Meanderings and Muses: Left Coast Crime 2011 Winners

Sunday, March 27, 2011

Left Coast Crime 2011 Winners

The Winners of this year's Left Coast Crime Awards, held in Sante Fe, are:

Dilys Award (Independent Booksellers' book they enjoyed selling the most -
Louise Penny - Bury Your Dead

The Lefty: Best Humorous Mystery Novel -

J. Michael Orenduff - The Pot Thief Who Studied Einstein

The Bruce Alexander Memorial Historical Mystery -

Jacqueline Winspear - The Mapping of Love and Death

The Hillerman Sky Award - Best captures the landscape of the Southwest -
Margaret Coel - The Spider's Web

The Watson - Best sidekick -

Craig Johnson - Junkyard Dogs

Congratulations to the winners!!

Left Coast Crime 2012 will be held in Sacramento

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