The 2022 Shamus Award Winners, for private eye novels and short stories first published in the United States in 2021, have been announced. PWA’s (Private Eye Writers of America) definition of a Private Eye: a person paid to investigate crimes who is not employed by a government agency. Congratulations to all the nominees and winners (noted in red).
BEST PI HARDCOVER
RUNNER by Tracy Clark
LAST REDEMPTION by Matt Coyle
PAY OR PLAY by Howard Michael Gould
FAMILY BUSINESS by S. J. Rozan
HEAD CASE by Michael Wiley
BEST ORIGINAL PI PAPERBACK
EVERY CITY IS EVERY OTHER CITY by John McFetridge
THE BURDEN OF INNOCENCE by John Nardizzi
ANGELS IN THE WIND by Manuel Ramos
FROG IN A BUCKET by Clive Rosengren
AN EMPTY GRAVE by Andrew Welsh-Huggins
BEST FIRST PI NOVEL
PORNO VALLEY by Philip Elliot
A DEAD MAN’S EYES by Lori Duffy Foster
SUBURBAN DICKS by Fabian Nicieza
THE ARRANGEMENT by M. Ravenel
LOST LITTLE GIRL by Gregory Stout
BEST PI SHORT STORY
DISPOSABLE WOMEN by Michael Bracken (ToughCrime.com)
SIXTEEN LIES by Matt Goldman (EQMM September/October)
SWEEPS WEEK by Richard Helms (EQMM July/August)
ORO DE TONTOS (FOOL’S GOLD) by Tom Larsen (AHMM November/December)
THE HIDDEN PLACES by Linda Stansberry (EQMM May/June)
