PRIVATE EYE WRITERS OF AMERICA -- 2012 NOMINEES FOR SHAMUS AWARDS

This announcement came out late yesterday afternoon. Unfortunately, though I do read a lot, I have not read any of these. So, I don’t have any insights to share ……

PRIVATE EYE WRITERS OF AMERICA ANNOUNCES

2012 NOMINEES FOR SHAMUS AWARDS

The Private Eye Writers of America (PWA) is proud to announce the nominees for the 31st annual Shamus Awards, given annually to recognize outstanding achievement in private eye fiction. The 20112 awards cover works first published in 2011. The awards will be presented at the PWA banquet, to be held Friday evening October 5, 2012 in Cleveland, Ohio, during the Bouchercon World Mystery Convention. For banquet details, contact Robert J. Randisi at rrandisi@aol.com.

2012 Shamus Awards Nominees

BEST PI SHORT STORY

"A Bullet From Yesterday" by Terence Faherty in Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine (Jan.)

"Mr. Monk & The Sunday Paper" by Lee Goldberg in Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine (July)

"Who I Am" by Michael Z. Lewin in Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine (Dec.)

"Vampire Slayer Murdered in Key West" by Michael West in Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine (Sept. / Oct.)

"Dancer in a Storm" by L. A. Wilson in Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine (Jan. / Feb.)

BEST HARDCOVER PI NOVEL

Bye Bye, Baby by Max Allan Collins / Tom Doherty

1222 by Anne Holt / Scribner

When the Thrill is Gone by Walter Mosley / Riverhead Books

A Bad Night's Sleep by Michael Wiley / Minotaur

The Highly Effective Detective Crosses the Line by Richard Yancey / Minotaur

BEST FIRST PI NOVEL

The Plot Against Hip Hop by Nelson George / Akashic

Claire Dewitt and the City of the Dead by Sara Gran / Houghton Mifflin

The Ocean Forest by Troy D. Nooe / Ingalls

The Shortcut Man by P.G. Sturges / Scribner

The Stranger You Seek by Amanda Kyle Williams / Bantam

BEST PAPERBACK ORIGINAL PI NOVEL

Quarry's Ex by Max Allan Collins / Hard Case Crime

Threat Warning by John Gilstrap / Kensington

Serial by John Lutz / Kensington

Long Pig by James L. Ross / Perfect Crime Books

Fun & Games by Duane Swiercyzinski / Mulholland