Shamus Award

The Shamus Award is awarded by the Private Eye Writers of America for the best private eye genre novel and short story of the year.

The Shamus Award is given annually to recognize outstanding achievement in private eye fiction. The 26th Annual Shamus Awards were announced at Bouchercon World Mystery Convention in Anchorage, Alaska, on September 28, 2007.

2007 Shamus Award winners

*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) http://oneildenoux.com/cms/
*The Eye For Lifetime Achievement: Stuart Kaminsky
*The Hammer For Best PI Series Character: Shell Scott (created by Richard Prather)

Other 2007 Shamus Award nominees

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) http://www.themysteryplace.com/ahmm/
*"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) http://www.themysteryplace.com/eqmm/
*"Smoke Got In My Eyes" by Bruce Rubenstein, from TWIN CITIES NOIR (Akashic)

External links

* [http://www.thrillingdetective.com/trivia/triv72.html The Shamus Awards]