I learned from the Rap Sheet blog that the finalists for the L.A. Times Book Prize for mystery have been announced. They are

WE LIE HERE, Rachel Howzell Hall (Thomas & Mercer)
BACK TO THE GARDEN, Laurie R. King (Bantam)
ALL THAT’S LEFT UNSAID, Tracey Lien (Morrow)
SECRET IDENTITY, Alex Segura (Flatiron)
THE CARTOGRAPHERS, Peng Shepherd (Morrow)

Here at Deadly Pleasures we are in the midst of our Barry Award nomination process and four of the above five are being considered for such a nomination. One of our nominating committee members, the nationally-syndicated reviewer Oline Cogdill should be very happy with the L.A. Times’ finalists. She has championed three of the titles — ALL THAT’S LEFT UNSAID by Tracey Lien, BACK TO THE GARDEN by Laurie R. King and THE CARTOGRAPHERS by Peng Shepherd.

We will be announcing the Barry Award nominations next week. Stay tuned.