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Snow first fell on Friday night, making the resort a winter wonderland in March./ photo by Naomi Hirahara

Baby, It’s Cold Outside: Reporting from 2013’s Left Coast Crime in Colorado Springs

By Naomi Hirahara

April 2, 2013

(Thanks to everyone for sharing photos, especially Clark Lohr!)     When Left Coast Crime attendees first arrived at the Cheyenne Mountain Resort in Colorado Springs, Colorado, they were greeted with blue skies and warm weather. By the time the weekend was over, snow blanketed the resort and the temperature dipped past freezing, sending writers…

Left Coast Crime Announces 2013’s Award Nominees

By Crime HQ

February 9, 2013

Left Coast Crime is an annual event sponsored by mystery fans, where readers, writers, librarians, and other mystery and thriller enthusiasts gather to share their mutual interest in the genre. It’s held during the first quarter of the calendar year in Western North America, as defined by the Mountain Time Zone and all time zones…

2011’s Agatha Awards Mean a Long Wait for a Cuppa

By Crime HQ

February 16, 2012

The annual Agatha Awards are also known as The Hardest Possible Way to Get a Ceramic Teapot. If most of us wanted such an item, we’d go to a swanky kitchen shop or even seek out an artisanal potter. Rather than doing that or stealing someone else’s—which would seem like a natural for crime fans—all…

The Left Coast Crime Convention: Mining for Murder

Left Coast Crime Award Nominees Announced

By Crime HQ

February 1, 2012

For years, the “Lefty” for best humorous crime novel has been awarded at the annual Left Coast Crime convention. Later, the The Bruce Alexander Memorial Historical Mystery Award was added for best mystery set before 1960. This year, the organizers have added two new awards (it’s unclear whether they will continue as annual awards)—the “Golden…

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