Four different commendations were handed out last evening during the 2015 Left Coast Crime convention in Portland, Oregon.
The Lefty (for the best humorous mystery novel): Herbie’s Game, by Timothy Hallinan (Soho Crime)
Also nominated: The Good, the Bad, and the Emus, by Donna Andrews (Minotaur); January Thaw, by Jess Lourey (Midnight Ink); Dying for a Dude, by Cindy Sample (Cindy Sample); and Suede to Rest, by Diane Vallere (Berkley Prime Crime)
The Bruce Alexander Memorial Historical Mystery Award (for the best mystery novel covering events before 1960): A Deadly Measure of Brimstone, by Catriona McPherson (Minotaur)
Also nominated: Queen of Hearts, by Rhys Bowen (Berkley Prime Crime); From the Charred Remains, by Susanna Calkins (Minotaur); City of Ghosts, by Kelli Stanley (Minotaur); and Cup of Blood, by Jeri Westerson (Old London Press)
The Rose (for the best mystery novel set in the LCC region, “commemorating our Portland location”): Pirate Vishnu, by Gigi Pandian (Henery Press)
Also nominated: One Kick, by Chelsea Cain (Simon & Schuster); Glass Houses, by Terri Nolan (Midnight Ink); Deadly Bonds, by L.J. Sellers (Thomas & Mercer); and Plaster City, by Johnny Shaw (Thomas & Mercer)
The Rosebud (for the best first mystery novel set anywhere in the world): The Life We Bury, by Allen Eskens (Seventh Street)
Also nominated: Kilmoon, by Lisa Alber (Muskrat Press); Ice Shear, by M.P. Cooley (Morrow); The Black Hour, by Lori Rader-Day (Seventh Street); and Mistress of Fortune, by Holly West (Carina Press)
The winners were chosen by a vote of the conference’s attendees. Congratulations to all of the nominees.
READ MORE: Tip the Wink blogger Richard Robinson’s coverage of LCC’s “Crimelandia” conference can be found in four parts: here, here, here, and here. Jeri Westerson’s reporting from the convention is here, here, and here. And click here to check up on Evan Lewis’ memories of the Portland event.
Sunday, March 15, 2015
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Not my choices, but Congratulations to the winners.
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