2014 LEFT COAST CRIME AWARD Winners

Last night, at the Left Coast Crime Festival, the Left Coast Crime Awards were presented. The Lefty (Best humorous mystery novel)  Brad Parks, The Good Cop (Minotaur Books) Other nominees: Donna Andrews, The Hen of the Baskervilles (Minotaur Books) Timothy Hallinan,...

Mystery Finalists for 26th annual LAMBDA Awards

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...

2014 Derringer Finalists

The Short Mystery Fiction Society have  announced the finalists for its 2014 Derringer Awards as determined by SMFS member volunteer judges: For Best Flash (Up to 1,000 words) “Final Statement” by Robert Bailey (The Flash Fiction Offensive, July 18, 2013)...

2014 Lovey Award winners

This weekend, at Love Is Murder, the 2014 Lovey awards are presented. BEST FIRST NOVEL ONE MAN’S CASTLE by J. Michael Major Other nominees: BRIGHT AND YELLOW, HARD AND COLD by Tim Chapman THE BUTTERFLY SISTER by Amy Gail Hansen BAD POLICY by James M. Jackson...