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Left Coast Crime 2022 presented four Lefty Awards at the rescheduled convention in Albuquerque, New Mexico on Saturday, April 9, 2022. Titles must have been published for the first time in the USA or Canada during 2021, in book or ebook format. Congratulations to all the nominees and winners (indicated in red)!
| Lefty for Best Humorous Mystery Novel | |
| ° | Ellen Byron, Cajun Kiss of Death |
| ° | Jennifer Chow, Mimi Lee Cracks the Code |
| ° | Elle Cosimano, Finlay Donovan Is Killing It |
| ° | Cynthia Kuhn, How To Book a Murder |
| ° | Raquel V. Reyes, Mango, Mambo, and Murder |
| ° | Wendall Thomas, Fogged Off |
| Lefty for Best Historical Mystery Novel (Bruce Alexander Memorial) for books covering events before 1970 |
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| ° | Susanna Calkins, The Cry of the Hangman |
| ° | John Copenhaver, The Savage Kind |
| ° | Naomi Hirahara, Clark and Division |
| ° | Sujata Massey, The Bombay Prince |
| ° | Catriona McPherson, The Mirror Dance |
| ° | Lori Rader-Day, Death at Greenway |
| Lefty for Best Debut Mystery Novel | |
| ° | Alexandra Andrews, Who Is Maud Dixon |
| ° | Marco Carocari, Blackout |
| ° | Zakiya Dalila Harris, The Other Black Girl |
| ° | Mia P. Manansala, Arsenic and Adobo |
| ° | Wanda M. Morris, All Her Little Secrets |
| Lefty for Best Mystery Novel | |
| ° | Tracy Clark, Runner |
| ° | S.A. Cosby, Razorblade Tears |
| ° | Matt Coyle, Last Redemption |
| ° | William Kent Krueger, Lightning Strike |
| ° | P.J. Vernon, Bath Haus |
