Earlier this week, the Private Eye Writers of America announced this year’s Shamus Award finalists—a great bunch overall, and I was particularly thrilled to see three alumni of the First Two Pages blog among the nominees.
Below is the full list of finalists—and congratulations to all!
Best Original Private Eye Paperback
The Skin Game by J.D. Allen
Behind the Wallof Sleep by James D.F. 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
The Tower of Songs by Casey Barrett
Lost Tomorrows by Matt Coyle
The Shallows by Matt Goldman
Below the Line by Michael Gould
The Cold Way Home by Julia Keller
Honored to be included with so many great writers and very proud to be a First Two Pages alum!!!