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2020 Shamus Award (Awarded by Private Eye Writers of America)

  1. Awards
  2. Shamus Award

Awards List

P.I. Novel

Lost Tomorrows
Lost Tomorrows (Winner)
Matt Coyle
  • Jan-2019
  • / Mystery
  • Buy Buy

The Shallows
The Shallows (Nominee)
Matt Goldman
  • Jun-2019
  • / Police Procedural
  • Buy Buy

Below the Line
Below the Line (Nominee)
Howard Michael Gould
  • Aug-2019
  • / Private Investigator
  • Buy Buy

The Cold Way Home
The Cold Way Home (Nominee)
Julia Keller
  • Aug-2019
  • / Mystery
  • Buy Buy

The Tower of Songs
The Tower of Songs (Nominee)
Casey Barrett
  • Sep-2019
  • / Law Enforcement
  • Buy Buy

P.I. Short Story

Sac-A-Lait Man
Sac-A-Lait Man (Winner)
O'Neil De Noux
  • 2020
  • / Private Investigator
  • Buy

The Dunes of Saulkrasti
The Dunes of Saulkrasti (Nominee)
William Burton McCormick
  • 2020
  • / Private Investigator
  • Buy

The Fourteenth Floor
The Fourteenth Floor (Nominee)
Adam Meyer
  • 2020
  • / Private Investigator
  • Buy

The Smoking Bandit of Lakeside Terrace
The Smoking Bandit of Lakeside Terrace (Nominee)
Chad Baker
  • 2020
  • / Private Investigator
  • Buy

Weathering the Storm
Weathering the Storm (Nominee)
Michael Pool
  • 2020
  • / Private Investigator
  • Buy

Paperback Original P.I. Novel

Behind the Wall of Sleep
Behind the Wall of Sleep (Winner)
James D.F. Hannah
  • 2020
  • / Private Investigator
  • Buy Buy

Skin Game
Skin Game (Nominee)
J.D. Allen
  • Feb-2019
  • / Police Procedural
  • Buy Buy

Paid In Spades
Paid In Spades (Nominee)
Richard Helms
  • Mar-2019
  • / Mystery
  • Buy Buy

The Bird Boys
The Bird Boys (Nominee)
Lisa Sandlin
  • Aug-2019
  • / Horror
  • Buy Buy

Ration of Lies
Ration of Lies (Nominee)
M. Ruth Myers
  • Oct-2019
  • / Historical Mystery
  • Buy

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