Award year

2015 Shamus Award Winners

Browse the 2015 Shamus Award winners and nominees by category. Each category starts with the winner, followed by nominees and other recognized titles.

Shamus Award Awarded by Private Eye Writers of America 5 categories shown

First P.I. Novel

Winner and nominees for the 2015 Shamus Award First P.I. Novel category.

View category archive

Winner

Invisible City

Dahl, Julia

A Rebekah Roberts Novel Series · Book 1 · Mystery

May-2014 2015 Shamus Award winner

First P.I. Novel

Winner and nominees for the 2015 Shamus Award First P.I. Novel category.

View category archive

Nominee

Bad Country

McKenzie, C.B.

Standalone · Private Investigator

Nov-2014 2015 Shamus Award nominee

Nominee

City of Brick and Shadow

Wirkus, Tim

Standalone · Mystery

Dec-2014 2015 Shamus Award nominee

Nominee

Last of the Independents

Wiebe, Sam

Standalone · Private Investigator

Sep-2014 2015 Shamus Award nominee

Nominee

Wink of an Eye

Willis, Lynn Chandler

Standalone · Private Investigator

Nov-2014 2015 Shamus Award nominee

Indie P.I. Novel

Winner and nominees for the 2015 Shamus Award Indie P.I. Novel category.

View category archive

Winner

The Shadow Broker

Conger, Trace

Mr. Finn Series · Book 1 · Thriller

Sep-2014 2015 Shamus Award winner

Nominee

Get Busy Dying

Rehder, Ben

A Roy Ballard Mystery Series · Book 2 · Mystery

Mar-2014 2015 Shamus Award nominee

Nominee

The Kids Are All Right

Liskow, Steve

Standalone · Mystery

Sep-2014 2015 Shamus Award nominee

Nominee

Nobody's Child

Hellmann, Libby Fischer

A Georgia Davis Mystery Series · Book 4 · Thriller

Aug-2014 2015 Shamus Award nominee

Nominee

Played to Death

Lawson, B.V.

A Scott Drayco Mystery Series · Book 1 · Private Investigator

Aug-2014 2015 Shamus Award nominee

P.I. Novel

Winner and nominees for the 2015 Shamus Award P.I. Novel category.

View category archive

Winner

Hounded

Rosenfelt, David

Andy Carpenter Series · Book 12 · Legal Thriller

Jul-2014 2015 Shamus Award winner

Nominee

The Hollow Girl

Coleman, Reed Farrel

A Moe Prager Mystery Series · Book 9 · Mystery

May-2014 2015 Shamus Award nominee

Nominee

Peter Pan Must Die

Verdon, John

Dave Gurney Series · Book 4 · Police Procedural

Jul-2014 2015 Shamus Award nominee

Nominee

The Silkworm

Galbraith, Robert

Cormoran Strike Series · Book 2 · Private Investigator

Jun-2014 2015 Shamus Award nominee

Nominee

Tokyo Kill

Lancet, Barry

A Jim Brodie Novel Series · Book 2 · Thriller

Sep-2014 2015 Shamus Award nominee

Paperback Original P.I. Novel

Winner and nominees for the 2015 Shamus Award Paperback Original P.I. Novel category.

View category archive

Winner

Moonlight Weeps

Zandri, Vincent

Dick Moonlight Series · Book 8 · Private Investigator

Sep-2014 2015 Shamus Award winner

Nominee

Beauty with a Bomb

Grant, M.C.

Dixie Flynn Series · Book 3 · Mystery

Sep-2014 2015 Shamus Award nominee

Nominee

Critical Damage

Lewis, Robert K.

A Mark Mallen Novel Series · Book 2 · Mystery

Apr-2014 2015 Shamus Award nominee

Nominee

The Detective & the Pipe Girl

Craven, Michael

John Darvelle Series · Book 1 · Suspense

Jun-2014 2015 Shamus Award nominee

Nominee

Street Justice

Nelscott, Kris

Standalone · Historical Mystery

Mar-2014 2015 Shamus Award nominee

Browse Award Categories

Paperback Original P.I. Novel Archive P.I. Novel Archive First P.I. Novel Archive P.I. Short Story Archive Indie P.I. Novel Archive

Browse Award Years

2024 Full results 2023 Full results 2022 Full results 2021 Full results 2020 Full results 2019 Full results View all Historical archive