SHAMUS AWARDS

Alison Gaylin

The Shamus Awards were announced last night by Private Eye Writers of America (PWA).

Best Hardcover P.I. Novel: Taken, by Robert Crais (Putnam)

Best First P.I. Novel: Black Fridays, by Michael Sears (Putnam)

Best Original Paperback P.I. Novel: And She Was, by Alison Gaylin (Harper)

Best P.I. Short Story: “Ghost Negligence,” by John Shepphird (Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine [AHMM], July/August 2012)

Best Indie P.I. Novel: White Heat, by Paul D. Marks 
(Timeless Skies)

Lifetime Achievement Award: Loren D. Estleman

HT: Ali Karim