2019 Shamus Award Winners

Awards List

First P.I. Novel

The Best Bad Things (Winner)
Katrina Carrasco

Nov-2018
/ Historical Mystery

What Doesn't Kill You (Nominee)
Aimee Hix

Jan-2018
/ Thriller

Broken Places (Nominee)
Tracy Clark

Apr-2018
/ Law Enforcement

Last Looks (Nominee)
Howard Michael Gould

Aug-2018
/ Private Investigator

Only to Sleep (Nominee)
Lawrence Osborne

Sep-2018
/ Mystery

P.I. Novel

What You Want to See (Winner)
Kristen Lepionka

May-2018
/ Private Investigator

The Widows of Malabar Hill (Nominee)
Sujata Massey

Jan-2018
/ Historical

Cut You Down (Nominee)
Sam Wiebe

Feb-2018
/ Private Investigator

Baby's First Felony (Nominee)
John Straley

Jul-2018
/ Private Investigator

Wrong Light (Nominee)
Matt Coyle

Dec-2018
/ Mystery

P.I. Short Story

Chin Yong-Yun Helps a Fool (Winner)
S.J. Rozan

2019
/ Private Investigator

Three-Star Sushi (Nominee)
Barry Lancet

/ Mystery

The Big Creep (Nominee)
Elizabeth McKenzie

2019
/ Private Investigator

Fear of the Secular (Nominee)
Mitch Alderman

2019
/ Private Investigator

Game (Nominee)
Twist Phelan

2019
/ Private Investigator

Paperback Original P.I. Novel

The Questionable Behavior of Dahlia Moss (Winner)
Max Wirestone

Jan-2018
/ Action Adventure

Shark Bait (Nominee)
Paul Kemprecos

Mar-2018
/ Law Enforcement

Second Story Man (Nominee)
Charles Salzberg

Apr-2018
/ General Fiction

No Quarter (Nominee)
John Jantunen

Nov-2018
/ Literary

She Talks to Angels (Nominee)
James D.F. Hannah

Nov-2018
/ Thriller

Award Categories

Paperback Original P.I. Novel

Award Years

Romance

Mystery/Thriller

Speculative

Younger Readers

2019 Shamus Award (Awarded by Private Eye Writers of America)

Awards List

First P.I. Novel

P.I. Novel

P.I. Short Story

Paperback Original P.I. Novel

Award Categories

Award Years