Janet Rudolph, on her excellent blog Mystery Fanfare, has announced the Mystery/thriller nominees for the annual Los Angeles Times Book Awards. They are:

A Beautiful Crime by Christopher Bollen 

Blacktop Wasteland by S.A. Cosby 

And Now She’s Gone by Rachel Howzell Hall 

Little Secrets by Jennifer Hillier 

These Women by Ivy Pochoda

Winners will be announced in a live-streamed virtual ceremony on Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter on April 16.