Left Coast Crime

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.^[1][2]

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."^[3]

Lefty Awards

Best Humorous Mystery Novel Award

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

Best Humorous Mystery Novel Award, winners and finalists^[4][5][6]

Year	Author	Title	Result	Ref.
1996	Alan Russell	The Fat Innkeeper	Winner
	G. M. Ford	Who in Hell Is Wanda Fuca?	Finalist
	Kinky Friedman	God Bless John Wayne	Finalist
	Parnell Hall	Movie	Finalist
	Joan Hess	Miracles in Maggody	Finalist
	Sharan McCrumb	If I'd Killed Him When I Met Him	Finalist
1997	No award presented
1998	Janet Evanovich	Three to Get Deadly	Winner
	Margaret Chittenden	Dead Men Don't Dance	Finalist
	Parnell Hall	Scam	Finalist
	Sarah Shankman	I Still Miss My Man But My Aim Is Getting Better	Finalist
	Don Winslow	The Death and Life of Bobby Z	Finalist
1999	Janet Evanovich	Four to Score	Winner
2000	Donna Andrews	Murder With Peacocks	Winner
	Dave Barry	Big Trouble	Finalist
	Janet Evanovich	High Five	Finalist
	Jerrilyn Farmer	Immaculate Reception	Finalist
	Anne George	Murder Shoots the Bull	Finalist
2001	No award presented
2002	Jerrilyn Farmer	Dim Sum Dead	Winner
	Bill Fitzhugh	Fender Benders	Winner
	Donna Andrews	Revenge of the Wrought-Iron Flamingos	Finalist
	Selma Eichler	Murder Can Upset Your Mother	Finalist
	Susan Isaacs	Long Time No See	Finalist
2003	Tim Cockey	The Hearse Case Scenario	Winner
	Brian M. Wiprud	Pipsqueak	Winner
	Janet Evanovich	Hard Eight	Finalist
	Laura Levine	This Pen for Hire	Finalist
	Fidelis Morgan	The Rival Queens	Finalist
	Ben Rehder	Buck Fever	Finalist
2004	Jerrilyn Farmer	Mumbo Gumbo	Winner
	Donna Andrews	Crouching Buzzard, Leaping Loon	Finalist
	Elaine Viets	Shop Till You Drop	Finalist
2005	Donna Andrews	We'll Always Have Parrots	Winner
	Ruth Dudley Edwards	Carnage on the Committee	Finalist
	Nancy Fairbanks	Holy Guacamole	Finalist
	Jerrilyn Farmer	Perfect Sax	Finalist
	Susan McBride	Blue Blood	Finalist
2006	Peter Guttridge	Cast Adrift	Winner
	Liz Evans	Cue the Easter Bunny	Finalist
	Jasper Fforde	The Big Over Easy	Finalist
	Bill Fitzhugh	Highway 61 Resurfaced	Finalist
	Charlie Williams	Fags and Lager	Finalist
2007	Donna Moore	Go to Helena Handbasket	Winner
	Donna Andrews	No Nest for the Wicket	Finalist
	Steve Brewer	Monkey Man	Finalist
	Troy Cook	47 Rules of Highly Effective Bank Robbers	Finalist
	Elaine Viets	Murder Unleashed	Finalist
2008	Elaine Viets	Murder with Reservations	Winner
	Donna Andrews	The Penguin Who Knew Too Much	Finalist
	Don Bruns	Stuff To Die For	Finalist
	Jeffrey Cohen	Some Like It Hot-Buttered	Finalist
	Jess Lourey	Knee High by the Fourth of July	Finalist
2009	Tim Maleeny	Greasing the Piñata	Winner
	Donna Andrews	Six Geese A-Slaying	Finalist
	Jeffrey Cohen	It Happened One Knife	Finalist
	Sue Ann Jaffarian	Thugs & Kisses	Finalist
	N. M. Kelby	Murder at the Bad Girl's Bar and Grill	Finalist
	Rita Lakin	Getting Old Is To Die For	Finalist
2010	Rita Lakin	Getting Old Is a Disaster	Winner
	Donna Andrews	Swan for the Money	Finalist
	Mike Befeler	Living with Your Kids Is Murder	Finalist
	Denise Dietz	Strangle a Loaf of Italian Bread	Finalist
	Kris Neri	High Crimes on the Magical Plane	Finalist
2011	J. Michael Orenduff	The Pot Thief Who Studied Einstein	Winner
	Donna Andrews	Stork Raving Mad	Finalist
	Laura DiSilverio	Swift Justice	Finalist
	Donna Moore	Old Dogs	Finalist
	Kris Neri	Revenge for Old Times’ Sake	Finalist
2012	Donna Andrews	The Real Macaw	Winner
	Rita Lakin	Getting Old Can Kill You	Finalist	[7]
	Jess Lourey	October Fest	Finalist	[7]
	Kris Neri	Magical Alienation	Finalist	[7]
	Cindy Sample	Dying for a Dance	Finalist	[7]
	John Vorhaus	The Albuquerque Turkey	Finalist	[7]
2013	Brad Parks	The Girl Next Door	Winner	[8]
	Mike Befeler	Cruising in Your Eighties Is Murder	Finalist	[8]
	Laura DiSilverio	Swift Run	Finalist	[8]
	Jess Lourey	December Dread	Finalist	[8]
	Lisa Lutz	Trail of the Spellmans	Finalist	[8]
	Nancy G. West	Fit to Be Dead	Finalist	[8]
2014	Brad Parks	The Good Cop	Winner
	Donna Andrews	The Hen of the Baskervilles	Finalist
	Timothy Hallinan	The Fame Thief	Finalist
	Lisa Lutz	The Last Word	Finalist
	Cindy Sample	Dying for a Daiquiri	Finalist
2015	Timothy Hallinan	Herbie's Game	Winner	[9]
	Donna Andrews	The Good, the Bad, and the Emus	Finalist	[9]
	Jess Lourey	January Thaw	Finalist	[9]
	Cindy Sample	Dying for a Dude	Finalist	[9]
	Diane Vallere	Suede to Rest	Finalist	[9]
2016	Donna Andrews	Lord of the Wings	Winner
	Ellen Byron	Plantation Shudders	Finalist
	Jess Lourey	February Fever	Finalist
	Cindy Sample	Dying for a Donut	Finalist
	Diane Vallere	Crushed Velvet	Finalist
2017	Ellen Byron	Body on the Bayou	Winner
	Donna Andrews	Die Like an Eagle	Finalist	[10]
	Timothy Hallinan	Fields Where They Lay	Finalist	[10]
	Heather Haven	The CEO Came DOA	Finalist	[10]
	Johnny Shaw	Floodgate	Finalist	[10]
	Diane Vallere	The Disguise To Die For	Finalist	[10]
2018	Ellen Byron	A Cajun Christmas Killing	Winner	[11]
	Donna Andrews	Gone Gull	Finalist
	Marla Cooper	Dying on the Vine	Finalist
	Cynthia Kuhn	The Art of Vanishing	Finalist
	Cindy Sample	Dying for a Diamond	Finalist
2019	Catriona McPherson	Scot Free	Winner	[12]
	Ellen Byron	Mardi Gras Murder	Finalist	[12][13]
	Kellye Garrett	Hollywood Ending	Finalist	[12][13]
	Timothy Hallinan	Nighttown	Finalist	[12][13]
	Leslie Karst	Death al Fresco	Finalist	[12][13]
	Cynthia Kuhn	The Spirit in Question	Finalist	[12][13]
2020	Catriona McPherson	Scot & Soda	Winner	[14]
	Ellen Byron	Fatal Cajun Festival	Finalist	[14]
	Leslie Karst	Murder from Scratch	Finalist	[14]
	Cynthia Kuhn	The Subject of Malice	Finalist	[14]
	Wendall Thomas	Drowned Under	Finalist	[14]
2021	Ellen Byron	Murder in the Bayou Boneyard	Winner	[15]
	Jennifer J. Chow	Mimi Lee Gets a Clue	Finalist	[15][16][17]
	Carl Hiaasen	Squeeze Me	Finalist	[15][16][17]
	Cynthia Kuhn	The Study of Secrets	Finalist	[15][16][17]
	J. Michael Orenduff	The Pot Thief Who Studied the Woman at Otowi Crossing	Finalist	[15][16][17]
	Sung J. Woo	Skin Deep	Finalist	[15][16][17]
2022	Rachel V. Reyes	Mango, Mambo, and Murder	Winner	[18]
	Ellen Byron	Cajun Kiss of Death	Finalist	[18][19][20]
	Jennifer Chow	Mimi Lee Cracks the Code	Finalist	[18][19][20]
	Elle Cosimano	Finlay Donovan Is Killing It	Finalist	[18][19][20]
	Cynthia Kuhn	How To Book a Murder	Finalist	[18][19][20]
	Wendall Thomas	Fogged Off	Finalist	[18][19][20]

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."^[8][21]

Best Historical Mystery Novel, winners and finalists^[4][5][6]

Year	Author	Title	Result	Ref.
2004	Rhys Bowen	For the Love of Mike	Winner
	Ann Parker	Silver Lies	Finalist
	Mary Reed and Eric Mayer	Four for a Boy	Finalist
2005	Sharan Newman	The Witch in the Well	Winner
	Mary Reed and Eric Mayer	Five for Silver	Finalist
	Priscilla Royal	Tyrant of the Mind	Finalist
	Victoria Thompson	Murder on Marble Row	Finalist
	Jacqueline Winspear	Birds of a Feather	Finalist
2006	Tony Broadbent	Spectres in the Smoke	Winner
	Maureen Jennings	Night's Child	Finalist
	Jacqueline Winspear	Pardonable Lies	Finalist
2007	No award presented
2008	No award presented
2009	Kelli Stanley	Nox Dormienda, A Long Night for Sleeping	Winner
	Tasha Alexander	A Fatal Waltz	Finalist
	Rhys Bowen	A Royal Pain	Finalist
	Rhys Bowen	Tell Me, Pretty Maiden	Finalist
	Laurie R. King	Touchstone	Finalist
2010	Rebecca Cantrell	The Trace of Smoke	Winner
	Tasha Alexander	Tears of Pearl	Finalist
	Rhys Bowen	In a Gilded Cage	Finalist
	Gary Phillips	Freedom's Flight	Finalist
	Jeri Westerson	Serpent in the Thorns	Finalist
2011	Jacqueline Winspear	The Mapping of Love and Death	Winner
	Rebecca Cantrell	The Night of Long Knives	Finalist
	Robert Kresge	Murder for Greenhorns	Finalist
	Kelli Stanley	City of Dragons	Finalist
	Jeri Westerson	The Demon’s Parchment	Finalist
2012	Ann Parker	Mercury's Rise	Winner
	Rhys Bowen	Naughty in Nice	Finalist	[7]
	Rebecca Cantrell	The Game of Lies	Finalist	[7]
	Priscilla Royal	The Killing Season	Finalist	[7]
	Jeri Westerson	Troubled Bones	Finalist	[7]
	Jacqueline Winspear	The Lesson in Secrets	Finalist	[7]
2013	Catriona McPherson	Dandy Gilver and an Unsuitable Day for a Murder	Winner	[22]
	Rhys Bowen	The Twelve Clues of Christmas	Finalist	[22]
	Rebecca Cantrell	The City of Broken Glass	Finalist	[22]
	Dennis Lehane	Live by Night	Finalist	[22]
	Jacqueline Winspear	Elegy for Eddie	Finalist	[22]
2014	Catriona McPherson	Dandy Gilver and a Bothersome Number of Corpses	Winner
	Rhys Bowen	Heirs and Graces	Finalist
	Susan Elia MacNeal	His Majesty's Hope	Finalist
	David Morrell	Murder as a Fine Art	Finalist
	Priscilla Royal	Covenant with Hell	Finalist
	Jacqueline Winspear	Leaving Everything Most Loved	Finalist
2015	Catriona McPherson	The Deadly Measure of Brimstone	Winner	[9]
	Rhys Bowen	Queen of Hearts	Finalist	[9]
	Susanna Calkins	From the Charred Remains	Finalist	[9]
	Kelli Stanley	City of Ghosts	Finalist	[9]
	Jeri Westerson	Cup of Blood	Finalist	[9]
2016	Rhys Bowen	Malice at the Palace	Winner
	Susanna Calkins	The Masque of a Murderer	Finalist
	Heather Haven	The Chocolate Kiss-Off	Finalist
	Jennifer Kincheloe	The Secret Life of Anna Blanc	Finalist
	Laurie R. King	Dreaming Spies	Finalist
	Susan Elia MacNeal	Mrs. Roosevelt's Confidante	Finalist
2017	Catriona McPherson	The Reek of Red Herrings	Winner
	Rhys Bowen	Crowned and Dangerous	Finalist	[10]
	Susanna Calkins	The Death Along the River Fleet	Finalist	[10]
	Laurie R. King	The Murder of Mary Russell	Finalist	[10]
	Ann Parker	What Gold Buys	Finalist	[10]
2018	Rhys Bowen	In Farleigh Field	Winner	[11]
	Jennifer Kincheloe	The Woman in the Camphor Trunk	Finalist
	Renee Patrick	Dangerous To Know	Finalist
	Priscilla Royal	The Proud Sinner	Finalist
	Jeri Westerson	Season of Blood	Finalist
2019	Sujata Massey	The Widows of Malabar Hill	Winner	[12]
	Rhys Bowen	Four Funerals and Maybe a Wedding	Finalist	[12][13]
	David Corbett	The Long-Lost Love Letters of Doc Holliday	Finalist	[12][13]
	Laurie R. King	Island of the Mad	Finalist	[12][13]
	Ann Parker	A Dying Note	Finalist	[12][13]
	Iona Whishaw	It Begins in Betrayal	Finalist	[12][13]
2020	Sujata Massey	The Satapur Moonstone	Winner	[14]
	Susanna Calkins	Murder Knocks Twice	Finalist	[14]
	L. A. Chandlar	The Pearl Dagger	Finalist	[14]
	Dianne Freeman	A Lady’s Guide to Gossip and Murder	Finalist	[14]
	Jennifer Kincheloe	The Body in Griffith Park	Finalist	[14]
2021	Catriona McPherson	The Turning Tide	Winner	[15]
	Susanna Calkins	The Fate of a Flapper	Finalist	[15][16][17]
	Dianne Freeman	A Lady's Guide to Mischief and Murder	Finalist	[15][16][17]
	Laurie R. King	Riviera Gold	Finalist	[15][16][17]
	Ann Parker	Mortal Music	Finalist	[15][16][17]
	James W. Ziskin	Turn to Stone	Finalist	[15][16][17]
2022	Naomi Hirahara	Clark and Division	Winner	[18]
	Susanna Calkins	The Cry of the Hangman	Finalist	[18][19][20]
	John Copenhaver	The Savage Kind	Finalist	[18][19][20]
	Sujata Massey	The Bombay Prince	Finalist	[18][19][20]
	Catriona McPherson	The Mirror Dance	Finalist	[18][19][20]
	Lori Rader-Day	Death at Greenway	Finalist	[18][19][20]

Best Mystery Novel

Best Mystery Novel, winners and finalists^[4][5][6]

Year	Author	Title	Result	Ref.
2017	Louise Penny	The Great Reckoning	Winner
	Matt Coyle	Dark Fissures	Finalist	[10]
	Gigi Pandian	Michelangelo's Ghost	Finalist	[10]
	Terry Shames	The Necessary Murder of Nonie Blake	Finalist	[10]
	James W. Ziskin	Heart of Stone	Finalist	[10]
2018	William Kent Krueger	Sulfur Springs	Winner	[11]
	Matt Coyle	Blood Truth	Finalist
	Louise Penny	Glass Houses	Finalist
	Terry Shames	An Unsettling Crime for Samuel Craddock	Finalist
	James W. Ziskin	Cast the First Stone	Finalist
2019	Lou Berney	November Road	Winner	[12]
	Matt Coyle	Wrong Light	Finalist	[12][13]
	Louise Penny	Kingdom of the Blind	Finalist	[12][13]
	Lori Rader-Day	Under a Dark Sky	Finalist	[12][13]
	Terry Shames	A Reckoning in the Back Country	Finalist	[12][13]
	James W. Ziskin	A Stone’s Throw	Finalist	[12][13]
2020	Matt Coyle	Lost Tomorrows	Winner	[14]
	Steph Cha	Your House Will Pay	Finalist	[14]
	Tracy Clark	Borrowed Time	Finalist	[14]
	Rachel Howzell Hall	They All Fall Down	Finalist	[14]
	Attica Locke	Heaven, My Home	Finalist	[14]
2021	Louise Penny	All the Devils Are Here	Winner	[15]
	Tracy Clark	What You Don't See	Finalist	[15][16][17]
	S. A. Cosby	Blacktop Wasteland	Finalist	[15][16][17]
	Matt Coyle	Blind Vigil	Finalist	[15][16][17]
	Rachel Howzell Hall	And Now She's Gone	Finalist	[15][16][17]
2022	William Kent Krueger	Lightning Strike	Winner	[18]
	Tracy Clark	Runner	Finalist	[18][19][20]
	S. A. Cosby	Razorblade Tears	Finalist	[18][19][20]
	Matt Coyle	Last Redemption	Finalist	[18][19][20]
	P. J. Vernon	Bath Haus	Finalist	[18][19][20]

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.

Best Début Mystery, winners and finalists^[4][5][6]

Year	Author	Title	Result	Ref.
2012	Darrell James	Nazareth Child	Winner
	Rochelle Staab	Who Do, Voodoo?	Finalist	[7]
	Sally Carpenter	The Baffled Beatlemaniac Caper	Finalist	[7]
	Tammy Kaehler	Dead Man's Switch	Finalist	[7]
2015	Allen Eskens	The Life We Bury	Winner	[9]
	Lisa Alber	Kilmoon	Finalist	[9]
	M.P. Cooley	Ice Shear	Finalist	[9]
	Lori Rader-Day	The Black Hour	Finalist	[9]
	Holly West	Mistress of Fortune	Finalist	[9]
2017	Alexia Gordon	Murder in G Major	Winner
	Sarah M. Chen	Cleaning Up Finn	Finalist	[10]
	Marla Cooper	Terror in Taffeta	Finalist	[10]
	Nadine Nettmann	Decanting a Murder	Finalist	[10]
	Renee Patrick	Design for Dying	Finalist	[10]
2018	Kellye Garrett	Hollywood Homicide	Winner	[11]
	Susan Alice Bickford	A Short Time To Die	Finalist
	Wendall Thomas	Lost Luggage	Finalist
	Nancy Tingley	A Head in Cambodia	Finalist
	Kathleen Valenti	Protocol	Finalist
2019	Dianne Freeman	A Lady’s Guide to Etiquette and Murder	Winner	[12]
	Tracy Clark	Broken Places	Finalist	[12][13]
	A. J. Devlin	Cobra Clutch	Finalist	[12][13]
	A. J. Finn	The Woman in the Window	Finalist	[12][13]
	Aimee Hix	What Doesn't Kill You	Finalist	[12][13]
	Keenan Powell	Deadly Solution	Finalist	[12][13]
	J.G. Toews	Give Out Creek	Finalist	[12][13]
2020	Carl Vonderau	Murderabilia	Winner	[14]
	Tori Eldridge	The Ninja Daughter	Finalist	[14]
	Angie Kim	Miracle Creek	Finalist	[14]
	Tara Laskowski	One Night Gone	Finalist	[14]
	John Vercher	Three-Fifths	Finalist	[14]
2021	David Heska Wanbli Weiden	Winter Counts	Winner	[15]
	Daisy Bateman	Murder Goes to Market	Finalist	[15][16][17]
	Mary Keliikoa	Derailed	Finalist	[15][16][17]
	Erica Ruth Neubauer	Murder at the Mena House	Finalist	[15][16][17]
	Richard Osman	The Thursday Murder Club	Finalist	[15][16][17]
	Halley Sutton	The Lady Upstairs	Finalist	[15][16][17]
2022	Wanda M. Morris	All Her Little Secrets	Winner	[18]
	Alexandra Andrews	Who Is Maud Dixon	Finalist	[18][19][20]
	Marco Carocari	Blackout	Finalist	[18][19][20]
	Zakiya Dalila Harris	The Other Black Girl	Finalist	[18][19][20]
	Mia P. Manansala	Arsenic and Adobo	Finalist	[18][19][20]

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).^[4] 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).^[4]

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)."^[4]

Wildcard Award winners and finalists^[4][5][6]

Award	Year	Author	Title	Result	Ref.
Otter Award[a]	2004	Meg Chittenden	More Than You Know	Winner
		David Cole	Dragonfly Bones	Finalist
		Emily Toll	Murder Pans Out	Finalist
Calavera Award[b]	2005	Rochelle Krich	Grave Endings	Winner
		Meg Chittenden	Snap Shot	Finalist
		David Cole	Shadow Play	Finalist
		L.C. Hayden	What Others Know	Finalist
		Twist Phelan	Family Claims	Finalist
Arty Award[c]	2008	Rhys Bowen	Her Royal Spyness	Winner
		Megan Abbott	Queenpin	Finalist
		Laura Benedict	Isabella Moon	Finalist
		Ken Isaacson	Silent Counsel	Finalist
		Tim Maleeny	Stealing the Dragon	Finalist
Rocky Award[d]		Margaret Coel	The Girl with Braided Hair	Winner
		C. J. Box	Free Fire	Finalist
		Bill Cameron	Lost Dog	Finalist
		Tim Maleeny	Stealing the Dragon	Finalist
		Twist Phelan	False Fortune	Finalist
Hawaii Five-O[e]	2009	Neil S. Plakcy	Mahu Fire	Winner
		Baron Birtcher	Angels Fall	Finalist
		Kate Flora	The Angel of Knowlton Park	Finalist
		Åsa Larsson	The Black Path	Finalist
		G.M. Malliet	Death of a Cozy Writer	Finalist
		Karin Slaughter	Fractured	Finalist
The Panik[f]	2010	Linda Richards	Death Was in the Picture	Winner
		Gar Anthony Haywood	Cemetery Road	Finalist
		Gregg Hurwitz	Trust No One	Finalist
		Stephen Jay Schwartz	Boulevard	Finalist
Hillerman Sky Award[g]	2011	Margaret Coel	The Spider’s Web	Winner
		Sandi Ault	Wild Penance	Finalist
		Christine Barber	The Bone Fire	Finalist
		Deborah J Ledford	Snare	Finalist
Watson Award[h]		Craig Johnson	Junkyard Dogs	Winner
		Sandi Ault	Wild Penance	Finalist
		Rachel Brady	Dead Lift	Finalist
		Chris Grabenstein	Rolling Thunder	Finalist
		Spencer Quinn	To Fetch a Thief	Finalist
Golden Nugget Award[i]	2012	Kelli Stanley	City of Secrets	Winner
		Jan Burke	Disturbance	Finalist	[7]
		Michael Connelly	The Drop	Finalist	[7]
		Janet Dawson	Bit Player	Finalist	[7]
		Sue Grafton	V Is for Vengeance	Finalist	[7]
Rocky Award[j]	2013	Craig Johnson	As the Crow Flies	Winner	[8]
		Margaret Coel	Buffalo Bill's Dead Now	Finalist	[8]
		Chuck Greaves	Hush Money	Finalist	[8]
		Beth Groundwater	Wicked Eddies	Finalist	[8]
		Darrell James	Sonora Crossing	Finalist	[8]
Watson Award[k]		Rochelle Staab	Bruja Brouhaha	Winner	[8]
		Juliet Blackwell	In a Witch's Wardrobe	Finalist	[8]
		Robert Crais	Taken	Finalist	[8]
		Chris Grabenstein	Fun House	Finalist	[8]
		L.C. Hayden	When the Past Haunts You	Finalist	[8]
The Calamari[l]	2014	Louise Penny	How the Light Gets In	Winner
		Cara Black	Murder Below Montparnasse	Finalist
		Lisa Brackmann	Hour of the Rat	Finalist
		Catriona McPherson	As She Left It	Finalist
		Jeffrey Siger	Mykonos After Midnight	Finalist
The Squid[m]		William Kent Krueger	Ordinary Grace	Winner
		Sue Grafton	W Is for Wasted	Finalist
		Darrell James	Purgatory Key	Finalist
		Hank Phillippi Ryan	The Wrong Girl	Finalist
		Terry Shames	The Killing at Cotton Hill	Finalist
The Rose[n]	2015	Gigi Pandian	Pirate Vishnu	Winner	[9]
		Chelsea Cain	One Kick	Finalist	[9]
		Terri Nolan	Glass Houses	Finalist	[9]
		L.J. Sellers	Deadly Bonds	Finalist	[9]
		Johnny Shaw	Plaster City	Finalist	[9]
Best LCC Regional Mystery[o]	2016	Gigi Pandian	The Accidental Alchemist	Winner
		Michael Connelly	The Crossing	Finalist
		Matt Coyle	Night Tremors	Finalist
		Robert Crais	The Promise	Finalist
		Josh Stallings	Young Americans	Finalist
Best World Mystery[p]	2016	Louise Penny	The Nature of the Beast	Winner
		Lou Berney	The Long and Faraway Gone	Finalist
		Lisa Brackmann	Dragon Day	Finalist
		Chris Holm	The Killing Kind	Finalist
		James W. Ziskin	Stone Cold Dead	Finalist

Notes

1. The Otter Award was presented to the "best mystery set in the LCC region"
2. The Calavera Award was presented to the "best mystery set in the LCC region"
3. The Arty Award was presented to the novel with the "best cover art"
4. The Rocky Award was presented to the "best mystery set in the LCC region"
5. The Hawaii Five-O Award was presented to the best novel including "law enforcement" and/or "police procedural" material
6. The Panik Award was presented "in honor of the late Paul Anik for the best Los Angeles Noir"
7. The Hillerman Sky Award was presented to the "mystery that best captures the landscape of the Southwest"
8. The Watson Award was presented to the "mystery novel with best sidekick"
9. The Golden Nugget Award was presented to the "best mystery set in California"
10. The Rocky Award was presented to the "best mystery set in the LCC region"
11. The Watson Award was presented to the "mystery novel with best sidekick"
12. The Calamari Award was presented to the "best mystery set anywhere else in the world"
13. The Squid Award was presented to the "best mystery set within the United States"
14. The Rose Award was presented to the "best mystery set in the LCC region"
15. The Best LCC Regional Mystery Award was presented to the "best mystery set in the LCC region"
16. The Best World Mystery Award was presented to a novel "set anywhere outside the LCC region"

References

1. "Left Coast Crime 2010: Booked in LA". Left Coast Crime. Archived from the original on 2023-02-08. Retrieved 2023-01-04.
2. Rudolph, Janet (2009-06-28). "Mystery Fanfare: Left Coast Crime 2010: Booked in LA". Mystery Fanfare. Archived from the original on 2023-01-04. Retrieved 2023-01-04.
3. "MWA Announces the 2020 Grand Master, Raven and Ellery Queen Award Recipients". Mystery Writers of America. 13 December 2019. Archived from the original on 14 December 2019. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
4. "Lefty Award Archives". Left Coast Crime. Archived from the original on 2023-02-25. Retrieved 2023-01-04.
5. "Left Coast Crime Awards". Lincoln City Libraries. Archived from the original on 2023-01-04. Retrieved 2023-01-04.
6. "Lefty Awards". Stop, You're Killing Me!. Archived from the original on 2017-02-17. Retrieved 2023-01-04.
7. "Left Coast Crime Award Nominees Announced". Criminal Element. 2012-02-01. Archived from the original on 2023-01-04. Retrieved 2023-01-04.
8. "LCC2013 website homepage". Left Coast Crime. Archived from the original on 2023-01-04. Retrieved 2023-01-04.
9. "2015 Left Coast Crime Award Winners". Crimespree Magazine. 2015-03-15. Archived from the original on 2023-01-04. Retrieved 2023-01-04.
10. "2017 Left Coast Crime "Lefty" Awards Nominations". Criminal Element. 2017-01-17. Archived from the original on 2023-01-04. Retrieved 2023-01-04.
11. "2018 Left Coast Crime "Lefty" Awards". Poisoned Pen Press. 2018-03-27. Archived from the original on 2023-01-04. Retrieved 2023-01-04.
12. "Lefty Awards - 2019 (Left Coast Crime) -". Nightstand Book Reviews. 2019-04-01. Archived from the original on 2023-01-04. Retrieved 2023-01-04.
13. "2019 Left Coast Crime "Lefty" Award Nominations Announced". Crimespree Magazine. 2019-01-17. Archived from the original on 2023-01-04. Retrieved 2023-01-04.
14. "2020 Left Coast Crime Lefty Awards -". Nightstand Book Reviews. 2020-03-23. Archived from the original on 2023-01-04. Retrieved 2023-01-04.
15. Cogdill, Oline. "Left Coast Crime Lefty Award Winners". Mystery Scene Magazine. Archived from the original on 2023-01-04. Retrieved 2023-01-04.
16. "2021 Left Coast Crime Awards -". Nightstand Book Reviews. 2021-04-10. Archived from the original on 2023-01-04. Retrieved 2023-01-04.
17. "Lefty Award Nominees". Poisoned Pen Press. 2021-01-19. Archived from the original on 2023-01-04. Retrieved 2023-01-04.
18. Cogdill, Oline H. "Compliments to Left Coast Crime". Mystery Scene Magazine. Archived from the original on 2023-01-04. Retrieved 2023-01-04.
19. "2022 Left Coast Crime Awards (the Lefties) -". Nightstand Book Reviews. 2022-04-20. Archived from the original on 2023-01-04. Retrieved 2023-01-04.
20. "The 2022 Left Coast Crime "Lefty" Nominees". Poisoned Pen Press. 2022-01-18. Archived from the original on 2023-01-04. Retrieved 2023-01-04.
21. "The Bruce Alexander Memorial Historical Mystery Award". Awards.OmniMystery.com. Archived from the original on September 23, 2019. Retrieved November 18, 2013.
22. "LCC2013 website homepage". Left Coast Crime. Archived from the original on 2023-01-04. Retrieved 2023-01-04.

External links

• Official website