The PRIVATE EYE WRITERS OF AMERICA (PWA) is an organization devoted to Private Eye fiction. A Private Eye is defined as “a private citizen (not a member of the military, federal agency, or civic or state police force) who is paid to investigate crimes. A Private Investigator can be a traditional private eye, a TV or newspaper reporter, an insurance investigator, an employee of an investigative service or agency, or similar character.”
The SHAMUS AWARDS 2020 are for works published in 2019. Winners are indicated in red.
Best Original Private Eye (Paperback)
The Skin Game by JD Allen
Behind the Wall of Sleep by James DF Hannah
Paid in Spades by Richard Helms
Ration of Lies by M. Ruth Myers
The Bird Boys by Lisa Sandlin
Best Private Eye Short Story
“The Smoking Bandit of Lakeside Terrace” by Chad Baker in EQMM May/June
“Sac-A-Lait Man” by O’Neil De Noux in EQMM Sept/Oct
“The Dunes of Saulkrasti” by William Burton McCormick in EQMM Sept/Oct
“The Fourteenth Floor” by Adam Meyer in Crime Travel anthology from Wildside Press
“Weathering the Storm” by Michael Pool in The Eyes of Texas anthology from Down & Out Books
Best Private Eye Novel (Hardcover)
The Tower of Songs by Casey Barrett
Lost Tomorrows by Matt Coyle
The Shadows by Matt Goldman
Below the Line by Michael Gould
Cold Way by Julia Keller
Congratulations to all!
