The Owls Have It

I missed this announcement a month or so ago, but the Friends of Mystery, a non-profit organization headquartered in Portland, Oregon, promoting educational study in all realms related to mystery, announced the 2026 Spotted Owl Awards for the Best Pacific Northwest Crime Novel of the previous year. This year's winner was Mike Lawson for Untouchable. The list of all winners include:

1. Mike Lawson – Untouchable
2. Marc Cameron – Deadline
3. Robert Dugoni – A Dead Draw
4. Sam Wiebe – The Last Exile
5. Elizabeth George – A Slowly Dying Cause
6. James Bryne – Chain Reaction
7. Daniel Kalla – The Deepest Fake
8. J.A. Jance – Overkill
9. Phillip Margolin – False Witness
10. Nolan Chase – A Lonesome Place for Murder