Shamus Awards

Private Eye Writers of America (PWA) 2011 Shamus Awards, “given annually to recognize outstanding achievement in private eye fiction.”

Best Hardcover P.I. Novel: No Mercy, by Lori Armstrong (Touchstone)

Best First P.I. Novel: In Search of Mercy, by Michael Ayoob (Minotaur)

Best Paperback Original P.I. Novel: Asia Hand, by Christopher G. Moore (Grove/Atlantic)

Best P.I. Short Story: “The Lamb Was Sure to Go,” by Gar Anthony Haywood (Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine, November 2010)

The Hammer Award (Best P.I. Series Character): Sara Paretsky for V.I. Warshawski

The EYE (Lifetime Achievement Award): Ed Gorman