Wednesday, June 11, 2014

Nominees for the 2014 Shamus Awards Announced

Mystery, Suspense and Thriller Book Awards

The nominees for the 2014 Shamus Awards has been announced by the Private Eye Writers of America, recognizing excellence in the PI genre.

The winners will be announced at the PWA Banquet at Bouchercon 2014 — Murder at the Beach on Friday, November 14th, 2014.

The nominees are …

Best Hardcover PI Novel:
W is for Wasted by Sue Grafton
Little Elvises by Timothy Hallinan
The Mojito Coast by Richard Helms
The Good Cop by Brad Parks
Nemesis by Bill Pronzini

Best First PI Novel:
A Good Death by Christopher R. Cox
Montana by Gwen Florio
Blood Orange by Karen Keskinen
Bear is Broken by Lachlan Smith
Loyalty by Ingrid Thoft

Best Paperback Original PI Novel:
Seduction of the Innocents by Max Allan Collins
Into the Dark by Alison Gaylin
Purgatory Key by Darrell James
Heart of Ice by P. J. Parrish
The Honky Tonk Big Hoss Boogie by Robert J. Randisi

Best PI Short Story:
• "So Long, Chief" by Max Allan Collins and Mickey Spillane (The Strand Magazine)
• "The Ace I" by Jack Fredrickson (Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine)
• "What We Do" by Mick Herron (Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine)
• "Extra Fries" by Michael Z. Lewin (Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine)
• "The Lethal Leeteg" by Hayford Peirce (Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine)

Best Indie PI Novel:
Murder Take Three by April Kelly and Marsha Lyons
A Small Sacrifice by Dana King
No Pat Hands by J. J. Lamb
State vs. Lassiter by Paul Levine
Don't Dare a Dame by M. Ruth Myers

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