Congratulations to all of the Lefty Award nominees! Honored that The Subject of Malice is in the company of books by authors I admire so very much. Thank you to everyone who has supported the Lila Maclean series.
Lefty for Best Humorous Mystery Novel. The nominees are:
- Ellen Byron, Fatal Cajun Festival (Crooked Lane Books)
- Leslie Karst, Murder from Scratch (Crooked Lane Books)
- Cynthia Kuhn, The Subject of Malice (Henery Press)
- Catriona McPherson, Scot & Soda (Midnight Ink)
- Wendall Thomas, Drowned Under (Poisoned Pen Press)
Lefty for Best Historical Mystery Novel. (Bruce Alexander Memorial) for books covering events before 1970. The nominees are:
- Susanna Calkins, Murder Knocks Twice (Minotaur Books)
- L.A. Chandlar, The Pearl Dagger (Kensington Books)
- Dianne Freeman, A Lady’s Guide to Gossip and Murder (Kensington Books)
- Jennifer Kincheloe, The Body in Griffith Park (Seventh Street Books)
- Sujata Massey, The Satapur Moonstone (Soho Crime)
Lefty for Best Debut Mystery Novel. The nominees are:
- Tori Eldridge, The Ninja Daughter (Agora Books)
- Angie Kim, Miracle Creek (Sarah Crichton Books)
- Tara Laskowski, One Night Gone (Graydon House)
- John Vercher, Three-Fifths (Agora Books)
- Carl Vonderau, Murderabilia (Midnight Ink)
Lefty for Best Mystery Novel. The nominees are:
- Steph Cha, Your House Will Pay (Ecco)
- Tracy Clark, Borrowed Time (Kensington Books)
- Matt Coyle, Lost Tomorrows (Oceanview Publishing)
- Rachel Howzell Hall, They All Fall Down (Forge Books)
- Attica Locke, Heaven, My Home (Mulholland Books)
Cynthia Kuhn 