Spotted Owl

The Spotted Owl Awards

This Award was first presented in 1996 by The Friends of Mystery, who are based in Portland Oregon. This award is given to the best mystery written by an author whose primary residence is in the Pacific Northwest. They define the PNW as Alaska, Washington, Oregon, Idaho or the Province of British Columbia.

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2012 Best Novel Winner - Mike Lawson - House Blood

Mike is signing his new book - House Odds - Friday July 5^th at Noon

Lizzie Warwick, a naive philanthropist who provides relief to third-world victims of wars and natural disasters, is the ideal tool. But then her D.C. lobbyist uncovers the plan, so Mulray has him killed and frames his partner, Brian Kincaid, for the murder.

Two years later, DeMarco is asked to look into the seemingly hopeless case but he has other things on his mind: his powerful boss, John Mahoney, has been ousted from his position as Speaker of the House; his girlfriend has left him; and his friend Emma may be dying. DeMarco has no expectation of freeing Kincaid-and he certainly doesn't expect to become the target of two of the most ruthless killers he and Emma have ever encountered.