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2007 Shamus Award Winners

On September 28, 2007, The Private Eye Writers of America announced the winners of the 26th annual Shamus Awards, which recognize outstanding achievement in private eye fiction.

This year's winners are:

Best Hardcover
THE DRAMATIST by Ken Bruen (St. Martins Minotaur)

Best Paperback Original
AN UNQUIET GRAVE by P. J. Parrish (Pinnacle)

Best First Novel
THE WRONG KIND OF BLOOD by Declan Hughes (William Morrow)

Best Short Story
"The Heart Has Reasons" by O'Neil De Noux (Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine, September 2006)

The Eye For Lifetime Achievement
Stuart Kaminsky

The Hammer For Best PI Series Character
Shell Scott (created by Richard Prather)

More information about Bouchercon and the Shamus Awards can be found at http://www.bouchercon.net.

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The 2007 Shamus Awards Nominees

The Private Eye Writers of America (PWA) recently announced the nominees for the 26th annual Shamus Awards, which recognize outstanding achievement in private eye fiction. This year's awards, covering works published in the US in 2006, will be presented on September 28, 2007 at the PWA banquet in Anchorage, Alaska, during the weekend of the Bouchercon World Mystery Convention.

The 2007 Shamus Awards Nominees include:

Best Hardcover
THE DRAMATIST by Ken Bruen (St. Martins Minotaur)
THE DARKEST PLACE by Daniel Judson (St. Martins Minotaur)
THE DO-RE-MI by Ken Kuhlken (Poisoned Pen Press)
VANISHING POINT by Marcia Muller (Mysterious Press)
DAYS OF RAGE by Kris Nelscott (St. Martins Minotaur)
 
Best Paperback Original
HALLOWED GROUND by Lori G. Armstrong (Medallion Press)
THE PROP by Pete Hautman (Simon and Schuster)
AN UNQUIET GRAVE by P. J. Parrish (Pinnacle)
THE UNCOMFORTABLE DEAD by Paco Ignacio Taibo II and Subcomandante Marcos, Translated by Carlos Lopez (Akashic Books)
CROOKED by Brian M. Wiprud (Dell)
 
Best First Novel
LOST ANGEL by Mike Doogan (Putnam)
A PERFECT PLACE FOR DYING by Jack Fredrickson (St. Martin's Minotaur)
HOLMES ON THE RANGE by Steve Hockensmith (St. Martin's Minotaur)
THE WRONG KIND OF BLOOD by Declan Hughes (William Morrow)
18 SECONDS by George D. Shuman (Simon & Schuster)
 
Best Short Story
“Sudden Stop” by Mitch Alderman (Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine, November 2006)
"The Heart Has Reasons" by O'Neil De Noux (Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine, September 2006)
“Square One” by Loren D. Estleman (Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine, November 2006)
“Devil’s Brew” by Bill Pronzini (Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, December 2006)
"Smoke Got In My Eyes" by Bruce Rubenstein, from TWIN CITIES NOIR (Akashic)


More information about Bouchercon and the Shamus Awards can be found at http://www.bouchercon.net.

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The 2006 Shamus Awards Winners


Best P.I. Novel
THE LINCOLN LAWYER by Michael Connelly (Little, Brown)

Best Paperback Original P.I. Novel
THE JAMES DEANS by Reed Farrel Coleman (Plume)

Best First P.I. Novel
FORCING AMARYLLIS by Louise Ure (Mysterious Press)

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The 2006 Shamus Awards Nominees


Best P.I. Novel
THE LINCOLN LAWYER by Michael Connelly (Little, Brown)
OBLIVION by Peter Abrahams (William Morrow)
THE FORGOTTEN MAN by Robert Crais (Doubleday)
CINNAMON KISS by Walter Mosley (Little, Brown)

Best Paperback Original P.I. Novel
THE JAMES DEANS by Reed Farrel Coleman (Plume)
FALLING DOWN by David Cole (Avon)
DEADLOCKED by Joel Goldman (Pinnacle)
CORDITE WINE by Richard Helms (Barbadoes Hall Press/Back Alley Books)
A KILLING RAIN by P. J. Parrish (Pinnacle)

Best First P.I. Novel
FORCING AMARYLLIS by Louise Ure (Mysterious Press)
BLOOD TIES by Lori G. Armstrong (Medallion Press)
STILL RIVER by Harry Hunsicker (St. Martin's Minotaur)
THE DEVIL'S RIGHT HAND by J. D. Rhoades (St. Martin's Minotaur)



More information about Bouchercon and the Shamus Awards can be found at http://www.bouchercon.net.

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