During a banquet held at the Left Coast Crime convention in Albuquerque, New Mexico, last evening, winners of the 2022 Lefty Awards were announced. The awards are voted on at the annual convention by attendees. The four categories include:
Lefty for Best Humorous Mystery Novel: Mango, Mambo, and Murder, by Raquel V. Reyes (Crooked Lane)
Also nominated:
Cajun Kiss of Death, by Ellen Byron (Crooked Lane)
Mimi Lee Cracks the Code, by Jennifer Chow (Berkley Prime Crime)
Finlay Donovan Is Killing It, by Elle Cosimano (Minotaur)
How to Book a Murder, by Cynthia Kuhn (Crooked Lane)
Fogged Off, by Wendall Thomas (Beyond the Page)
Bill Gottfried Memorial Lefty for Best Historical Mystery Novel: Clark and Division, by Naomi Hirahara (Soho Crime)
Also nominated:
The Cry of the Hangman, by Susanna Calkins (Severn House)
The Savage Kind, by John Copenhaver (Pegasus Crime)
The Bombay Prince, by Sujata Massey (Soho Crime)
The Mirror Dance, by Catriona McPherson (Hodder & Stoughton)
Death at Greenway, by Lori Rader-Day (Morrow)
Lefty for Best Debut Mystery Novel: All Her Little Secrets, by Wanda M. Morris (Morrow)
Also nominated:
Who Is Maud Dixon? by Alexandra Andrews (Little, Brown)
Blackout, by Marco Carocari (Level Best)
The Other Black Girl, by Zakiya Dalila Harris (Atria)
Arsenic and Adobo, by Mia P. Manansala (Berkley Prime Crime)
Lefty for Best Mystery Novel: Lightning Strike, by William Kent Krueger (Atria)
Also nominated:
Runner, by Tracy Clark (Kensington)
Razorblade Tears, by S.A. Cosby (Flatiron)
Last Redemption, by Matt Coyle (Oceanview)
Bath Haus, by P.J. Vernon (Doubleday)
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