the last in-person convention in San Diego and the next one scheduled for Albuquerque in April 2022."The awards were voted on virtually and presented April 10."

    Posted at 08:50 PM in Funny Mysteries, General Suggestions, Historical Mysteries, Modern Masters, Mystery Conferences |

    Tags: LCC 2021, Left Coast Crime, Lefty Awards, mysteries, mystery, mystery awards

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