Left Coast Crime Awards

LEFT COAST CRIME 2015 * CRIMELANDIA
PORTLAND, OREGON * MARCH 12-15, 2015

2015 Left Coast Crime Awards. Congratulations to all!

Left Coast Crime 2015, “Crimelandia,” gave out four awards tonight at the 25th annual LCC convention, this year in Portland. 

The Lefty for best humorous mystery novel 
Timothy Hallinan, Herbie’s Game (Soho Crime)

The Bruce Alexander Memorial Historical Mystery Award 
Catriona McPherson, A Deadly Measure of Brimstone (Minotaur Books)

The Rose for best mystery novel set in the LCC region
Gigi Pandian, Pirate Vishnu (Henery Press)
   
The Rosebud for best first mystery novel set anywhere in the world.
Allen Eskens, The Life We Bury (Seventh Street Books)
   
Left Coast Crime is an annual convention sponsored by fans of mystery literature for fans of mystery literature, including both readers and authors. Usually held in the western half of North America, LCC’s intent is to provide an event where mystery fans can gather in convivial surroundings to pursue their mutual interests.

Left Coast Crime Awards 2013

Rochelle Staab: The Watson

The winners of the following Awards were given out at Left Coast Crime 2013 tonight in Colorado Springs, CO.

The Lefty for best humorous mystery novel since 1996:

Brad Parks, The Girl Next Door (Minotaur)

Nominees
    • Mike Befeler, Cruising in Your Eighties Is Murder (Five Star)
    • Laura DiSilverio, Swift Run (Minotaur)
    • Jess Lourey, December Dread (Midnight Ink)
    • Lisa Lutz, Trail of the Spellmans (Simon & Schuster)
    • Nancy Glass West, Fit To Be Dead (Southwest Publications)
   
The Bruce Alexander Memorial Historical Mystery Award for mystery novels covering events before 1960.   

Catriona McPherson, Dandy Gilver and an Unsuitable Day for a Murder (Minotaur)

Nominees:
    • Rhys Bowen, The Twelve Clues of Christmas (Berkley Prime Crime)
    • Rebecca Cantrell, A City of Broken Glass (Forge)
    • Dennis Lehane, Live by Night (William Morrow)
    • Jacqueline Winspear, Elegy for Eddie (HarperCollins)
   
The Rocky for best mystery novel set in the Left Coast Crime Geographical Region:
  
Craig Johnson, As the Crow Flies (Viking)

Nominees:
    • Margaret Coel, Buffalo Bill’s Dead Now (Berkley Prime Crime)
    • Chuck Greaves, Hush Money (Minotaur)
    • Beth Groundwater, Wicked Eddies (Midnight Ink)
    • Darrell James, Sonora Crossing (Midnight Ink)

The Watson for mystery novel with best sidekick:
   
Rochelle Staab, Brouja Brouhaha (Berkley Prime Crime)

Nominees:
    • Juliet Blackwell, In a Witch’s Wardrobe (Obsidian)
    • Robert Crais, Taken (Putnam)
    • Chris Grabenstein, Fun House (Pegasus)
    • L.C. Hayden, When the Past Haunts You (CreateSpace)

The Left Coast Crime Convention is an annual event sponsored by fans of mystery literature for fans of mystery literature, including both readers and authors. Usually held in the western half of North America, LCC’s intent is to provide an event where mystery fans can gather in convivial surroundings to pursue their mutual interests.

The 23rd annual Left Coast Crime Convention took place in Colorado Springs, CO, March 21–24, 2013. This year’s Guests of Honor were authors Craig Johnson and Laura Lippman. Actor Lou Diamond Phillips was a Special Guest. Tom and Enid Schantz were the Fan Guests of Honor. Author David Corbett served as Toastmaster, and Parnell Hall entertained as the “Last Resort” Troubadour.

Left Coast Crime Awards

Darrell James/Kelli Stanley

Left Coast Crime has been wonderful! I'm thoroughly enjoying myself, and I'll be posting more info on the convention hopefully when I get back. In the meantime, the awards were presented this evening in Sacramento.

The Lefty for best humorous mystery novel:
Donna Andrews, The Real Macaw (Minotaur)

The Bruce Alexander Memorial Historical Mystery Award:
Ann Parker, Mercury's Rise (Poisoned Pen Press)

The Golden Nugget is a special award given to the best mystery set in California, in recognition of the location of this year's convention:
Kelli Stanley, City of Secrets (Minotaur)

Eureka! is a special award this year for the best first mystery novel.
Darrell James, Nazareth Child (Midnight Ink)

The Left Coast Crime Convention is an annual event sponsored by fans of mystery literature for fans of mystery literature, including both readers and authors.
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The Dilys Award given by the Independent Mystery Booksellers was also announced this evening:
Ghost Hero, S.J. Rozan (Minotaur)

Left Coast Crime Awards

Just back from Left Coast Crime: Booked in L.A., and although I have a lot to report...and will do that... thought I should post the Awards. For the entire list of nominees, go HERE.

LEFTY AWARD for Humorous Mystery: Getting Old is a Disaster by Rita Lakin

BRUCE ALEXANDER AWARD for Historical Mystery: A Trace of Smoke by Rebecca Cantrell

THE PANIK AWARD for LA Noir (awarded in honor of the late Paul Anik, Chair of LCC2010, given this year only): Death Was in the Picture by Linda Richards

3/21: I forgot to mention The Dilys Award (given out by the Independent Mystery Booksellers Association to “the mystery title of the year which the member booksellers have most enjoyed selling”): The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie, by Alan Bradley (Delacorte)

Congratulations to All!!!

Photo: Winners Rita Lakin & Rebecca Cantrell