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.
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."
Lefty Awards
Best Humorous Mystery Novel Award
Conference participants have voted on an award for the most humorous mystery novel since 1996.
| 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 | ||
| Jess Lourey | October Fest | Finalist | ||
| Kris Neri | Magical Alienation | Finalist | ||
| Cindy Sample | Dying for a Dance | Finalist | ||
| John Vorhaus | The Albuquerque Turkey | Finalist | ||
| 2013 | Brad Parks | The Girl Next Door | Winner | |
| Mike Befeler | Cruising in Your Eighties Is Murder | Finalist | ||
| Laura DiSilverio | Swift Run | Finalist | ||
| Jess Lourey | December Dread | Finalist | ||
| Lisa Lutz | Trail of the Spellmans | Finalist | ||
| Nancy G. West | Fit to Be Dead | Finalist | ||
| 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 | |
| Donna Andrews | The Good, the Bad, and the Emus | Finalist | ||
| Jess Lourey | January Thaw | Finalist | ||
| Cindy Sample | Dying for a Dude | Finalist | ||
| Diane Vallere | Suede to Rest | Finalist | ||
| 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 | ||
| Timothy Hallinan | Fields Where They Lay | Finalist | ||
| Heather Haven | The CEO Came DOA | Finalist | ||
| Johnny Shaw | Floodgate | Finalist | ||
| Diane Vallere | The Disguise To Die For | Finalist | ||
| 2018 | Ellen Byron | A Cajun Christmas Killing | Winner | |
| 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 | |
| Ellen Byron | Mardi Gras Murder | Finalist | ||
| Kellye Garrett | Hollywood Ending | Finalist | ||
| Timothy Hallinan | Nighttown | Finalist | ||
| Leslie Karst | Death al Fresco | Finalist | ||
| Cynthia Kuhn | The Spirit in Question | Finalist | ||
| 2020 | Catriona McPherson | Scot & Soda | Winner | |
| Ellen Byron | Fatal Cajun Festival | Finalist | ||
| Leslie Karst | Murder from Scratch | Finalist | ||
| Cynthia Kuhn | The Subject of Malice | Finalist | ||
| Wendall Thomas | Drowned Under | Finalist | ||
| 2021 | Ellen Byron | Murder in the Bayou Boneyard | Winner | |
| Jennifer J. Chow | Mimi Lee Gets a Clue | Finalist | ||
| Carl Hiaasen | Squeeze Me | Finalist | ||
| Cynthia Kuhn | The Study of Secrets | Finalist | ||
| J. Michael Orenduff | The Pot Thief Who Studied the Woman at Otowi Crossing | Finalist | ||
| Sung J. Woo | Skin Deep | Finalist | ||
| 2022 | Rachel V. Reyes | Mango, Mambo, and Murder | Winner | |
| Ellen Byron | Cajun Kiss of Death | Finalist | ||
| Jennifer Chow | Mimi Lee Cracks the Code | Finalist | ||
| Elle Cosimano | Finlay Donovan Is Killing It | Finalist | ||
| Cynthia Kuhn | How To Book a Murder | Finalist | ||
| Wendall Thomas | Fogged Off | Finalist | ||
Best Historical Mystery Novel
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."
| 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 | ||
| Rebecca Cantrell | The Game of Lies | Finalist | ||
| Priscilla Royal | The Killing Season | Finalist | ||
| Jeri Westerson | Troubled Bones | Finalist | ||
| Jacqueline Winspear | The Lesson in Secrets | Finalist | ||
| 2013 | Catriona McPherson | Dandy Gilver and an Unsuitable Day for a Murder | Winner | |
| Rhys Bowen | The Twelve Clues of Christmas | Finalist | ||
| Rebecca Cantrell | The City of Broken Glass | Finalist | ||
| Dennis Lehane | Live by Night | Finalist | ||
| Jacqueline Winspear | Elegy for Eddie | Finalist | ||
| 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 | |
| Rhys Bowen | Queen of Hearts | Finalist | ||
| Susanna Calkins | From the Charred Remains | Finalist | ||
| Kelli Stanley | City of Ghosts | Finalist | ||
| Jeri Westerson | Cup of Blood | Finalist | ||
| 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 | ||
| Susanna Calkins | The Death Along the River Fleet | Finalist | ||
| Laurie R. King | The Murder of Mary Russell | Finalist | ||
| Ann Parker | What Gold Buys | Finalist | ||
| 2018 | Rhys Bowen | In Farleigh Field | Winner | |
| 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 | |
| Rhys Bowen | Four Funerals and Maybe a Wedding | Finalist | ||
| David Corbett | The Long-Lost Love Letters of Doc Holliday | Finalist | ||
| Laurie R. King | Island of the Mad | Finalist | ||
| Ann Parker | A Dying Note | Finalist | ||
| Iona Whishaw | It Begins in Betrayal | Finalist | ||
| 2020 | Sujata Massey | The Satapur Moonstone | Winner | |
| Susanna Calkins | Murder Knocks Twice | Finalist | ||
| L. A. Chandlar | The Pearl Dagger | Finalist | ||
| Dianne Freeman | A Lady’s Guide to Gossip and Murder | Finalist | ||
| Jennifer Kincheloe | The Body in Griffith Park | Finalist | ||
| 2021 | Catriona McPherson | The Turning Tide | Winner | |
| Susanna Calkins | The Fate of a Flapper | Finalist | ||
| Dianne Freeman | A Lady's Guide to Mischief and Murder | Finalist | ||
| Laurie R. King | Riviera Gold | Finalist | ||
| Ann Parker | Mortal Music | Finalist | ||
| James W. Ziskin | Turn to Stone | Finalist | ||
| 2022 | Naomi Hirahara | Clark and Division | Winner | |
| Susanna Calkins | The Cry of the Hangman | Finalist | ||
| John Copenhaver | The Savage Kind | Finalist | ||
| Sujata Massey | The Bombay Prince | Finalist | ||
| Catriona McPherson | The Mirror Dance | Finalist | ||
| Lori Rader-Day | Death at Greenway | Finalist | ||
Best Mystery Novel
| Year | Author | Title | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Louise Penny | The Great Reckoning | Winner | |
| Matt Coyle | Dark Fissures | Finalist | ||
| Gigi Pandian | Michelangelo's Ghost | Finalist | ||
| Terry Shames | The Necessary Murder of Nonie Blake | Finalist | ||
| James W. Ziskin | Heart of Stone | Finalist | ||
| 2018 | William Kent Krueger | Sulfur Springs | Winner | |
| 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 | |
| Matt Coyle | Wrong Light | Finalist | ||
| Louise Penny | Kingdom of the Blind | Finalist | ||
| Lori Rader-Day | Under a Dark Sky | Finalist | ||
| Terry Shames | A Reckoning in the Back Country | Finalist | ||
| James W. Ziskin | A Stone’s Throw | Finalist | ||
| 2020 | Matt Coyle | Lost Tomorrows | Winner | |
| Steph Cha | Your House Will Pay | Finalist | ||
| Tracy Clark | Borrowed Time | Finalist | ||
| Rachel Howzell Hall | They All Fall Down | Finalist | ||
| Attica Locke | Heaven, My Home | Finalist | ||
| 2021 | Louise Penny | All the Devils Are Here | Winner | |
| Tracy Clark | What You Don't See | Finalist | ||
| S. A. Cosby | Blacktop Wasteland | Finalist | ||
| Matt Coyle | Blind Vigil | Finalist | ||
| Rachel Howzell Hall | And Now She's Gone | Finalist | ||
| 2022 | William Kent Krueger | Lightning Strike | Winner | |
| Tracy Clark | Runner | Finalist | ||
| S. A. Cosby | Razorblade Tears | Finalist | ||
| Matt Coyle | Last Redemption | Finalist | ||
| P. J. Vernon | Bath Haus | Finalist |
Best Début Mystery
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.
| Year | Author | Title | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Darrell James | Nazareth Child | Winner | |
| Rochelle Staab | Who Do, Voodoo? | Finalist | ||
| Sally Carpenter | The Baffled Beatlemaniac Caper | Finalist | ||
| Tammy Kaehler | Dead Man's Switch | Finalist | ||
| 2015 | Allen Eskens | The Life We Bury | Winner | |
| Lisa Alber | Kilmoon | Finalist | ||
| M.P. Cooley | Ice Shear | Finalist | ||
| Lori Rader-Day | The Black Hour | Finalist | ||
| Holly West | Mistress of Fortune | Finalist | ||
| 2017 | Alexia Gordon | Murder in G Major | Winner | |
| Sarah M. Chen | Cleaning Up Finn | Finalist | ||
| Marla Cooper | Terror in Taffeta | Finalist | ||
| Nadine Nettmann | Decanting a Murder | Finalist | ||
| Renee Patrick | Design for Dying | Finalist | ||
| 2018 | Kellye Garrett | Hollywood Homicide | Winner | |
| 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 | |
| Tracy Clark | Broken Places | Finalist | ||
| A. J. Devlin | Cobra Clutch | Finalist | ||
| A. J. Finn | The Woman in the Window | Finalist | ||
| Aimee Hix | What Doesn't Kill You | Finalist | ||
| Keenan Powell | Deadly Solution | Finalist | ||
| J.G. Toews | Give Out Creek | Finalist | ||
| 2020 | Carl Vonderau | Murderabilia | Winner | |
| Tori Eldridge | The Ninja Daughter | Finalist | ||
| Angie Kim | Miracle Creek | Finalist | ||
| Tara Laskowski | One Night Gone | Finalist | ||
| John Vercher | Three-Fifths | Finalist | ||
| 2021 | David Heska Wanbli Weiden | Winter Counts | Winner | |
| Daisy Bateman | Murder Goes to Market | Finalist | ||
| Mary Keliikoa | Derailed | Finalist | ||
| Erica Ruth Neubauer | Murder at the Mena House | Finalist | ||
| Richard Osman | The Thursday Murder Club | Finalist | ||
| Halley Sutton | The Lady Upstairs | Finalist | ||
| 2022 | Wanda M. Morris | All Her Little Secrets | Winner | |
| Alexandra Andrews | Who Is Maud Dixon | Finalist | ||
| Marco Carocari | Blackout | Finalist | ||
| Zakiya Dalila Harris | The Other Black Girl | Finalist | ||
| Mia P. Manansala | Arsenic and Adobo | Finalist |
Wildcard Awards
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). 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).
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)."
| Award | Year | Author | Title | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Otter Award | 2004 | Meg Chittenden | More Than You Know | Winner | |
| David Cole | Dragonfly Bones | Finalist | |||
| Emily Toll | Murder Pans Out | Finalist | |||
| Calavera Award | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 2012 | Kelli Stanley | City of Secrets | Winner | |
| Jan Burke | Disturbance | Finalist | |||
| Michael Connelly | The Drop | Finalist | |||
| Janet Dawson | Bit Player | Finalist | |||
| Sue Grafton | V Is for Vengeance | Finalist | |||
| Rocky Award | 2013 | Craig Johnson | As the Crow Flies | Winner | |
| Margaret Coel | Buffalo Bill's Dead Now | Finalist | |||
| Chuck Greaves | Hush Money | Finalist | |||
| Beth Groundwater | Wicked Eddies | Finalist | |||
| Darrell James | Sonora Crossing | Finalist | |||
| Watson Award | Rochelle Staab | Bruja Brouhaha | Winner | ||
| Juliet Blackwell | In a Witch's Wardrobe | Finalist | |||
| Robert Crais | Taken | Finalist | |||
| Chris Grabenstein | Fun House | Finalist | |||
| L.C. Hayden | When the Past Haunts You | Finalist | |||
| The Calamari | 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 | 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 | 2015 | Gigi Pandian | Pirate Vishnu | Winner | |
| Chelsea Cain | One Kick | Finalist | |||
| Terri Nolan | Glass Houses | Finalist | |||
| L.J. Sellers | Deadly Bonds | Finalist | |||
| Johnny Shaw | Plaster City | Finalist | |||
| Best LCC Regional Mystery | 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 | 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
- The Otter Award was presented to the "best mystery set in the LCC region"
- The Calavera Award was presented to the "best mystery set in the LCC region"
- The Arty Award was presented to the novel with the "best cover art"
- The Rocky Award was presented to the "best mystery set in the LCC region"
- The Hawaii Five-O Award was presented to the best novel including "law enforcement" and/or "police procedural" material
- The Panik Award was presented "in honor of the late Paul Anik for the best Los Angeles Noir"
- The Hillerman Sky Award was presented to the "mystery that best captures the landscape of the Southwest"
- The Watson Award was presented to the "mystery novel with best sidekick"
- The Golden Nugget Award was presented to the "best mystery set in California"
- The Rocky Award was presented to the "best mystery set in the LCC region"
- The Watson Award was presented to the "mystery novel with best sidekick"
- The Calamari Award was presented to the "best mystery set anywhere else in the world"
- The Squid Award was presented to the "best mystery set within the United States"
- The Rose Award was presented to the "best mystery set in the LCC region"
- The Best LCC Regional Mystery Award was presented to the "best mystery set in the LCC region"
- The Best World Mystery Award was presented to a novel "set anywhere outside the LCC region"
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