Winners of the 2009 Shamus Awards Announced

Jason Pinter (@jasonpinter) is tweeting the winners of the 2009 Shamus Awards, announced this evening at Bouchercon. The Shamus Awards are given annually by the Private Eye Writers of America to honor excellent work in the Private Eye genre; members of the PWA select the winners.

And the winners are (series private eye in parentheses) ...

◊ Best PI Hardcover: Empty Ever After by Reed Farrel Coleman (Moe Prager)
◊ Best First PI Novel: In the Heat by Ian Vasquez (Miles Young)
◊ Best PI Paperback Original: Snow Blind by Lori Armstrong (Julie Collins)
◊ Best Short Story: "Family Values" by Mitch Alderman (Bubba Simms)
◊ Hammer Award for Character Longevity: Lawrence Block (Matthew Scudder)

Congratulations from everyone at MBN to the winners!

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