Last night at the Left Coast Crime Convention in Monterey, these coveted awards were given out. A big congratulations to all the winners but especially my friend Catriona McPherson for winning The Bruce Alexander Memorial Historical Mystery Award. Well done.
The Bruce Alexander Memorial Historical Mystery Award: Best historical mystery novel covering events before 1960
Catriona McPherson, DANDY GILVER AND A BOTHERSOME NUMBER OF CORPSES (Minotaur Books)
The Squid: Best mystery set within the United States
William Kent Krueger, ORDINARY GRACE (Atria Books)
The Calamari: Best mystery set anywhere else in the world
Louise Penny, HOW THE LIGHT GETS IN (Minotaur Books)
The Lefty: Best humorous mystery novel
Brad Parks, THE GOOD COP (Minotaur Books)
Sue Trowbridge: Fan Guest of Honor
Mystery Playground also recapped Day One, Two and Three of Left Coast Crime.
Photos by Darrell Hoemann Photography.
Congratulations to all, specially my pal, Catriona!
ReplyDeleteCongrats to all! (I am also convinced Catriona M. is almost every person on earth's pal.)
ReplyDeleteI wouldn't be surprised. She's a wonderful person and very generous with her friendship.
DeleteLooks like everyone had a lot of fun at the conference.
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