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Left Coast Crime

{{Short description|Annual mystery conference}}

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.{{Cite web |title=Left Coast Crime 2010: Booked in LA |url=https://leftcoastcrime.org/2010/ |access-date=2023-01-04 |website=Left Coast Crime |archive-date=2023-02-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230208234853/https://leftcoastcrime.org/2010/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |last=Rudolph |first=Janet |date=2009-06-28 |title=Mystery Fanfare: Left Coast Crime 2010: Booked in LA |url=https://mysteryreadersinc.blogspot.com/2009/06/left-coast-crime-2010-booked-in-la.html |access-date=2023-01-04 |website=Mystery Fanfare |archive-date=2023-01-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230104162621/https://mysteryreadersinc.blogspot.com/2009/06/left-coast-crime-2010-booked-in-la.html |url-status=live }}

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."{{cite web |date=13 December 2019 |title=MWA Announces the 2020 Grand Master, Raven and Ellery Queen Award Recipients |url=https://mysterywriters.org/mwa-announces-the-2020-grand-master-raven-and-ellery-queen-award-recipients/ |accessdate=14 December 2019 |website=Mystery Writers of America |publisher= |archive-date=14 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191214125116/https://mysterywriters.org/mwa-announces-the-2020-grand-master-raven-and-ellery-queen-award-recipients/ |url-status=live }}

Lefty Awards

=Best Humorous Mystery Novel Award=

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

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|+Best Humorous Mystery Novel Award, winners and finalists{{Cite web |title=Lefty Award Archives |url=https://leftcoastcrime.org/LeftyArchives.html |access-date=2023-01-04 |website=Left Coast Crime |archive-date=2023-02-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230225054330/https://leftcoastcrime.org/LeftyArchives.html |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |title=Left Coast Crime Awards |url=https://lincolnlibraries.org/bookguide/award-winners/left-coast-crime-awards/ |access-date=2023-01-04 |website=Lincoln City Libraries |archive-date=2023-01-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230104175557/https://lincolnlibraries.org/bookguide/award-winners/left-coast-crime-awards/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |title=Lefty Awards |url=http://www.stopyourekillingme.com/Awards/Lefty_Awards.html |access-date=2023-01-04 |website=Stop, You're Killing Me! |archive-date=2017-02-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170217082125/http://stopyourekillingme.com/Awards/Lefty_Awards.html |url-status=live }}

!Year

!Author

!Title

!Result

!Ref.

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! rowspan="6" |1996

|{{sortname|last=Russell|first=Alan}}

|{{sortname|1=The|2=Fat Innkeeper|nolink=1}}

|Winner

|

{{sortname|last=Ford|first=G. M.}}

|Who in Hell Is Wanda Fuca?

|Finalist

|

{{sortname|last=Friedman|first=Kinky}}

|God Bless John Wayne

|Finalist

|

{{sortname|last=Hall|first=Parnell|link=Parnell Hall (writer)}}

|Movie

|Finalist

|

{{sortname|last=Hess|first=Joan}}

|Miracles in Maggody

|Finalist

|

{{sortname|last=McCrumb|first=Sharan}}

|If I'd Killed Him When I Met Him

|Finalist

|

1997

| colspan="3" |No award presented

|

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! rowspan="5" |1998

|{{sortname|last=Evanovich|first=Janet}}

|Three to Get Deadly

|Winner

|

{{sortname|last=Chittenden|first=Margaret}}

|Dead Men Don't Dance

|Finalist

|

{{sortname|last=Hall|first=Parnell|link=Parnell Hall (writer)}}

|Scam

|Finalist

|

{{sortname|last=Shankman|first=Sarah}}

|I Still Miss My Man But My Aim Is Getting Better

|Finalist

|

{{sortname|last=Winslow|first=Don}}

|{{sortname|1=The|2=Death and Life of Bobby Z|nolink=1}}

|Finalist

|

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!1999

|{{sortname|last=Evanovich|first=Janet}}

|Four to Score

|Winner

|

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! rowspan="5" |2000

|{{sortname|last=Andrews|first=Donna|link=Donna Andrews (author)}}

|Murder With Peacocks

|Winner

|

{{sortname|last=Barry|first=Dave}}

|Big Trouble

|Finalist

|

{{sortname|last=Evanovich|first=Janet}}

|High Five

|Finalist

|

{{sortname|last=Farmer|first=Jerrilyn}}

|Immaculate Reception

|Finalist

|

{{sortname|last=George|first=Anne|link=Anne George (writer)}}

|Murder Shoots the Bull

|Finalist

|

2001

| colspan="3" |No award presented

|

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! rowspan="5" |2002

|{{sortname|last=Farmer|first=Jerrilyn}}

|Dim Sum Dead

|Winner

|

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|{{sortname|last=Fitzhugh|first=Bill}}

|Fender Benders

|Winner

|

{{sortname|last=Andrews|first=Donna|link=Donna Andrews (author)}}

|Revenge of the Wrought-Iron Flamingos

|Finalist

|

{{sortname|last=Eichler|first=Selma}}

|Murder Can Upset Your Mother

|Finalist

|

{{sortname|last=Isaacs|first=Susan}}

|Long Time No See

|Finalist

|

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! rowspan="6" |2003

|{{sortname|last=Cockey|first=Tim}}

|{{sortname|1=The|2=Hearse Case Scenario}}

|Winner

|

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|{{sortname|last=Wiprud|first=Brian M.}}

|Pipsqueak

|Winner

|

{{sortname|last=Evanovich|first=Janet}}

|Hard Eight

|Finalist

|

{{sortname|last=Levine|first=Laura|link=Laura Levine (writer)}}

|This Pen for Hire

|Finalist

|

{{sortname|last=Morgan|first=Fidelis}}

|{{sortname|1=The|2=Rival Queens|nolink=1}}

|Finalist

|

{{sortname|last=Rehder|first=Ben}}

|Buck Fever

|Finalist

|

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! rowspan="3" |2004

|{{sortname|last=Farmer|first=Jerrilyn}}

|Mumbo Gumbo

|Winner

|

{{sortname|last=Andrews|first=Donna|link=Donna Andrews (author)}}

|Crouching Buzzard, Leaping Loon

|Finalist

|

{{sortname|last=Viets|first=Elaine}}

|Shop Till You Drop

|Finalist

|

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! rowspan="5" |2005

|{{sortname|last=Andrews|first=Donna|link=Donna Andrews (author)}}

|We'll Always Have Parrots

|Winner

|

{{sortname|last=Edwards|first=Ruth Dudley}}

|Carnage on the Committee

|Finalist

|

{{sortname|last=Fairbanks|first=Nancy}}

|Holy Guacamole

|Finalist

|

{{sortname|last=Farmer|first=Jerrilyn}}

|Perfect Sax

|Finalist

|

{{sortname|last=McBride|first=Susan}}

|Blue Blood

|Finalist

|

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! rowspan="5" |2006

|{{sortname|last=Guttridge|first=Peter}}

|Cast Adrift

|Winner

|

{{sortname|last=Evans|first=Liz|link=Liz Evans (writer)}}

|Cue the Easter Bunny

|Finalist

|

{{sortname|last=Fforde|first=Jasper}}

|{{sortname|1=The|2=Big Over Easy}}

|Finalist

|

{{sortname|last=Fitzhugh|first=Bill}}

|Highway 61 Resurfaced

|Finalist

|

{{sortname|last=Williams|first=Charlie|link=Charlie Williams (British writer)}}

|Fags and Lager

|Finalist

|

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! rowspan="5" |2007

|{{sortname|last=Moore|first=Donna|link=Donna Moore (novelist)}}

|Go to Helena Handbasket

|Winner

|

{{sortname|last=Andrews|first=Donna|link=Donna Andrews (author)}}

|No Nest for the Wicket

|Finalist

|

{{sortname|last=Brewer|first=Steve}}

|Monkey Man

|Finalist

|

{{sortname|last=Cook|first=Troy|link=Troy Cook (writer)}}

|47 Rules of Highly Effective Bank Robbers

|Finalist

|

{{sortname|last=Viets|first=Elaine}}

|Murder Unleashed

|Finalist

|

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! rowspan="5" |2008

|{{sortname|last=Viets|first=Elaine}}

|Murder with Reservations

|Winner

|

{{sortname|last=Andrews|first=Donna|link=Donna Andrews (author)}}

|{{sortname|1=The|2=Penguin Who Knew Too Much|nolink=1}}

|Finalist

|

{{sortname|last=Bruns|first=Don}}

|Stuff to Die For

|Finalist

|

{{sortname|last=Cohen|first=Jeffrey|link=Jeffrey Cohen (writer)}}

|Some Like It Hot-Buttered

|Finalist

|

{{sortname|last=Lourey|first=Jess}}

|Knee High by the Fourth of July

|Finalist

|

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! rowspan="6" |2009

|{{sortname|last=Maleeny|first=Tim}}

|Greasing the Piñata

|Winner

|

{{sortname|last=Andrews|first=Donna|link=Donna Andrews (author)}}

|Six Geese A-Slaying

|Finalist

|

{{sortname|last=Cohen|first=Jeffrey|link=Jeffrey Cohen (writer)}}

|It Happened One Knife

|Finalist

|

{{sortname|last=Jaffarian|first=Sue Ann}}

|Thugs & Kisses

|Finalist

|

{{sortname|last=Kelby|first=N. M.}}

|Murder at the Bad Girl's Bar and Grill

|Finalist

|

{{sortname|last=Lakin|first=Rita}}

|Getting Old Is to Die For

|Finalist

|

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! rowspan="5" |2010

|{{sortname|last=Lakin|first=Rita}}

|Getting Old Is a Disaster

|Winner

|

{{sortname|last=Andrews|first=Donna|link=Donna Andrews (author)}}

|Swan for the Money

|Finalist

|

{{sortname|last=Befeler|first=Mike}}

|Living with Your Kids Is Murder

|Finalist

|

{{sortname|last=Dietz|first=Denise}}

|Strangle a Loaf of Italian Bread

|Finalist

|

{{sortname|last=Neri|first=Kris}}

|High Crimes on the Magical Plane

|Finalist

|

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! rowspan="5" |2011

|{{sortname|last=Orenduff|first=J. Michael}}

|{{sortname|1=The|2=Pot Thief Who Studied Einstein|nolink=1}}

|Winner

|

{{sortname|last=Andrews|first=Donna|link=Donna Andrews (author)}}

|Stork Raving Mad

|Finalist

|

{{sortname|last=DiSilverio|first=Laura}}

|Swift Justice

|Finalist

|

{{sortname|last=Moore|first=Donna|link=Donna Moore (novelist)}}

|Old Dogs

|Finalist

|

{{sortname|last=Neri|first=Kris}}

|Revenge for Old Times' Sake

|Finalist

|

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! rowspan="6" |2012

|{{sortname|last=Andrews|first=Donna|link=Donna Andrews (author)}}

|{{sortname|1=The|2=Real Macaw}}

|Winner

|

{{sortname|last=Lakin|first=Rita}}

|Getting Old Can Kill You

|Finalist

|{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2012-02-01 |title=Left Coast Crime Award Nominees Announced |url=https://www.criminalelement.com/left-coast-crime-award-nominees-announced/ |access-date=2023-01-04 |website=Criminal Element |language=en-US |archive-date=2023-01-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230104175557/https://www.criminalelement.com/left-coast-crime-award-nominees-announced/ |url-status=live }}

{{sortname|last=Lourey|first=Jess}}

|October Fest

|Finalist

|

{{sortname|last=Neri|first=Kris}}

|Magical Alienation

|Finalist

|

{{sortname|last=Sample|first=Cindy}}

|Dying for a Dance

|Finalist

|

{{sortname|last=Vorhaus|first=John}}

|{{sortname|1=The|2=Albuquerque Turkey|nolink=1}}

|Finalist

|

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! rowspan="6" |2013

|{{sortname|last=Parks|first=Brad|dab=author}}

|{{sortname|1=The|2=Girl Next Door|nolink=1}}

|Winner

|{{Cite web |title=LCC2013 website homepage |url=https://leftcoastcrime.org/2013/awards.htm |access-date=2023-01-04 |website=Left Coast Crime |archive-date=2023-01-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230104021747/https://leftcoastcrime.org/2013/awards.htm |url-status=live }}

{{sortname|last=Befeler|first=Mike}}

|Cruising in Your Eighties Is Murder

|Finalist

|

{{sortname|last=DiSilverio|first=Laura}}

|Swift Run

|Finalist

|

{{sortname|last=Lourey|first=Jess}}

|December Dread

|Finalist

|

{{sortname|last=Lutz|first=Lisa}}

|Trail of the Spellmans

|Finalist

|

{{sortname|last=West|first=Nancy G.}}

|Fit to Be Dead

|Finalist

|

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! rowspan="5" |2014

|{{sortname|last=Parks|first=Brad|dab=author}}

|{{sortname|1=The|2=Good Cop|nolink=1}}

|Winner

|

{{sortname|last=Andrews|first=Donna|link=Donna Andrews (author)}}

|{{sortname|1=The|2=Hen of the Baskervilles|nolink=1}}

|Finalist

|

{{sortname|last=Hallinan|first=Timothy}}

|{{sortname|1=The|2=Fame Thief|nolink=1}}

|Finalist

|

{{sortname|last=Lutz|first=Lisa}}

|{{sortname|1=The|2=Last Word|link=The Last Word (novel)}}

|Finalist

|

{{sortname|last=Sample|first=Cindy}}

|Dying for a Daiquiri

|Finalist

|

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! rowspan="5" |2015

|{{sortname|last=Hallinan|first=Timothy}}

|Herbie's Game

|Winner

|{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2015-03-15 |title=2015 Left Coast Crime Award Winners |url=https://crimespreemag.com/2015-left-coast-crime-award-winners/ |access-date=2023-01-04 |website=Crimespree Magazine |language=en-US |archive-date=2023-01-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230104175555/https://crimespreemag.com/2015-left-coast-crime-award-winners/ |url-status=live }}

{{sortname|last=Andrews|first=Donna|link=Donna Andrews (author)}}

|{{sortname|1=The|2=Good, the Bad, and the Emus|nolink=1}}

|Finalist

|

{{sortname|last=Lourey|first=Jess}}

|January Thaw

|Finalist

|

{{sortname|last=Sample|first=Cindy}}

|Dying for a Dude

|Finalist

|

{{sortname|last=Vallere|first=Diane}}

|Suede to Rest

|Finalist

|

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! rowspan="5" |2016

|{{sortname|last=Andrews|first=Donna|link=Donna Andrews (author)}}

|Lord of the Wings

|Winner

|

{{sortname|last=Byron|first=Ellen}}

|Plantation Shudders

|Finalist

|

{{sortname|last=Lourey|first=Jess}}

|February Fever

|Finalist

|

{{sortname|last=Sample|first=Cindy}}

|Dying for a Donut

|Finalist

|

{{sortname|last=Vallere|first=Diane}}

|Crushed Velvet

|Finalist

|

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! rowspan="6" |2017

|{{sortname|last=Byron|first=Ellen}}

|Body on the Bayou

|Winner

|

{{sortname|last=Andrews|first=Donna|link=Donna Andrews (author)}}

|Die Like an Eagle

|Finalist

|{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2017-01-17 |title=2017 Left Coast Crime “Lefty” Awards Nominations |url=https://www.criminalelement.com/2017-left-coast-crime-qleftyq-awards-nominations/ |access-date=2023-01-04 |website=Criminal Element |language=en-US |archive-date=2023-01-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230104175556/https://www.criminalelement.com/2017-left-coast-crime-qleftyq-awards-nominations/ |url-status=live }}

{{sortname|last=Hallinan|first=Timothy}}

|Fields Where They Lay

|Finalist

|

{{sortname|last=Haven|first=Heather}}

|{{sortname|1=The|2=CEO Came DOA|nolink=1}}

|Finalist

|

{{sortname|Johnny|Shaw|dab=author}}

|Floodgate

|Finalist

|

{{sortname|last=Vallere|first=Diane}}

|{{sortname|1=The|2=Disguise To Die For|nolink=1}}

|Finalist

|

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! rowspan="5" |2018

|{{sortname|last=Byron|first=Ellen}}

|{{sortname|1=A|2=Cajun Christmas Killing|nolink=1}}

|Winner

|{{Cite web |date=2018-03-27 |title=2018 Left Coast Crime “Lefty” Awards |url=https://poisonedpen.com/2018/03/27/2018-left-coast-crime-lefty-awards/ |access-date=2023-01-04 |website=Poisoned Pen Press |language=en-US |archive-date=2023-01-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230104175556/https://poisonedpen.com/2018/03/27/2018-left-coast-crime-lefty-awards/ |url-status=live }}

{{sortname|last=Andrews|first=Donna|link=Donna Andrews (author)}}

|Gone Gull

|Finalist

|

{{sortname|last=Cooper|first=Marla}}

|Dying on the Vine

|Finalist

|

{{sortname|last=Kuhn|first=Cynthia}}

|{{sortname|1=The|2=Art of Vanishing|nolink=1}}

|Finalist

|

{{sortname|last=Sample|first=Cindy}}

|Dying for a Diamond

|Finalist

|

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! rowspan="6" |2019

|{{sortname|last=McPherson|first=Catriona}}

|Scot Free

|Winner

|{{Cite web |last= |date=2019-04-01 |title=Lefty Awards - 2019 (Left Coast Crime) - |url=https://nightstandbookreviews.com/lefty-awards-2019-left-coast-crime/ |access-date=2023-01-04 |website=Nightstand Book Reviews |language=en-US |archive-date=2023-01-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230104184113/https://nightstandbookreviews.com/lefty-awards-2019-left-coast-crime/ |url-status=live }}

{{sortname|last=Byron|first=Ellen}}

|Mardi Gras Murder

|Finalist

|{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2019-01-17 |title=2019 Left Coast Crime “Lefty” Award Nominations Announced |url=https://crimespreemag.com/2019-left-coast-crime-lefty-award-nominations-announced/ |access-date=2023-01-04 |website=Crimespree Magazine |language=en-US |archive-date=2023-01-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230104175556/https://crimespreemag.com/2019-left-coast-crime-lefty-award-nominations-announced/ |url-status=live }}

{{sortname|last=Garrett|first=Kellye}}

|Hollywood Ending

|Finalist

|

{{sortname|last=Hallinan|first=Timothy}}

|Nighttown

|Finalist

|

{{sortname|last=Karst|first=Leslie}}

|Death al Fresco

|Finalist

|

{{sortname|last=Kuhn|first=Cynthia}}

|{{sortname|1=The|2=Spirit in Question|nolink=1}}

|Finalist

|

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! rowspan="5" |2020

|{{sortname|last=McPherson|first=Catriona}}

|Scot & Soda

|Winner

|{{Cite web |last= |date=2020-03-23 |title=2020 Left Coast Crime Lefty Awards - |url=https://nightstandbookreviews.com/2020-left-coast-crime-lefty-awards/ |access-date=2023-01-04 |website=Nightstand Book Reviews |language=en-US |archive-date=2023-01-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230104175603/https://nightstandbookreviews.com/2020-left-coast-crime-lefty-awards/ |url-status=live }}

{{sortname|last=Byron|first=Ellen}}

|Fatal Cajun Festival

|Finalist

|

{{sortname|last=Karst|first=Leslie}}

|Murder from Scratch

|Finalist

|

{{sortname|last=Kuhn|first=Cynthia}}

|{{sortname|1=The|2=Subject of Malice|nolink=1}}

|Finalist

|

{{sortname|last=Thomas|first=Wendall}}

|Drowned Under

|Finalist

|

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! rowspan="6" |2021

|{{sortname|last=Byron|first=Ellen}}

|Murder in the Bayou Boneyard

|Winner

|{{Cite web |last=Cogdill |first=Oline |title=Left Coast Crime Lefty Award Winners |url=https://www.mysteryscenemag.com/blog-article/7049-left-coast-crime-announces-lefty-award-winners |access-date=2023-01-04 |website=Mystery Scene Magazine |archive-date=2023-01-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230104021741/https://www.mysteryscenemag.com/blog-article/7049-left-coast-crime-announces-lefty-award-winners |url-status=live }}

{{sortname|last=Chow|first=Jennifer J. }}

|Mimi Lee Gets a Clue

|Finalist

|{{Cite web |last= |date=2021-04-10 |title=2021 Left Coast Crime Awards - |url=https://nightstandbookreviews.com/2021-left-coast-crime-awards/ |access-date=2023-01-04 |website=Nightstand Book Reviews |language=en-US |archive-date=2023-01-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230104175558/https://nightstandbookreviews.com/2021-left-coast-crime-awards/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |date=2021-01-19 |title=Lefty Award Nominees |url=https://poisonedpen.com/2021/01/19/lefty-award-nominees/ |access-date=2023-01-04 |website=Poisoned Pen Press |language=en-US |archive-date=2023-01-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230104175555/https://poisonedpen.com/2021/01/19/lefty-award-nominees/ |url-status=live }}

{{sortname|last=Hiaasen|first=Carl}}

|Squeeze Me

|Finalist

|

{{sortname|last=Kuhn|first=Cynthia}}

|The Study of Secrets

|Finalist

|

{{sortname|last=Orenduff|first=J. Michael}}

|The Pot Thief Who Studied the Woman at Otowi Crossing

|Finalist

|

{{sortname|last=Woo|first=Sung J. }}

|Skin Deep

|Finalist

|

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! rowspan="6" |2022

|{{sortname|last=Reyes|first=Rachel V.}}

|Mango, Mambo, and Murder

|Winner

|{{Cite web |last=Cogdill |first=Oline H |title=Compliments to Left Coast Crime |url=https://www.mysteryscenemag.com/blog-newsfeed/60-books/7466-compliments-to-left-coast-crime?highlight=WyJsZWZ0IiwiY29hc3QiLCJjcmltZSIsImNyaW1lJ3MiLCJsZWZ0IGNvYXN0IiwibGVmdCBjb2FzdCBjcmltZSIsImNvYXN0IGNyaW1lIl0= |access-date=2023-01-04 |website=Mystery Scene Magazine |archive-date=2023-01-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230104021740/https://www.mysteryscenemag.com/blog-newsfeed/60-books/7466-compliments-to-left-coast-crime?highlight=WyJsZWZ0IiwiY29hc3QiLCJjcmltZSIsImNyaW1lJ3MiLCJsZWZ0IGNvYXN0IiwibGVmdCBjb2FzdCBjcmltZSIsImNvYXN0IGNyaW1lIl0= |url-status=live }}

{{sortname|last=Byron|first=Ellen}}

|Cajun Kiss of Death

|Finalist

|{{Cite web |last= |date=2022-04-20 |title=2022 Left Coast Crime Awards (the Lefties) - |url=https://nightstandbookreviews.com/2022-left-coast-crime-awards-the-lefties/ |access-date=2023-01-04 |website=Nightstand Book Reviews |language=en-US |archive-date=2023-01-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230104175600/https://nightstandbookreviews.com/2022-left-coast-crime-awards-the-lefties/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |date=2022-01-18 |title=The 2022 Left Coast Crime “Lefty” Nominees |url=https://poisonedpen.com/2022/01/18/the-2022-left-coast-crime-lefty-nominees/ |access-date=2023-01-04 |website=Poisoned Pen Press |language=en-US |archive-date=2023-01-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230104175556/https://poisonedpen.com/2022/01/18/the-2022-left-coast-crime-lefty-nominees/ |url-status=live }}

{{sortname|last=Chow|first=Jennifer|link=Jennifer Chow (novelist)}}

|Mimi Lee Cracks the Code

|Finalist

|

{{sortname|last=Cosimano|first=Elle}}

|Finlay Donovan Is Killing It

|Finalist

|

{{sortname|last=Kuhn|first=Cynthia}}

|How to Book a Murder

|Finalist

|

{{sortname|last=Thomas|first=Wendall}}

|Fogged Off

|Finalist

|

= 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."{{cite web |title=The Bruce Alexander Memorial Historical Mystery Award |url=http://awards.omnimystery.com/mystery-awards-bruce-alexander.html#.UomqbpFU10g |accessdate=November 18, 2013 |website=Awards.OmniMystery.com |publisher= |archive-date=September 23, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190923205524/http://awards.omnimystery.com/mystery-awards-bruce-alexander.html#.UomqbpFU10g |url-status=live }}

class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible"

|+Best Historical Mystery Novel, winners and finalists

!Year

!Author

!Title

!Result

!Ref.

style="background:#cddeff"

! rowspan="3" |2004

|{{sortname|last=Bowen|first=Rhys}}

|For the Love of Mike

|Winner

|

{{sortname|last=Parker|first=Ann|link=Ann Parker (writer)}}

|Silver Lies

|Finalist

|

{{sortname|last=Reed|first=Mary|link=Mary Reed (writer)}} and Eric Mayer

|Four for a Boy

|Finalist

|

style="background:#cddeff"

! rowspan="5" |2005

|{{sortname|last=Newman|first=Sharan}}

|{{sortname|1=The|2=Witch in the Well|nolink=1}}

|Winner

|

{{sortname|last=Reed|first=Mary|link=Mary Reed (writer)}} and Eric Mayer

|Five for Silver

|Finalist

|

{{sortname|last=Royal|first=Priscilla}}

|Tyrant of the Mind

|Finalist

|

{{sortname|last=Thompson|first=Victoria}}

|Murder on Marble Row

|Finalist

|

{{sortname|last=Winspear|first=Jacqueline}}

|Birds of a Feather

|Finalist

|

style="background:#cddeff"

! rowspan="3" |2006

|{{sortname|last=Broadbent|first=Tony}}

|Spectres in the Smoke

|Winner

|

{{sortname|last=Jennings|first=Maureen}}

|Night's Child

|Finalist

|

{{sortname|last=Winspear|first=Jacqueline}}

|Pardonable Lies

|Finalist

|

2007

| colspan="3" |No award presented

|

2008

| colspan="3" |No award presented

|

style="background:#cddeff"

! rowspan="5" |2009

|{{sortname|last=Stanley|first=Kelli}}

|Nox Dormienda, a Long Night for Sleeping

|Winner

|

{{sortname|last=Alexander|first=Tasha}}

|{{sortname|1=A|2=Fatal Waltz|nolink=1}}

|Finalist

|

{{sortname|last=Bowen|first=Rhys}}

|{{sortname|1=A|2=Royal Pain|nolink=1}}

|Finalist

|

{{sortname|last=Bowen|first=Rhys}}

|Tell Me, Pretty Maiden

|Finalist

|

{{sortname|last=King|first=Laurie R.}}

|Touchstone

|Finalist

|

style="background:#cddeff"

! rowspan="5" |2010

|{{sortname|last=Cantrell|first=Rebecca}}

|{{sortname|1=The|2=Trace of Smoke|nolink=1}}

|Winner

|

{{sortname|last=Alexander|first=Tasha}}

|Tears of Pearl

|Finalist

|

{{sortname|last=Bowen|first=Rhys}}

|In a Gilded Cage

|Finalist

|

{{sortname|last=Phillips|first=Gary|link=Gary Phillips (writer)}}

|Freedom's Flight

|Finalist

|

{{sortname|last=Westerson|first=Jeri}}

|Serpent in the Thorns

|Finalist

|

style="background:#cddeff"

! rowspan="5" |2011

|{{sortname|last=Winspear|first=Jacqueline}}

|{{sortname|1=The|2=Mapping of Love and Death|nolink=1}}

|Winner

|

{{sortname|last=Cantrell|first=Rebecca}}

|{{sortname|1=The|2=Night of Long Knives|nolink=1}}

|Finalist

|

{{sortname|last=Kresge|first=Robert}}

|Murder for Greenhorns

|Finalist

|

{{sortname|last=Stanley|first=Kelli}}

|City of Dragons

|Finalist

|

{{sortname|last=Westerson|first=Jeri}}

|{{sortname|1=The|2=Demon's Parchment|nolink=1}}

|Finalist

|

style="background:#cddeff"

! rowspan="6" |2012

|{{sortname|last=Parker|first=Ann|link=Ann Parker (writer)}}

|Mercury's Rise

|Winner

|

{{sortname|last=Bowen|first=Rhys}}

|Naughty in Nice

|Finalist

|

{{sortname|last=Cantrell|first=Rebecca}}

|{{sortname|1=The|2=Game of Lies|nolink=1}}

|Finalist

|

{{sortname|last=Royal|first=Priscilla}}

|{{sortname|1=The|2=Killing Season|nolink=1}}

|Finalist

|

{{sortname|last=Westerson|first=Jeri}}

|Troubled Bones

|Finalist

|

{{sortname|last=Winspear|first=Jacqueline}}

|{{sortname|1=The|2=Lesson in Secrets|nolink=1}}

|Finalist

|

style="background:#cddeff"

! rowspan="5" |2013

|{{sortname|last=McPherson|first=Catriona}}

|Dandy Gilver and an Unsuitable Day for a Murder

|Winner

|{{Cite web |title=LCC2013 website homepage |url=https://leftcoastcrime.org/2013/awards.htm |access-date=2023-01-04 |website=Left Coast Crime |archive-date=2023-01-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230104021747/https://leftcoastcrime.org/2013/awards.htm |url-status=live }}

{{sortname|last=Bowen|first=Rhys}}

|{{sortname|1=The|2=Twelve Clues of Christmas|nolink=1}}

|Finalist

|

{{sortname|last=Cantrell|first=Rebecca}}

|{{sortname|1=The|2=City of Broken Glass|nolink=1}}

|Finalist

|

{{sortname|last=Lehane|first=Dennis}}

|Live by Night

|Finalist

|

{{sortname|last=Winspear|first=Jacqueline}}

|Elegy for Eddie

|Finalist

|

style="background:#cddeff"

! rowspan="6" |2014

|{{sortname|last=McPherson|first=Catriona}}

|Dandy Gilver and a Bothersome Number of Corpses

|Winner

|

{{sortname|last=Bowen|first=Rhys}}

|Heirs and Graces

|Finalist

|

{{sortname|last=MacNeal|first=Susan Elia}}

|His Majesty's Hope

|Finalist

|

{{sortname|last=Morrell|first=David|link=David Morrell (writer)}}

|Murder as a Fine Art

|Finalist

|

{{sortname|last=Royal|first=Priscilla}}

|Covenant with Hell

|Finalist

|

{{sortname|last=Winspear|first=Jacqueline}}

|Leaving Everything Most Loved

|Finalist

|

style="background:#cddeff"

! rowspan="5" |2015

|{{sortname|last=McPherson|first=Catriona}}

|{{sortname|1=The|2=Deadly Measure of Brimstone|nolink=1}}

|Winner

|

{{sortname|last=Bowen|first=Rhys}}

|Queen of Hearts

|Finalist

|

{{sortname|last=Calkins|first=Susanna}}

|From the Charred Remains

|Finalist

|

{{sortname|last=Stanley|first=Kelli}}

|City of Ghosts

|Finalist

|

{{sortname|last=Westerson|first=Jeri}}

|Cup of Blood

|Finalist

|

style="background:#cddeff"

! rowspan="6" |2016

|{{sortname|last=Bowen|first=Rhys}}

|Malice at the Palace

|Winner

|

{{sortname|last=Calkins|first=Susanna}}

|{{sortname|1=The|2=Masque of a Murderer|nolink=1}}

|Finalist

|

{{sortname|last=Haven|first=Heather}}

|{{sortname|1=The|2=Chocolate Kiss-Off|nolink=1}}

|Finalist

|

{{sortname|last=Kincheloe|first=Jennifer}}

|{{sortname|1=The|2=Secret Life of Anna Blanc|nolink=1}}

|Finalist

|

{{sortname|last=King|first=Laurie R.}}

|Dreaming Spies

|Finalist

|

{{sortname|last=MacNeal|first=Susan Elia}}

|Mrs. Roosevelt's Confidante

|Finalist

|

style="background:#cddeff"

! rowspan="5" |2017

|{{sortname|last=McPherson|first=Catriona}}

|{{sortname|1=The|2=Reek of Red Herrings|nolink=1}}

|Winner

|

{{sortname|last=Bowen|first=Rhys}}

|Crowned and Dangerous

|Finalist

|

{{sortname|last=Calkins|first=Susanna}}

|{{sortname|1=The|2=Death Along the River Fleet|nolink=1}}

|Finalist

|

{{sortname|last=King|first=Laurie R.}}

|{{sortname|1=The|2=Murder of Mary Russell}}

|Finalist

|

{{sortname|last=Parker|first=Ann|link=Ann Parker (writer)}}

|What Gold Buys

|Finalist

|

style="background:#cddeff"

! rowspan="5" |2018

|{{sortname|last=Bowen|first=Rhys}}

|In Farleigh Field

|Winner

|

{{sortname|last=Kincheloe|first=Jennifer}}

|{{sortname|1=The|2=Woman in the Camphor Trunk|nolink=1}}

|Finalist

|

{{sortname|last=Patrick|first=Renee}}

|Dangerous to Know

|Finalist

|

{{sortname|last=Royal|first=Priscilla}}

|{{sortname|1=The|2=Proud Sinner|nolink=1}}

|Finalist

|

{{sortname|last=Westerson|first=Jeri}}

|Season of Blood

|Finalist

|

style="background:#cddeff"

! rowspan="6" |2019

|{{sortname|last=Massey|first=Sujata}}

|{{sortname|1=The|2=Widows of Malabar Hill|nolink=1}}

|Winner

|

{{sortname|last=Bowen|first=Rhys}}

|Four Funerals and Maybe a Wedding

|Finalist

|

{{sortname|last=Corbett|first=David|link=David Corbett (writer)}}

|{{sortname|1=The|2=Long-Lost Love Letters of Doc Holliday|nolink=1}}

|Finalist

|

{{sortname|last=King|first=Laurie R.}}

|Island of the Mad

|Finalist

|

{{sortname|last=Parker|first=Ann|link=Ann Parker (writer)}}

|{{sortname|1=A|2=Dying Note|nolink=1}}

|Finalist

|

{{sortname|last=Whishaw|first=Iona}}

|It Begins in Betrayal

|Finalist

|

style="background:#cddeff"

! rowspan="5" |2020

|{{sortname|last=Massey|first=Sujata}}

|{{sortname|1=The|2=Satapur Moonstone|nolink=1}}

|Winner

|

{{sortname|last=Calkins|first=Susanna}}

|Murder Knocks Twice

|Finalist

|

{{sortname|L. A.|Chandlar}}

|{{sortname|1=The|2=Pearl Dagger|nolink=1}}

|Finalist

|

{{sortname|last=Freeman|first=Dianne}}

|{{sortname|1=A|2=Lady's Guide to Gossip and Murder|nolink=1}}

|Finalist

|

{{sortname|last=Kincheloe|first=Jennifer}}

|{{sortname|1=The|2=Body in Griffith Park|nolink=1}}

|Finalist

|

style="background:#cddeff"

! rowspan="6" |2021

|{{sortname|last=McPherson|first=Catriona}}

|{{sortname|The|Turning Tide|nolink=1}}

|Winner

|

{{sortname|last=Calkins|first=Susanna}}

|{{sortname|The|Fate of a Flapper|nolink=1}}

|Finalist

|

{{sortname|last=Freeman|first=Dianne}}

|A Lady's Guide to Mischief and Murder

|Finalist

|

{{sortname|last=King|first=Laurie R.}}

|Riviera Gold

|Finalist

|

{{sortname|last=Parker|first=Ann|link=Ann Parker (writer)}}

|Mortal Music

|Finalist

|

{{sortname|last=Ziskin|first=James W.}}

|Turn to Stone

|Finalist

|

style="background:#cddeff"

! rowspan="6" |2022

|{{sortname|last=Hirahara|first=Naomi}}

|Clark and Division

|Winner

|

{{sortname|last=Calkins|first=Susanna}}

|{{sortname|The|Cry of the Hangman|nolink=1}}

|Finalist

|

{{sortname|last=Copenhaver|first=John|link=John Copenhaver (writer)}}

|{{sortname|The|Savage Kind|nolink=1}}

|Finalist

|

{{sortname|last=Massey|first=Sujata}}

|{{sortname|The|Bombay Prince|nolink=1}}

|Finalist

|

{{sortname|last=McPherson|first=Catriona}}

|{{sortname|The|Mirror Dance|nolink=1}}

|Finalist

|

{{sortname|last=Rader-Day|first=Lori}}

|Death at Greenway

|Finalist

|

= Best Mystery Novel =

class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible"

|+Best Mystery Novel, winners and finalists

!Year

!Author

!Title

!Result

!Ref.

style="background:#cddeff"

! rowspan="5" |2017

|{{sortname|last=Penny|first=Louise}}

|{{sortname|1=The|2=Great Reckoning|nolink=1}}

|Winner

|

{{sortname|last=Coyle|first=Matt|link=Matt Coyle (writer)}}

|Dark Fissures

|Finalist

|

{{sortname|last=Pandian|first=Gigi}}

|Michelangelo's Ghost

|Finalist

|

{{sortname|last=Shames|first=Terry}}

|{{sortname|1=The|2=Necessary Murder of Nonie Blake|nolink=1}}

|Finalist

|

{{sortname|last=Ziskin|first=James W.}}

|Heart of Stone

|Finalist

|

style="background:#cddeff"

! rowspan="5" |2018

|{{sortname|last=Krueger|first=William Kent}}

| Sulfur Springs

|Winner

|

{{sortname|last=Coyle|first=Matt|link=Matt Coyle (writer)}}

| Blood Truth

|Finalist

|

{{sortname|last=Penny|first=Louise}}

| Glass Houses

|Finalist

|

{{sortname|last=Shames|first=Terry}}

| {{Sortname|An|Unsettling Crime for Samuel Craddock|nolink=1}}

|Finalist

|

{{sortname|last=Ziskin|first=James W.}}

| Cast the First Stone

|Finalist

|

style="background:#cddeff"

! rowspan="6" |2019

|{{sortname|last=Berney|first=Lou}}

| November Road

|Winner

|

{{sortname|last=Coyle|first=Matt|link=Matt Coyle (writer)}}

| Wrong Light

|Finalist

|

{{sortname|last=Penny|first=Louise}}

| Kingdom of the Blind

|Finalist

|

{{sortname|last=Rader-Day|first=Lori}}

| Under a Dark Sky

|Finalist

|

{{sortname|last=Shames|first=Terry}}

|{{sortname|1=A|2=Reckoning in the Back Country|nolink=1}}

|Finalist

|

{{sortname|last=Ziskin|first=James W.}}

|{{sortname|1=A|2=Stone's Throw|nolink=1}}

|Finalist

|

style="background:#cddeff"

! rowspan="5" |2020

|{{sortname|last=Coyle|first=Matt|link=Matt Coyle (writer)}}

| Lost Tomorrows

|Winner

|

{{sortname|last=Cha|first=Steph}}

| Your House Will Pay

|Finalist

|

{{sortname|last=Clark|first=Tracy|link=Tracy Clark (writer)}}

| Borrowed Time

|Finalist

|

{{sortname|last=Howzell Hall|first=Rachel}}

| They All Fall Down

|Finalist

|

{{sortname|last=Locke|first=Attica}}

| Heaven, My Home

|Finalist

|

style="background:#cddeff"

! rowspan="5" |2021

|{{sortname|last=Penny|first=Louise}}

|All the Devils Are Here

|Winner

|

{{sortname|last=Clark|first=Tracy|link=Tracy Clark (writer)}}

|What You Don't See

|Finalist

|

{{sortname|last=Cosby|first=S. A.}}

|Blacktop Wasteland

|Finalist

|

{{sortname|last=Coyle|first=Matt|link=Matt Coyle (writer)}}

|Blind Vigil

|Finalist

|

{{sortname|last=Howzell Hall|first=Rachel}}

|And Now She's Gone

|Finalist

|

style="background:#cddeff"

! rowspan="5" |2022

|{{sortname|last=Krueger|first=William Kent}}

|Lightning Strike

|Winner

|

{{sortname|last=Clark|first=Tracy|link=Tracy Clark (writer)}}

|Runner

|Finalist

|

{{sortname|last=Cosby|first=S. A.}}

|Razorblade Tears

|Finalist

|

{{sortname|last=Coyle|first=Matt|link=Matt Coyle (writer)}}

|Last Redemption

|Finalist

|

{{sortname|last=Vernon|first=P. J.}}

|Bath Haus

|Finalist

|

= 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.

class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible"

|+Best Début Mystery, winners and finalists

!Year

!Author

!Title

!Result

!Ref.

style="background:#cddeff"

! rowspan="4" |2012

|{{sortname|last=James|first=Darrell}}

| Nazareth Child

|Winner

|

{{sortname|last=Staab|first=Rochelle}}

| Who Do, Voodoo?

|Finalist

|

{{sortname|last=Carpenter|first=Sally}}

| {{sortname|1=The|2=Baffled Beatlemaniac Caper|nolink=1}}

|Finalist

|

{{sortname|last=Kaehler|first=Tammy}}

| Dead Man's Switch

|Finalist

|

style="background:#cddeff"

! rowspan="5" |2015

|{{sortname|last=Eskens|first=Allen}}

| {{sortname|1=The|2=Life We Bury|nolink=1}}

|Winner

|

{{sortname|last=Alber|first=Lisa}}

| Kilmoon

|Finalist

|

{{sortname|last=Cooley|first=M.P.}}

| Ice Shear

|Finalist

|

{{sortname|last=Rader-Day|first=Lori}}

|{{sortname|1=The|2=Black Hour}}

|Finalist

|

{{sortname|last=West|first=Holly}}

|Mistress of Fortune

|Finalist

|

style="background:#cddeff"

! rowspan="5" |2017

|{{sortname|last=Gordon|first=Alexia}}

|Murder in G Major

|Winner

|

{{sortname|last=Chen|first=Sarah M.}}

|Cleaning Up Finn

|Finalist

|

{{sortname|last=Cooper|first=Marla}}

|Terror in Taffeta

|Finalist

|

{{sortname|last=Nettmann|first=Nadine}}

| Decanting a Murder

|Finalist

|

{{sortname|last=Patrick|first=Renee}}

|Design for Dying

|Finalist

|

style="background:#cddeff"

! rowspan="5" |2018

|{{sortname|last=Garrett|first=Kellye}}

|Hollywood Homicide

|Winner

|

{{sortname|last=Bickford|first=Susan Alice}}

|{{sortname|1=A|2=Short Time To Die|nolink=1}}

|Finalist

|

{{sortname|last=Thomas|first=Wendall}}

|Lost Luggage

|Finalist

|

{{sortname|last=Tingley|first=Nancy}}

|{{sortname|1=A|2=Head in Cambodia|nolink=1}}

|Finalist

|

{{sortname|last=Valenti|first=Kathleen}}

|Protocol

|Finalist

|

style="background:#cddeff"

! rowspan="7" |2019

|{{sortname|last=Freeman|first=Dianne}}

|{{sortname|1=A|2=Lady's Guide to Etiquette and Murder|nolink=1}}

|Winner

|

{{sortname|last=Clark|first=Tracy|link=Tracy Clark (writer)}}

|Broken Places

|Finalist

|

{{sortname|last=Devlin|first=A. J.}}

|Cobra Clutch

|Finalist

|

{{sortname|last=Finn|first=A. J.}}

|{{sortname|1=The|2=Woman in the Window|link=The Woman in the Window (novel)}}

|Finalist

|

{{sortname|last=Hix|first=Aimee}}

|What Doesn't Kill You

|Finalist

|

{{sortname|last=Powell|first=Keenan}}

|Deadly Solution

|Finalist

|

{{sortname|last=Toews|first=J.G.}}

|Give Out Creek

|Finalist

|

style="background:#cddeff"

! rowspan="5" |2020

|{{sortname|last=Vonderau|first=Carl}}

|Murderabilia

|Winner

|

{{sortname|last=Eldridge|first=Tori}}

|{{sortname|1=The|2=Ninja Daughter|nolink=1}}

|Finalist

|

{{sortname|last=Kim|first=Angie}}

|Miracle Creek

|Finalist

|

{{sortname|last=Laskowski|first=Tara}}

|One Night Gone

|Finalist

|

{{sortname|last=Vercher|first=John}}

|Three-Fifths

|Finalist

|

style="background:#cddeff"

! rowspan="6" |2021

|{{sortname|last=Weiden|first=David Heska Wanbli}}

|Winter Counts

|Winner

|

{{sortname|last=Bateman|first=Daisy|link=Daisy Bateman (writer)}}

|Murder Goes to Market

|Finalist

|

{{sortname|last=Keliikoa|first=Mary}}

|Derailed

|Finalist

|

{{sortname|last=Neubauer|first=Erica Ruth}}

|Murder at the Mena House

|Finalist

|

{{sortname|last=Osman|first=Richard}}

|{{sortname|1=The|2=Thursday Murder Club|nolink=}}

|Finalist

|

{{sortname|last=Sutton|first=Halley}}

|{{sortname|1=The|2=Lady Upstairs|nolink=1}}

|Finalist

|

style="background:#cddeff"

! rowspan="5" |2022

|{{sortname|last=Morris|first=Wanda M. }}

|All Her Little Secrets

|Winner

|

{{sortname|last=Andrews|first=Alexandra}}

|Who Is Maud Dixon

|Finalist

|

{{sortname|last=Carocari|first=Marco}}

|Blackout

|Finalist

|

{{sortname|last=Harris|first=Zakiya Dalila}}

|{{sortname|1=The|2=Other Black Girl }}

|Finalist

|

{{sortname|last=Manansala|first=Mia P.}}

|Arsenic and Adobo

|Finalist

|

= 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). 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).

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)."

class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible"

|+Wildcard Award winners and finalists

!Award

!Year

!Author

!Title

!Result

!Ref.

style="background:#cddeff"

! rowspan="3" |Otter Award{{efn|The Otter Award was presented to the "best mystery set in the LCC region"}}

! rowspan="3" |2004

|{{sortname|last=Chittenden|first=Meg}}

|More Than You Know

|Winner

|

{{sortname|last=Cole|first=David|link=David Cole (novelist)}}

|Dragonfly Bones

|Finalist

|

{{sortname|last=Toll|first=Emily}}

|Murder Pans Out

|Finalist

|

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! rowspan="5" |Calavera Award{{efn|The Calavera Award was presented to the "best mystery set in the LCC region"}}

! rowspan="5" |2005

|{{sortname|last=Krich|first=Rochelle}}

|Grave Endings

|Winner

|

{{sortname|last=Chittenden|first=Meg}}

|Snap Shot

|Finalist

|

{{sortname|last=Cole|first=David|link=David Cole (novelist)}}

|Shadow Play

|Finalist

|

{{sortname|last=Hayden|first=L.C.}}

|What Others Know

|Finalist

|

{{sortname|last=Phelan|first=Twist}}

|Family Claims

|Finalist

|

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! rowspan="5" |Arty Award{{efn|The Arty Award was presented to the novel with the "best cover art"}}

! rowspan="10" |2008

|{{sortname|last=Bowen|first=Rhys}}

|Her Royal Spyness

|Winner

|

{{sortname|last=Abbott|first=Megan}}

|Queenpin

|Finalist

|

{{sortname|last=Benedict|first=Laura}}

|Isabella Moon

|Finalist

|

{{sortname|last=Isaacson|first=Ken}}

|Silent Counsel

|Finalist

|

{{sortname|last=Maleeny|first=Tim}}

|Stealing the Dragon

|Finalist

|

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! rowspan="5" |Rocky Award{{efn|The Rocky Award was presented to the "best mystery set in the LCC region"}}

|{{sortname|last=Coel|first=Margaret}}

|{{sortname|1=The|2=Girl with Braided Hair|nolink=1}}

|Winner

|

{{sortname|last=Box|first=C. J.}}

|Free Fire

|Finalist

|

{{sortname|last=Cameron|first=Bill|link=Bill Cameron (mystery author)}}

|Lost Dog

|Finalist

|

{{sortname|last=Maleeny|first=Tim}}

|Stealing the Dragon

|Finalist

|

{{sortname|last=Phelan|first=Twist}}

|False Fortune

|Finalist

|

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! rowspan="6" |Hawaii Five-O{{efn|The Hawaii Five-O Award was presented to the best novel including "law enforcement" and/or "police procedural" material}}

! rowspan="6" |2009

|{{sortname|last=Plakcy|first=Neil S.}}

|Mahu Fire

|Winner

|

{{sortname|last=Birtcher|first=Baron}}

|Angels Fall

|Finalist

|

{{sortname|last=Flora|first=Kate}}

|{{sortname|1=The|2=Angel of Knowlton Park|nolink=1}}

|Finalist

|

{{sortname|last=Larsson|first=Åsa}}

|{{sortname|1=The|2=Black Path|link=The Black Path (novel)}}

|Finalist

|

{{sortname|last=Malliet|first=G.M.}}

|Death of a Cozy Writer

|Finalist

|

{{sortname|last=Slaughter|first=Karin}}

|Fractured

|Finalist

|

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! rowspan="4" |The Panik{{efn|The Panik Award was presented "in honor of the late Paul Anik for the best Los Angeles Noir"}}

! rowspan="4" |2010

|{{sortname|last=Richards|first=Linda|link=Linda Richards (writer)}}

|Death Was in the Picture

|Winner

|

{{sortname|last=Haywood|first=Gar Anthony}}

|Cemetery Road

|Finalist

|

{{sortname|last=Hurwitz|first=Gregg}}

|Trust No One

|Finalist

|

{{sortname|last=Schwartz|first=Stephen Jay}}

|Boulevard

|Finalist

|

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! rowspan="4" |Hillerman Sky Award{{efn|The Hillerman Sky Award was presented to the "mystery that best captures the landscape of the Southwest"}}

! rowspan="9" |2011

|{{sortname|last=Coel|first=Margaret}}

|{{sortname|1=The|2=Spider's Web|nolink=1}}

|Winner

|

{{sortname|last=Ault|first=Sandi}}

|Wild Penance

|Finalist

|

{{sortname|last=Barber|first=Christine|link=Christine Barber (writer)}}

|{{sortname|1=The|2=Bone Fire|nolink=1}}

|Finalist

|

{{sortname|last=Ledford|first=Deborah J}}

|Snare

|Finalist

|

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! rowspan="5" |Watson Award{{efn|The Watson Award was presented to the "mystery novel with best sidekick"}}

|{{sortname|last=Johnson|first=Craig|link=Craig Johnson (author)}}

|Junkyard Dogs

|Winner

|

{{sortname|last=Ault|first=Sandi}}

|Wild Penance

|Finalist

|

{{sortname|last=Brady|first=Rachel}}

|Dead Lift

|Finalist

|

{{sortname|last=Grabenstein|first=Chris}}

|Rolling Thunder

|Finalist

|

{{sortname|last=Quinn|first=Spencer}}

|To Fetch a Thief

|Finalist

|

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! rowspan="5" |Golden Nugget Award{{efn|The Golden Nugget Award was presented to the "best mystery set in California"}}

! rowspan="5" |2012

|{{sortname|last=Stanley|first=Kelli}}

|City of Secrets

|Winner

|

{{sortname|last=Burke|first=Jan}}

|Disturbance

|Finalist

|

{{sortname|last=Connelly|first=Michael}}

|{{sortname|1=The|2=Drop|nolink=1}}

|Finalist

|

{{sortname|last=Dawson|first=Janet|link=Janet Dawson (writer)}}

|Bit Player

|Finalist

|

{{sortname|last=Grafton|first=Sue}}

|V Is for Vengeance

|Finalist

|

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! rowspan="5" |Rocky Award{{efn|The Rocky Award was presented to the "best mystery set in the LCC region"}}

! rowspan="10" |2013

|{{sortname|last=Johnson|first=Craig|link=Craig Johnson (author)}}

|As the Crow Flies

|Winner

|

{{sortname|last=Coel|first=Margaret}}

|Buffalo Bill's Dead Now

|Finalist

|

{{sortname|last=Greaves|first=Chuck}}

|Hush Money

|Finalist

|

{{sortname|last=Groundwater|first=Beth}}

|Wicked Eddies

|Finalist

|

{{sortname|last=James|first=Darrell}}

|Sonora Crossing

|Finalist

|

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! rowspan="5" |Watson Award{{efn|The Watson Award was presented to the "mystery novel with best sidekick"}}

|{{sortname|last=Staab|first=Rochelle}}

|Bruja Brouhaha

|Winner

|

{{sortname|last=Blackwell|first=Juliet}}

|In a Witch's Wardrobe

|Finalist

|

{{sortname|last=Crais|first=Robert}}

|Taken

|Finalist

|

{{sortname|last=Grabenstein|first=Chris}}

|Fun House

|Finalist

|

{{sortname|last=Hayden|first=L.C.}}

|When the Past Haunts You

|Finalist

|

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! rowspan="5" |The Calamari{{efn|The Calamari Award was presented to the "best mystery set anywhere else in the world"}}

! rowspan="10" |2014

|{{sortname|last=Penny|first=Louise}}

|How the Light Gets In

|Winner

|

{{sortname|last=Black|first=Cara|link=Cara Black (author)}}

|Murder Below Montparnasse

|Finalist

|

{{sortname|last=Brackmann|first=Lisa}}

|Hour of the Rat

|Finalist

|

{{sortname|last=McPherson|first=Catriona}}

|As She Left It

|Finalist

|

{{sortname|last=Siger|first=Jeffrey}}

|Mykonos After Midnight

|Finalist

|

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! rowspan="5" |The Squid{{efn|The Squid Award was presented to the "best mystery set within the United States"}}

|{{sortname|last=Krueger|first=William Kent}}

|Ordinary Grace

|Winner

|

{{sortname|last=Grafton|first=Sue}}

|W Is for Wasted

|Finalist

|

{{sortname|last=James|first=Darrell}}

|Purgatory Key

|Finalist

|

{{sortname|last=Ryan|first=Hank Phillippi}}

|{{sortname|1=The|2=Wrong Girl|nolink=1}}

|Finalist

|

{{sortname|last=Shames|first=Terry}}

|{{sortname|1=The|2=Killing at Cotton Hill|nolink=1}}

|Finalist

|

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! rowspan="5" |The Rose{{efn|The Rose Award was presented to the "best mystery set in the LCC region"}}

! rowspan="5" |2015

|{{sortname|last=Pandian|first=Gigi}}

|Pirate Vishnu

|Winner

|

{{sortname|last=Cain|first=Chelsea}}

|One Kick

|Finalist

|

{{sortname|last=Nolan|first=Terri}}

|Glass Houses

|Finalist

|

{{sortname|last=Sellers|first=L.J.}}

|Deadly Bonds

|Finalist

|

{{sortname|Johnny|Shaw|dab=author}}

|Plaster City

|Finalist

|

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! rowspan="5" |Best LCC Regional Mystery{{efn|The Best LCC Regional Mystery Award was presented to the "best mystery set in the LCC region"}}

! rowspan="5" |2016

|{{sortname|last=Pandian|first=Gigi}}

|{{sortname|1=The|2=Accidental Alchemist|nolink=1}}

|Winner

|

{{sortname|last=Connelly|first=Michael}}

|{{sortname|1=The|2=Crossing|nolink=1}}

|Finalist

|

{{sortname|last=Coyle|first=Matt|link=Matt Coyle (writer)}}

|Night Tremors

|Finalist

|

{{sortname|last=Crais|first=Robert}}

|{{sortname|1=The|2=Promise|nolink=1}}

|Finalist

|

{{sortname|last=Stallings|first=Josh}}

|Young Americans

|Finalist

|

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! rowspan="5" |Best World Mystery{{efn|The Best World Mystery Award was presented to a novel "set anywhere outside the LCC region"}}

! rowspan="5" |2016

|{{sortname|last=Penny|first=Louise}}

|{{sortname|1=The|2=Nature of the Beast|nolink=1}}

|Winner

|

{{sortname|last=Berney|first=Lou}}

|{{sortname|1=The|2=Long and Faraway Gone}}

|Finalist

|

{{sortname|last=Brackmann|first=Lisa}}

|Dragon Day

|Finalist

|

{{sortname|last=Holm|first=Chris|link=Chris Holm (writer)}}

|{{sortname|1=The|2=Killing Kind|nolink=1}}

|Finalist

|

{{sortname|last=Ziskin|first=James W.}}

|Stone Cold Dead

|Finalist

|

Notes

{{notelist}}

References

{{Reflist}}

External links

  • [https://leftcoastcrime.org/ Official website]

Category:Mystery and detective fiction awards

Category:1991 establishments in the United States

Category:Awards established in 1996