2022 Shamus Award (Awarded by Private Eye Writers of America)

Awards List

First P.I. Novel

Lost Little Girl
(Winner)
Gregory Stout

P.I. Novel

Family Business
(Winner)
S.J. Rozan

P.I. Short Story

SWEEPS WEEK
(Winner)
Richard Helms
  • / Private Investigator
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Paperback Original P.I. Novel

Every City Is Every Other City
(Winner)
John McFetridge

First P.I. Novel

The Arrangement
(Nominee)
M. Ravenel

A Dead Man's Eyes
(Nominee)
Lori Duffy Foster

Suburban Dicks
(Nominee)
Fabian Nicieza

Porno Valley
(Nominee)
Philip Elliott

P.I. Novel

Last Redemption
(Nominee)
Matt Coyle

Head Case
(Nominee)
Michael Wiley

Runner
(Nominee)
Tracy Clark

Pay or Play
(Nominee)
Howard Michael Gould

P.I. Short Story

DISPOSABLE WOMEN
(Nominee)
Michael Bracken
  • / Private Investigator
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The HIDDEN PLACES
(Nominee)
Linda Stansberry
  • / Private Investigator
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ORO DE TONTOS (FOOL'S GOLD)
(Nominee)
Tom Larsen
  • / Private Investigator
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SIXTEEN LIES
(Nominee)
Matt Goldman
  • / Private Investigator
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Paperback Original P.I. Novel

Angels in the Wind
(Nominee)
Manuel Ramos

An Empty Grave
(Nominee)
Andrew Welsh-Huggins

Frog in a Bucket
(Nominee)
Clive Rosengren

The Burden of Innocence
(Nominee)
John F. Nardizzi

Award Categories

First P.I. Novel

Indie P.I. Novel

P.I. Novel

P.I. Short Story

Paperback Original P.I. Novel

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