The winners will be awarded April 9, 2022 at Left Coast Crime in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Congratulations to one and all! Have you registered?

Lefty for Best Humorous Mystery Novel

• • Cajun Kiss of Death by Ellen Byron
  • Mimi Lee Cracks the Code by Jennifer Chow
  • Finlay Donovan Is Killing It by Elle Cosimano
  • How To Book a Murder by Cynthia Kuhn
  • Mango, Mambo, and Murder by Raquel V. Reyes
  • Fogged Off by Wendall Thomas

Lefty for Best Historical Mystery Novel

• • The Cry of the Hangman by Susanna Calkins
  • The Savage Kind by John Copenhaver
  • Clark and Division by Naomi Hirahara
  • The Bombay Prince by Sujata Massey
  • The Mirror Dance by Catriona McPherson
  • Death at Greenway by Lori Rader-Day

Lefty for Best Debut Mystery Novel

• • Who Is Maud Dixon by Alexandra Andrews
  • Blackout by Marco Carocari
  • The Other Black Girl by Zakiya Dalila Harris
  • Arsenic and Adobo by Mia P. Manansala
  • All Her Little Secrets by Wanda M. Morris

Lefty for Best Mystery Novel

• • Runner by Tracy Clark
  • Razorblade Tears by S.A. Cosby
  • Last Redemption by Matt Coyle
  • Lightning Strike by William Kent Krueger
  • Bath Haus by P.J. Vernon