Nominees for the 2015 Lefty Awards Announced

The nominees for the 2015 Lefty Awards have been announced by organizers of Left Coast Crime "Crimelandia". The awards will be voted on at the convention and the winners presented at the Awards Banquet on Saturday, March 14th, 2015, at the Doubletree by Hilton Portland.

The nominees are …

The Lefty (for best humorous mystery):

• The Good, the Bad, and the Emus by Donna Andrews (Minotaur Books)
• Herbie's Game by Timothy Hallinan (Soho Crime)
• January Thaw by Jess Lourey (Midnight Ink)
• Dying for a Dude by Cindy Sample (Cindy Sample Books)
• Suede to Rest by Diane Vallere (Berkley Prime Crime)

The Bruce Alexander Memorial Historical Mystery Award:

• Queen of Hearts by Rhys Bowen (Berkley Prime Crime)
• From the Charred Remains by Susanna Calkins (Minotaur Books)
• A Deadly Measure of Brimstone by Catriona McPherson (Minotaur Books)
• City of Ghosts by Kelli Stanley (Minotaur Books)
• Cup of Blood by Jeri Westerson (Old London Press)

The Rose (for best mystery novel set in the Left Coast Crime region):

• One Kick by Chelsea Cain (Simon & Schuster)
• Glass Houses by Terri Nolan (Midnight Ink)
• Pirate Vishnu by Gigi Pandian (Henery Press)
• Deadly Bonds by L. J. Sellers (Thomas & Mercer)
• Plaster City by Johnny Shaw (Thomas & Mercer)

The Rosebud (for best first mystery novel set anywhere in the world):

• Kilmoon by Lisa Alber (Muskrat Press)
• Ice Shear by M. P. Cooley (William Morrow)
• The Life We Bury by Allen Eskens (Seventh Street Books)
• The Black Hour by Lori Rader-Day (Seventh Street Books)
• Mistress of Fortune by Holly West (Carina Press)