Yesterday, the finalists were announced for the 26th annual LAMBDA Awards.. Awards are presented in 22 categories, but here are the finalists for the Mystery categories:
GAY MYSTERY
BATON ROUGE BINGO, Greg Herren, Bold Strokes BooksBOYSTOWN 5: MURDER BOOk, Marshall Thornton, MLR Press
FIERCE, David Lennon, Blue Spike Publishing
FOXED, Garry Ryan, NeWest Press
THE GENERAL AND THE ELEPHANT CLOCK OF AL-JAZARI, Sarah Black, Dreamspinner Press
HOW TO GREET STRANGERS: A MYSTERY, Joyce Thompson, Lethe Press
IN REAL LIFE, THE 3RD GEMINI & FLOWERS MYSTERY, Jonathan Gregory, Amazon Digital Services Inc
PAWN OF SATAN, Mark Zubro, MLR Press
PRETTY BOY DEAD, Jon Michaelsen, Wilde City Press
THE PRISONER OF THE RIVIERA: A FRANCIS BACON MYSTERY, Janice Law, MysteriousPress.com/Open Road Media
LESBIAN MYSTERY
CROSS AND BURN, Val McDermid, Grove/Atlantic/Atlantic Monthly Press
DEATH OF THE DEMON, Anne Holt, Scribner
HIGH DESERT, Katherine V. Forrest, Spinsters Ink
THE KILLER WORE LEATHER: A MYSTERY, Laura Antoniou, Cleis Press
POINT OF BETRAYAL, Ann Roberts, Bella Books
THE RAINEY SEASON, R.E. Bradshaw, R.E. Bradshaw Books
SHE OVERHEARD MURDER, Jean Sheldon, Wellworth Publishing/Bast Press
TAKEN BY THE WIND, Ellen Hart, St. Martin’s Press/Minotaur Books
TURNING ON THE TIDE, Jenna Rae, Bella Books
WEB OF OBSESSIONS, Diane Wood, Bella Books
THE WILD BEASTS OF WUHAN: AN AVA LEE NOVEL, Ian Hamilton, Picador
Now in their twenty-sixth year, the Lambda Literary Awards celebrate achievement in lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) writing for books published in 2013. Winners will be announced during a ceremony on Monday evening, June 2, 2014, at The Great Hall at Cooper Union (7 East 7th Street, New York City 10003). Details on the annual after-party location are forthcoming. For more information and to buy tickets, please visit: http://www.lambdaliterary.org/awards/
Tickets for the Lambda Literary Awards ceremony and after-party go on sale today. For information, visit LLF’s website and join the conversation by following the hashtag #Lammys on Twitter. For the month of March only, early bird tickets are $100 for the ceremony only and $200 for the ceremony plus after-party. Prices will increase by $25 beginning April 1st. – See more at: http://www.lambdaliterary.org/features/news/03/06/26th-annual-lambda-literary-award-finalists-announced/#sthash.XcxpdMeo.dpuf