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Left Coast Crime 2023 presented four Lefty Awards at the convention in Tucson, Arizona on Saturday, March 18, 2023. To be eligible, titles must have been published for the first time in the US or Canada during 2022, in book or ebook format. Congratulations to all the nominees and winners (indicated in bold)!
| Best Humorous Mystery Novel | |
| ° | Ellen Byron, Bayou Book Thief |
| ° | Jennifer J. Chow, Death by Bubble Tea |
| ° | A.J. Devlin, Five Moves of Doom |
| ° | T.G. Herren, A Streetcar Named Murder |
| ° | Catriona McPherson, Scot in a Trap |
| Best Historical Mystery Novel (events before 1970) | |
| ° | Dianne Freeman, A Bride’s Guide to Marriage and Murder |
| ° | Catriona McPherson, In Place of Fear |
| ° | Wanda M. Morris, Anywhere You Run |
| ° | Karen Odden, Under a Veiled Moon |
| ° | Ann Parker, The Secret in the Wall |
| ° | Iona Whishaw, Framed in Fire |
| Best Debut Mystery Novel | |
| ° | Erin E. Adams, Jackal |
| ° | Eli Cranor, Don’t Know Tough |
| ° | Ramona Emerson, Shutter |
| ° | Meredith Hambrock, Other People’s Secrets |
| ° | Harini Nagendra, The Bangalore Detectives Club |
| ° | Rob Osler, Devil’s Chew Toy |
| ° | Jane Pek, The Verifiers |
| Best Mystery Novel | |
| ° | Kellye Garrett, Like a Sister |
| ° | Laurie R. King, Back to the Garden |
| ° | James L’Etoile, Dead Drop |
| ° | Gigi Pandian, Under Lock & Skeleton Key |
| ° | Louise Penny, A World of Curiosities |
| ° | Alex Segura, Secret Identity |
