The Private Eye Writers of America (PWA) has announced its nominees for the 2005 Shamus Awards, honoring excellence in the Private Eye writing tradition. Winners will be announced during Bouchercon, the World Mystery Convention held this year in Chicago, September 1-4.
The nominees for the 2004 Shamus Awards include:
Best P.I. Novel
FADE TO CLEAR by Leonard Chang (St. Martin's Press)
THE WAKEUP by Robert Ferrigno (Pantheon)
AFTER THE RAIN by Chuck Logan (HarperCollins)
CHOKE POINT by James Mitchell (St. Martin's Press)
WHILE I DISAPPEAR by Ed Wright (Putnam)
Best Paperback Original P.I. Novel
CALL THE DEVIL BY HIS OLDEST NAME by Sallie Bissell (Dell)
SHADOW OF THE DAHLIA by Jack Bludis (Quiet Storm Publishing)
LONDON BLITZ by Max Allan Collins (Berkley Prime Crime)
ISLAND OF BONES by P. J. Parrish (Pinnacle Books)
FADE TO BLONDE by Max Phillips (A Hard Case Crime Book, Dorchester)
Best First P.I. Novel
LITTLE GIRL LOST by Richard Aleas (Five Star)
THE LAST GOODBYE by Reed Arvin (HarperCollins)
THE DEAD by Ingrid Black (St. Martin's Press)
ASPEN PULP by Patrick Hasburgh (St. Martin's Press)
SOME DANGER INVOLVED by Will Thomas (Simon & Schuster)
Best P.I. Short Storyl
"Hasidic Noir" by Pearl Abraham (BROOKLYN NOIR, Akashic Press, 2004)
"Burnt Wood" by Mitch Alderman (AHMM, 7/04)
"Trumpeter Swan" by John F. Dobbyn (AHMM 1,2/04)
"Dog on Fire" by Gregory S. Fallis (AHMM, 5/04)
"Tricks" by Steve Hockensmith (AHMM, 8/04)
Lifetime Achievement Recipient
Sara Paretsky
More information about Bouchercon and the Shamus Awards can be found at http://www.bouchercon.net.
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