Publication News: Murder Most Diabolical

Wildside Press has just published: Malice Domestic 16: Murder Most Diabolical.  Society members included are:

Paula Gail Benson. "Reputation or Soul."

Mary Alyce Blum. "Little White Lies."

Christine Eskilson. "The Reunion."

Nancy Gardner. "Death's Door."

Barb Goffman. "Go Big or Go Home."

Peter W.J. Hayes. "The Ice House."

Smita Harish Jain. "Keeping Up With the Jainses."

Cynthia Kuhn. "There Comes A Time."

Margaret Lucke. "The Devils-Work Ball." 

Lisa Q. Mathews. "Fly Me to the Morgue."

Adam Meyer. "Crime Rate."

Alan Orloff. "There Once Was a Man Named Larue."

Cynthia Sabelhaus. "Exegesis."

C.J. Verburg. "A Terrible Tragedy."

2021 SMFS Lefty Award Nominees

Several SMFS list members are up for the 2021 Lefty Awards. There are four categories in total with 23 books. SMFS list members are competing in two different categories regarding books first published in 2020. Due to the ongoing pandemic, the winners will be announced online on April 10, 2021. The SMFS list members and their books in the respective categories are:

 

Lefty for Best Humorous Mystery Novel

Jennifer J. Chow, Mimi Lee Gets a Clue (Berkley Prime Crime)

Cynthia Kuhn, The Study of Secrets (Henery Press) 

 

Lefty for Best Historical Mystery Novel (The Bruce Alexander Memorial for books covering events before 1970)

James W. Ziskin, Turn to Stone (Seventh Street Books)

 

For a full list of all the books and their authors under award consideration, go to the official Left Coast site at 2021 Lefty Awards: The Unconvention