On June 1st, at the historic Great Hall at Cooper Union, Last week, the 27th annual LAMBDA Awards were presented. Awards are presented in 22 categories, but here are the winners for the Mystery categories:
GAY MYSTERY
BLACKMAIL, MY LOVE: A Murder Mystery, Katie Gilmartin, Cleis Press
Other nominees:
BOYSTOWN 6: FROM THE ASHES by Marshall Thornton (MLR)
CALVIN’S HEAD by David Swatling (Bold Strokes Books)
DEADFALL by David Lennon (BlueSpike Publishing)
FAIR GAME by Josh Lanyon (Carina Press)
A GATHERING STORM by Jameson Currier (Chelsea Station Editions)
MOON OVER TANGIER by Janice Law (Open Road Media)
THE NEXT by Rafe Haze (Wilde City Press)
LESBIAN MYSTERY
THE OLD DEEP AND DARK-A Jane Lawless Mystery by Ellen Hart (Minotaur Books)
Other nominees:
THE ACQUITTAL by Anne Laughlin (Bold Strokes Books)
DONE TO DEATH by Charles Atkins (Severn House Publishers)
SLASH AND BURN by Valerie Bronwen (Bold Strokes Books)
UNCATHOLIC CONDUCT by Stevie Mikayne (Bold Strokes Books)
Now in their twenty-seventh year, the Lambda Literary Awards celebrate achievement in lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) writing for books published in 2014. The awards ceremony (7 East 7th Street, New York City 10003). A VIP After-Party presented by Scholastic at its SOHO rooftop space will follow. For more information and to buy tickets, please visit LL’s website.
