A Bit of Comic Relief

Honestly, you’d think there was a better way of announcing the nominees for the annual Lefty Awards than doing so via the members-only DorothyL listserv, and hoping that crime-fiction-related blogs and other sites just happen to notice.

But, hey, this is the season for generosity, so far be it from me to complain. Too much ...

Anyway, by way of blogger Sarah Weinman, who explains that she received the information “10th hand” from D-L, here’s the list of nominees for the 2006 Lefty Awards, celebrating the most humorous mystery of the year:

• No Nest for the Wicket, by Donna Andrews (St. Martin’s Minotaur)
• Monkey Man, by Steve Brewer (Intrigue Press)
• 47 Rules of Highly Effective Bank Robbers, by Troy Cook (Capital Crimes Press)
• ... Go to Helena Handbasket, by Donna Moore (Point Blank Press)
• Murder Unleashed, by Elaine Viets (NAL)

A winner will be announced during the Left Coast Crime convention in Seattle on February 3, 2007.