Left Coast Crime

Left Coast Crime is an annual conference organised by mystery fiction fans for mystery fiction fans, first held in San Francisco in 1991. It is concerned with western North American region mysteries, but the conference itself travels worldwide, having been held in Canada and the United Kingdom, as well as different parts of the United States. The conference enables fans to mix with authors. A prominent author of western mystery fiction is invited to be guest speaker.[1][2]

In December 2019 Mystery Writers of America awarded the convention organization the 2020 Raven Award for "outstanding achievement in the mystery field outside the realm of creative writing."[3]

Lefty Awards[edit]

Best Humorous Mystery Novel Award[edit]

Conference participants have voted on an award for the most humorous mystery novel since 1996.

Best Humorous Mystery Novel Award, winners and finalists[4][5][6]
Year Author Title Result Ref.
1996 Alan Russell The Fat Innkeeper Winner
G. M. Ford Who in Hell Is Wanda Fuca? Finalist
Kinky Friedman God Bless John Wayne Finalist
Parnell Hall Movie Finalist
Joan Hess Miracles in Maggody Finalist
Sharan McCrumb If I'd Killed Him When I Met Him Finalist
1997 No award presented
1998 Janet Evanovich Three to Get Deadly Winner
Margaret Chittenden Dead Men Don't Dance Finalist
Parnell Hall Scam Finalist
Sarah Shankman I Still Miss My Man But My Aim Is Getting Better Finalist
Don Winslow The Death and Life of Bobby Z Finalist
1999 Janet Evanovich Four to Score Winner
2000 Donna Andrews Murder With Peacocks Winner
Dave Barry Big Trouble Finalist
Janet Evanovich High Five Finalist
Jerrilyn Farmer Immaculate Reception Finalist
Anne George Murder Shoots the Bull Finalist
2001 No award presented
2002 Jerrilyn Farmer Dim Sum Dead Winner
Bill Fitzhugh Fender Benders Winner
Donna Andrews Revenge of the Wrought-Iron Flamingos Finalist
Selma Eichler Murder Can Upset Your Mother Finalist
Susan Isaacs Long Time No See Finalist
2003 Tim Cockey The Hearse Case Scenario Winner
Brian M. Wiprud Pipsqueak Winner
Janet Evanovich Hard Eight Finalist
Laura Levine This Pen for Hire Finalist
Fidelis Morgan The Rival Queens Finalist
Ben Rehder Buck Fever Finalist
2004 Jerrilyn Farmer Mumbo Gumbo Winner
Donna Andrews Crouching Buzzard, Leaping Loon Finalist
Elaine Viets Shop Till You Drop Finalist
2005 Donna Andrews We'll Always Have Parrots Winner
Ruth Dudley Edwards Carnage on the Committee Finalist
Nancy Fairbanks Holy Guacamole Finalist
Jerrilyn Farmer Perfect Sax Finalist
Susan McBride Blue Blood Finalist
2006 Peter Guttridge Cast Adrift Winner
Liz Evans Cue the Easter Bunny Finalist
Jasper Fforde The Big Over Easy Finalist
Bill Fitzhugh Highway 61 Resurfaced Finalist
Charlie Williams Fags and Lager Finalist
2007 Donna Moore Go to Helena Handbasket Winner
Donna Andrews No Nest for the Wicket Finalist
Steve Brewer Monkey Man Finalist
Troy Cook 47 Rules of Highly Effective Bank Robbers Finalist
Elaine Viets Murder Unleashed Finalist
2008 Elaine Viets Murder with Reservations Winner
Donna Andrews The Penguin Who Knew Too Much Finalist
Don Bruns Stuff To Die For Finalist
Jeffrey Cohen Some Like It Hot-Buttered Finalist
Jess Lourey Knee High by the Fourth of July Finalist
2009 Tim Maleeny Greasing the Piñata Winner
Donna Andrews Six Geese A-Slaying Finalist
Jeffrey Cohen It Happened One Knife Finalist
Sue Ann Jaffarian Thugs & Kisses Finalist
N. M. Kelby Murder at the Bad Girl's Bar and Grill Finalist
Rita Lakin Getting Old Is To Die For Finalist
2010 Rita Lakin Getting Old Is a Disaster Winner
Donna Andrews Swan for the Money Finalist
Mike Befeler Living with Your Kids Is Murder Finalist
Denise Dietz Strangle a Loaf of Italian Bread Finalist
Kris Neri High Crimes on the Magical Plane Finalist
2011 J. Michael Orenduff The Pot Thief Who Studied Einstein Winner
Donna Andrews Stork Raving Mad Finalist
Laura DiSilverio Swift Justice Finalist
Donna Moore Old Dogs Finalist
Kris Neri Revenge for Old Times’ Sake Finalist
2012 Donna Andrews The Real Macaw Winner
Rita Lakin Getting Old Can Kill You Finalist [7]
Jess Lourey October Fest Finalist [7]
Kris Neri Magical Alienation Finalist [7]
Cindy Sample Dying for a Dance Finalist [7]
John Vorhaus The Albuquerque Turkey Finalist [7]
2013 Brad Parks The Girl Next Door Winner [8]
Mike Befeler Cruising in Your Eighties Is Murder Finalist [8]
Laura DiSilverio Swift Run Finalist [8]
Jess Lourey December Dread Finalist [8]
Lisa Lutz Trail of the Spellmans Finalist [8]
Nancy G. West Fit to Be Dead Finalist [8]
2014 Brad Parks The Good Cop Winner
Donna Andrews The Hen of the Baskervilles Finalist
Timothy Hallinan The Fame Thief Finalist
Lisa Lutz The Last Word Finalist
Cindy Sample Dying for a Daiquiri Finalist
2015 Timothy Hallinan Herbie's Game Winner [9]
Donna Andrews The Good, the Bad, and the Emus Finalist [9]
Jess Lourey January Thaw Finalist [9]
Cindy Sample Dying for a Dude Finalist [9]
Diane Vallere Suede to Rest Finalist [9]
2016 Donna Andrews Lord of the Wings Winner
Ellen Byron Plantation Shudders Finalist
Jess Lourey February Fever Finalist
Cindy Sample Dying for a Donut Finalist
Diane Vallere Crushed Velvet Finalist
2017 Ellen Byron Body on the Bayou Winner
Donna Andrews Die Like an Eagle Finalist [10]
Timothy Hallinan Fields Where They Lay Finalist [10]
Heather Haven The CEO Came DOA Finalist [10]
Johnny Shaw Floodgate Finalist [10]
Diane Vallere The Disguise To Die For Finalist [10]
2018 Ellen Byron A Cajun Christmas Killing Winner [11]
Donna Andrews Gone Gull Finalist
Marla Cooper Dying on the Vine Finalist
Cynthia Kuhn The Art of Vanishing Finalist
Cindy Sample Dying for a Diamond Finalist
2019 Catriona McPherson Scot Free Winner [12]
Ellen Byron Mardi Gras Murder Finalist [12][13]
Kellye Garrett Hollywood Ending Finalist [12][13]
Timothy Hallinan Nighttown Finalist [12][13]
Leslie Karst Death al Fresco Finalist [12][13]
Cynthia Kuhn The Spirit in Question Finalist [12][13]
2020 Catriona McPherson Scot & Soda Winner [14]
Ellen Byron Fatal Cajun Festival Finalist [14]
Leslie Karst Murder from Scratch Finalist [14]
Cynthia Kuhn The Subject of Malice Finalist [14]
Wendall Thomas Drowned Under Finalist [14]
2021 Ellen Byron Murder in the Bayou Boneyard Winner [15]
Jennifer J. Chow Mimi Lee Gets a Clue Finalist [15][16][17]
Carl Hiaasen Squeeze Me Finalist [15][16][17]
Cynthia Kuhn The Study of Secrets Finalist [15][16][17]
J. Michael Orenduff The Pot Thief Who Studied the Woman at Otowi Crossing Finalist [15][16][17]
Sung J. Woo Skin Deep Finalist [15][16][17]
2022 Rachel V. Reyes Mango, Mambo, and Murder Winner [18]
Ellen Byron Cajun Kiss of Death Finalist [18][19][20]
Jennifer Chow Mimi Lee Cracks the Code Finalist [18][19][20]
Elle Cosimano Finlay Donovan Is Killing It Finalist [18][19][20]
Cynthia Kuhn How To Book a Murder Finalist [18][19][20]
Wendall Thomas Fogged Off Finalist [18][19][20]

Best Historical Mystery Novel[edit]

The Best Historical Mystery Novel Award, also known as the Bruce Alexander Memorial Historical Mystery Award, established in 2004, is presented "to mystery novels covering events before 1960."[8][21]

Best Historical Mystery Novel, winners and finalists[4][5][6]
Year Author Title Result Ref.
2004 Rhys Bowen For the Love of Mike Winner
Ann Parker Silver Lies Finalist
Mary Reed and Eric Mayer Four for a Boy Finalist
2005 Sharan Newman The Witch in the Well Winner
Mary Reed and Eric Mayer Five for Silver Finalist
Priscilla Royal Tyrant of the Mind Finalist
Victoria Thompson Murder on Marble Row Finalist
Jacqueline Winspear Birds of a Feather Finalist
2006 Tony Broadbent Spectres in the Smoke Winner
Maureen Jennings Night's Child Finalist
Jacqueline Winspear Pardonable Lies Finalist
2007 No award presented
2008 No award presented
2009 Kelli Stanley Nox Dormienda, A Long Night for Sleeping Winner
Tasha Alexander A Fatal Waltz Finalist
Rhys Bowen A Royal Pain Finalist
Rhys Bowen Tell Me, Pretty Maiden Finalist
Laurie R. King Touchstone Finalist
2010 Rebecca Cantrell The Trace of Smoke Winner
Tasha Alexander Tears of Pearl Finalist
Rhys Bowen In a Gilded Cage Finalist
Gary Phillips Freedom's Flight Finalist
Jeri Westerson Serpent in the Thorns Finalist
2011 Jacqueline Winspear The Mapping of Love and Death Winner
Rebecca Cantrell The Night of Long Knives Finalist
Robert Kresge Murder for Greenhorns Finalist
Kelli Stanley City of Dragons Finalist
Jeri Westerson The Demon’s Parchment Finalist
2012 Ann Parker Mercury's Rise Winner
Rhys Bowen Naughty in Nice Finalist [7]
Rebecca Cantrell The Game of Lies Finalist [7]
Priscilla Royal The Killing Season Finalist [7]
Jeri Westerson Troubled Bones Finalist [7]
Jacqueline Winspear The Lesson in Secrets Finalist [7]
2013 Catriona McPherson Dandy Gilver and an Unsuitable Day for a Murder Winner [22]
Rhys Bowen The Twelve Clues of Christmas Finalist [22]
Rebecca Cantrell The City of Broken Glass Finalist [22]
Dennis Lehane Live by Night Finalist [22]
Jacqueline Winspear Elegy for Eddie Finalist [22]
2014 Catriona McPherson Dandy Gilver and a Bothersome Number of Corpses Winner
Rhys Bowen Heirs and Graces Finalist
Susan Elia MacNeal His Majesty's Hope Finalist
David Morrell Murder as a Fine Art Finalist
Priscilla Royal Covenant with Hell Finalist
Jacqueline Winspear Leaving Everything Most Loved Finalist
2015 Catriona McPherson The Deadly Measure of Brimstone Winner [9]
Rhys Bowen Queen of Hearts Finalist [9]
Susanna Calkins From the Charred Remains Finalist [9]
Kelli Stanley City of Ghosts Finalist [9]
Jeri Westerson Cup of Blood Finalist [9]
2016 Rhys Bowen Malice at the Palace Winner
Susanna Calkins The Masque of a Murderer Finalist
Heather Haven The Chocolate Kiss-Off Finalist
Jennifer Kincheloe The Secret Life of Anna Blanc Finalist
Laurie R. King Dreaming Spies Finalist
Susan Elia MacNeal Mrs. Roosevelt's Confidante Finalist
2017 Catriona McPherson The Reek of Red Herrings Winner
Rhys Bowen Crowned and Dangerous Finalist [10]
Susanna Calkins The Death Along the River Fleet Finalist [10]
Laurie R. King The Murder of Mary Russell Finalist [10]
Ann Parker What Gold Buys Finalist [10]
2018 Rhys Bowen In Farleigh Field Winner [11]
Jennifer Kincheloe The Woman in the Camphor Trunk Finalist
Renee Patrick Dangerous To Know Finalist
Priscilla Royal The Proud Sinner Finalist
Jeri Westerson Season of Blood Finalist
2019 Sujata Massey The Widows of Malabar Hill Winner [12]
Rhys Bowen Four Funerals and Maybe a Wedding Finalist [12][13]
David Corbett The Long-Lost Love Letters of Doc Holliday Finalist [12][13]
Laurie R. King Island of the Mad Finalist [12][13]
Ann Parker A Dying Note Finalist [12][13]
Iona Whishaw It Begins in Betrayal Finalist [12][13]
2020 Sujata Massey The Satapur Moonstone Winner [14]
Susanna Calkins Murder Knocks Twice Finalist [14]
L.A. Chandlar The Pearl Dagger Finalist [14]
Dianne Freeman A Lady’s Guide to Gossip and Murder Finalist [14]
Jennifer Kincheloe The Body in Griffith Park Finalist [14]
2021 Catriona McPherson The Turning Tide Winner [15]
Susanna Calkins The Fate of a Flapper Finalist [15][16][17]
Dianne Freeman A Lady's Guide to Mischief and Murder Finalist [15][16][17]
Laurie R. King Riviera Gold Finalist [15][16][17]
Ann Parker Mortal Music Finalist [15][16][17]
James W. Ziskin Turn to Stone Finalist [15][16][17]
2022 Naomi Hirahara Clark and Division Winner [18]
Susanna Calkins The Cry of the Hangman Finalist [18][19][20]
John Copenhaver The Savage Kind Finalist [18][19][20]
Sujata Massey The Bombay Prince Finalist [18][19][20]
Catriona McPherson The Mirror Dance Finalist [18][19][20]
Lori Rader-Day Death at Greenway Finalist [18][19][20]

Best Mystery Novel[edit]

Best Mystery Novel, winners and finalists[4][5][6]
Year Author Title Result Ref.
2017 Louise Penny The Great Reckoning Winner
Matt Coyle Dark Fissures Finalist [10]
Gigi Pandian Michelangelo's Ghost Finalist [10]
Terry Shames The Necessary Murder of Nonie Blake Finalist [10]
James W. Ziskin Heart of Stone Finalist [10]
2018 William Kent Krueger Sulfur Springs Winner [11]
Matt Coyle Blood Truth Finalist
Louise Penny Glass Houses Finalist
Terry Shames An Unsettling Crime for Samuel Craddock Finalist
James W. Ziskin Cast the First Stone Finalist
2019 Lou Berney November Road Winner [12]
Matt Coyle Wrong Light Finalist [12][13]
Louise Penny Kingdom of the Blind Finalist [12][13]
Lori Rader-Day Under a Dark Sky Finalist [12][13]
Terry Shames A Reckoning in the Back Country Finalist [12][13]
James W. Ziskin A Stone’s Throw Finalist [12][13]
2020 Matt Coyle Lost Tomorrows Winner [14]
Steph Cha Your House Will Pay Finalist [14]
Tracy Clark Borrowed Time Finalist [14]
Rachel Howzell Hall They All Fall Down Finalist [14]
Attica Locke Heaven, My Home Finalist [14]
2021 Louise Penny All the Devils Are Here Winner [15]
Tracy Clark What You Don't See Finalist [15][16][17]
S. A. Cosby Blacktop Wasteland Finalist [15][16][17]
Matt Coyle Blind Vigil Finalist [15][16][17]
Rachel Howzell Hall And Now She's Gone Finalist [15][16][17]
2022 William Kent Krueger Lightning Strike Winner [18]
Tracy Clark Runner Finalist [18][19][20]
S. A. Cosby Razorblade Tears Finalist [18][19][20]
Matt Coyle Last Redemption Finalist [18][19][20]
P. J. Vernon Bath Haus Finalist [18][19][20]

Best Début Mystery[edit]

The Lefty for Best Debut Mystery has gone by many names, include the Eureka! Award (2012), the Rosebud Award (2015), and finally, the Left for Best Debut Mystery.

Best Début Mystery, winners and finalists[4][5][6]
Year Author Title Result Ref.
2012 Darrell James Nazareth Child Winner
Rochelle Staab Who Do, Voodoo? Finalist [7]
Sally Carpenter The Baffled Beatlemaniac Caper Finalist [7]
Tammy Kaehler Dead Man's Switch Finalist [7]
2015 Allen Eskens The Life We Bury Winner [9]
Lisa Alber Kilmoon Finalist [9]
M.P. Cooley Ice Shear Finalist [9]
Lori Rader-Day The Black Hour Finalist [9]
Holly West Mistress of Fortune Finalist [9]
2017 Alexia Gordon Murder in G Major Winner
Sarah M. Chen Cleaning Up Finn Finalist [10]
Marla Cooper Terror in Taffeta Finalist [10]
Nadine Nettmann Decanting a Murder Finalist [10]
Renee Patrick Design for Dying Finalist [10]
2018 Kellye Garrett Hollywood Homicide Winner [11]
Susan Alice Bickford A Short Time To Die Finalist
Wendall Thomas Lost Luggage Finalist
Nancy Tingley A Head in Cambodia Finalist
Kathleen Valenti Protocol Finalist
2019 Dianne Freeman A Lady’s Guide to Etiquette and Murder Winner [12]
Tracy Clark Broken Places Finalist [12][13]
A. J. Devlin Cobra Clutch Finalist [12][13]
A. J. Finn The Woman in the Window Finalist [12][13]
Aimee Hix What Doesn't Kill You Finalist [12][13]
Keenan Powell Deadly Solution Finalist [12][13]
J.G. Toews Give Out Creek Finalist [12][13]
2020 Carl Vonderau Murderabilia Winner [14]
Tori Eldridge The Ninja Daughter Finalist [14]
Angie Kim Miracle Creek Finalist [14]
Tara Laskowski One Night Gone Finalist [14]
John Vercher Three-Fifths Finalist [14]
2021 David Heska Wanbli Weiden Winter Counts Winner [15]
Daisy Bateman Murder Goes to Market Finalist [15][16][17]
Mary Keliikoa Derailed Finalist [15][16][17]
Erica Ruth Neubauer Murder at the Mena House Finalist [15][16][17]
Richard Osman The Thursday Murder Club Finalist [15][16][17]
Halley Sutton The Lady Upstairs Finalist [15][16][17]
2022 Wanda M. Morris All Her Little Secrets Winner [18]
Alexandra Andrews Who Is Maud Dixon Finalist [18][19][20]
Marco Carocari Blackout Finalist [18][19][20]
Zakiya Dalila Harris The Other Black Girl Finalist [18][19][20]
Mia P. Manansala Arsenic and Adobo Finalist [18][19][20]

Wildcard Awards[edit]

In addition to regular Lefty Awards, wildcard awards have occasionally been presented. One regularly occurring wild card award is based on geographical location, with its name changing depending upon the location of the convention, such as the Otter (Monterey, 2004), the Calavera (El Paso, 2005), the Rocky (Denver, 2008; Colorado Springs, 2013), and the Rose (Portland, 2015).[4] Left Coast Crime has also presented awards according to other geographic regions, such as the Hillerman Sky (Southwest settings, 2011), the Golden Nugget (California settings, 2012), the Squid (US settings, 2014), and the Calamari (non-US settings, 2014).[4]

Other wildcard awards "include the Watson, for the mystery with the best sidekick (Santa Fe 2011 & Colorado Springs 2013), and the Hawaii Five-O, for best law enforcement or police procedural (Waikoloa, Hawaii 2009). The Panik award was given in memory of Paul Anik for best LA noir (Los Angeles 2010). Cover art was recognized with the Arty (Denver 2008)."[4]

Wildcard Award winners and finalists[4][5][6]
Award Year Author Title Result Ref.
Otter Award[a] 2004 Meg Chittenden More Than You Know Winner
David Cole Dragonfly Bones Finalist
Emily Toll Murder Pans Out Finalist
Calavera Award[b] 2005 Rochelle Krich Grave Endings Winner
Meg Chittenden Snap Shot Finalist
David Cole Shadow Play Finalist
L.C. Hayden What Others Know Finalist
Twist Phelan Family Claims Finalist
Arty Award[c] 2008 Rhys Bowen Her Royal Spyness Winner
Megan Abbott Queenpin Finalist
Laura Benedict Isabella Moon Finalist
Ken Isaacson Silent Counsel Finalist
Tim Maleeny Stealing the Dragon Finalist
Rocky Award[d] Margaret Coel The Girl with Braided Hair Winner
C. J. Box Free Fire Finalist
Bill Cameron Lost Dog Finalist
Tim Maleeny Stealing the Dragon Finalist
Twist Phelan False Fortune Finalist
Hawaii Five-O[e] 2009 Neil S. Plakcy Mahu Fire Winner
Baron Birtcher Angels Fall Finalist
Kate Flora The Angel of Knowlton Park Finalist
Åsa Larsson The Black Path Finalist
G.M. Malliet Death of a Cozy Writer Finalist
Karin Slaughter Fractured Finalist
The Panik[f] 2010 Linda Richards Death Was in the Picture Winner
Gar Anthony Haywood Cemetery Road Finalist
Gregg Hurwitz Trust No One Finalist
Stephen Jay Schwartz Boulevard Finalist
Hillerman Sky Award[g] 2011 Margaret Coel The Spider’s Web Winner
Sandi Ault Wild Penance Finalist
Christine Barber The Bone Fire Finalist
Deborah J Ledford Snare Finalist
Watson Award[h] Craig Johnson Junkyard Dogs Winner
Sandi Ault Wild Penance Finalist
Rachel Brady Dead Lift Finalist
Chris Grabenstein Rolling Thunder Finalist
Spencer Quinn To Fetch a Thief Finalist
Golden Nugget Award[i] 2012 Kelli Stanley City of Secrets Winner
Jan Burke Disturbance Finalist [7]
Michael Connelly The Drop Finalist [7]
Janet Dawson Bit Player Finalist [7]
Sue Grafton V Is for Vengeance Finalist [7]
Rocky Award[j] 2013 Craig Johnson As the Crow Flies Winner [8]
Margaret Coel Buffalo Bill's Dead Now Finalist [8]
Chuck Greaves Hush Money Finalist [8]
Beth Groundwater Wicked Eddies Finalist [8]
Darrell James Sonora Crossing Finalist [8]
Watson Award[k] Rochelle Staab Bruja Brouhaha Winner [8]
Juliet Blackwell In a Witch's Wardrobe Finalist [8]
Robert Crais Taken Finalist [8]
Chris Grabenstein Fun House Finalist [8]
L.C. Hayden When the Past Haunts You Finalist [8]
The Calamari[l] 2014 Louise Penny How the Light Gets In Winner
Cara Black Murder Below Montparnasse Finalist
Lisa Brackmann Hour of the Rat Finalist
Catriona McPherson As She Left It Finalist
Jeffrey Siger Mykonos After Midnight Finalist
The Squid[m] William Kent Krueger Ordinary Grace Winner
Sue Grafton W Is for Wasted Finalist
Darrell James Purgatory Key Finalist
Hank Phillippi Ryan The Wrong Girl Finalist
Terry Shames The Killing at Cotton Hill Finalist
The Rose[n] 2015 Gigi Pandian Pirate Vishnu Winner [9]
Chelsea Cain One Kick Finalist [9]
Terri Nolan Glass Houses Finalist [9]
L.J. Sellers Deadly Bonds Finalist [9]
Johnny Shaw Plaster City Finalist [9]
Best LCC Regional Mystery[o] 2016 Gigi Pandian The Accidental Alchemist Winner
Michael Connelly The Crossing Finalist
Matt Coyle Night Tremors Finalist
Robert Crais The Promise Finalist
Josh Stallings Young Americans Finalist
Best World Mystery[p] 2016 Louise Penny The Nature of the Beast Winner
Lou Berney The Long and Faraway Gone Finalist
Lisa Brackmann Dragon Day Finalist
Chris Holm The Killing Kind Finalist
James W. Ziskin Stone Cold Dead Finalist

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ The Otter Award was presented to the "best mystery set in the LCC region"
  2. ^ The Calavera Award was presented to the "best mystery set in the LCC region"
  3. ^ The Arty Award was presented to the novel with the "best cover art"
  4. ^ The Rocky Award was presented to the "best mystery set in the LCC region"
  5. ^ The Hawaii Five-O Award was presented to the best novel including "law enforcement" and/or "police procedural" material
  6. ^ The Panik Award was presented "in honor of the late Paul Anik for the best Los Angeles Noir"
  7. ^ The Hillerman Sky Award was presented to the "mystery that best captures the landscape of the Southwest"
  8. ^ The Watson Award was presented to the "mystery novel with best sidekick"
  9. ^ The Golden Nugget Award was presented to the "best mystery set in California"
  10. ^ The Rocky Award was presented to the "best mystery set in the LCC region"
  11. ^ The Watson Award was presented to the "mystery novel with best sidekick"
  12. ^ The Calamari Award was presented to the "best mystery set anywhere else in the world"
  13. ^ The Squid Award was presented to the "best mystery set within the United States"
  14. ^ The Rose Award was presented to the "best mystery set in the LCC region"
  15. ^ The Best LCC Regional Mystery Award was presented to the "best mystery set in the LCC region"
  16. ^ The Best World Mystery Award was presented to a novel "set anywhere outside the LCC region"

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