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

Awards List

P.I. Novel

Lost Tomorrows
(Winner)
Matt Coyle

The Shallows
(Nominee)
Matt Goldman

Below the Line
(Nominee)
Howard Michael Gould

The Cold Way Home
(Nominee)
Julia Keller

The Tower of Songs
(Nominee)
Casey Barrett

P.I. Short Story

Sac-A-Lait Man
(Winner)
O'Neil De Noux
  • / Private Investigator
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The Dunes of Saulkrasti
(Nominee)
William Burton McCormick
  • / Private Investigator
  • Buy

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

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

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

Paperback Original P.I. Novel

Behind the Wall of Sleep
(Winner)
James D.F. Hannah
  • / Private Investigator
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Skin Game
(Nominee)
J.D. Allen

Paid In Spades
(Nominee)
Richard Helms

The Bird Boys
(Nominee)
Lisa Sandlin

Ration of Lies
(Nominee)
M. Ruth Myers

Award Categories

First P.I. Novel

Indie P.I. Novel

P.I. Novel

P.I. Short Story

Paperback Original P.I. Novel

Award Years

2024

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