Left Coast Crime 2023 announced the Lefty Awards finalists on March 18 at the awards ceremony in Tucson, AZ.

Best Humorous Mystery Novel

• Ellen Byron, Bayou Book Thief (Berkley Prime Crime)

Best Historical Mystery Novel

• Wanda M. Morris, Anywhere You Run (William Morrow)

Best Debut Mystery Novel

• Ramona Emerson, Shutter (Soho Crime)

Best Mystery Novel
(not in other categories)

• Kellye Garrett, Like a Sister (Mulholland Books)