Series in Progress

Adam Dalgliesh by P.D. James
1 Cover Her Face
2 A Mind to Murder
3 Unnatural Causes
4 Shroud for a Nightingale
5 The Black Tower
6 Death of an Expert Witness
7 Taste for Death (read in 1997)
8 Devices and Desires
9 Original Sin
10 A Certain Justice
11 Death in Holy Orders
12 The Murder Room
13 The Lighthouse
14 The Private Patient

Aimée Leduc mystery novels by Cara Black
1 - Murder in the Marais
2 - Murder in Belleville
3 - Murder in the Sentier
4 - Murder in the Bastille
5 - Murder in Clichy
6 - Murder in Montmartre
7 - Murder on the Ile Saint-Louis
8 - Murder in the Rue de Paradis
9 - Murder in the Latin Quarter
10 - Murder in the Palais Royal

Albert Campion Series by Marjory Allingham
Novels
* The Crime at Black Dudley (1929) (U.S. title: The Black Dudley Murder)
* Mystery Mile (1930)
* Look to the Lady (1931) (U.S. title: The Gyrth Chalice Mystery)
* Police at the Funeral (1931)
* Sweet Danger (1933) (U.S. title: Kingdom of Death or The Fear Sign)
* Death of a Ghost (1934)
* Flowers for the Judge (1936) (U.S. title: Legacy in Blood)
* The Case of the Late Pig (1937)
* Dancers in Mourning (1937) (U.S. title: Who Killed Chloe?)
* The Fashion in Shrouds (1938)
* Traitor's Purse (1941) (U.S. title: The Sabotage Murder Mystery)
* Coroner's Pidgin (1945) (U.S. title: Pearls Before Swine)
* More Work for the Undertaker (1948)
* The Tiger in the Smoke (1952)
* The Beckoning Lady (1955) (U.S. title: The Estate of the Beckoning Lady)
* Hide My Eyes (1958) (U.S. title: Tether's End or Ten Were Missing)
* The China Governess (1962)
* The Mind Readers (1965)
* Cargo of Eagles (1968) (completed posthumously by Philip Youngman Carter)
* Mr. Campion's Farthing (1969) (by Philip Youngman Carter)
* Mr. Campion's Falcon (1970) (U.S. title: Mr. Campion's Quarry) (by Philip Youngman Carter)

Short story collections
* Mr. Campion and Others (1939, 1950)
* The Allingham Case-Book (1969)
* The Allingham Minibus (U.S. title: Mr. Campion's Lucky Day and Other Stories) (1973)
* The Return of Mr. Campion (1989)


Alex Delaware by Jonathan Kellerman

#1 When The Bough Breaks

#2 Blood Test
#3 Over the Edge

#4 Silent Partner

#5 Time Bomb

#6 Private Eyes

#7 Devil's Waltz

#8 Bad Love

#9 Self-Defense
#10 The Web

#11 The Clinic

#12 Survival of the Fittest
#13 Monster
#14 Dr. Death
#15 Flesh and Blood
#16 Murder Book
#17 Cold Heart
#18 Therapy
#19 Rage
#20 Gone
#21 Obsession
#22 Compulsion
#23 Bones
#24 Evidence

Alex(andra) Cooper series by Linda Fairstein:
* Final Jeopardy (1996)
* Likely To Die (1997)
* Cold Hit (1999)
* The Deadhouse (2001) (Nero Award winner)
* The Bone Vault (2003)
* The Kills (2004)
* Entombed (2005)
* Death Dance (2006)
* Bad Blood (2007)
* Killer Heat (2008)
* Lethal Legacy (2009)
Hell Gate (2010)

Ali Reynolds books by J.A. Jance
* Edge of Evil (2006) ISBN 0727863827
* Web of Evil (2007) ISBN 9781416537731
* Hand of Evil (2007) ISBN 1416537538
* Cruel Intent (2008) ISBN 1416563792

Anna Pigeon series by Nevada Barr

Track of the Cat Guadalupe Mountains NP 1993

A Superior Death Isle Royale NP 1994
Ill Wind Mesa Verde NP 1995
Firestorm Lassen Volcanic NP 1996
Endangered Species Cumberland Island National Seashore 1997
Blind Descent Carlsbad Caverns NP 1998
Liberty Falling Statue of Liberty 1999
Deep South Natchez Trace Parkway 2000
Blood Lure Glacier NP 2001
Hunting Season Natchez Trace Parkway February 2002
Flashback Dry Tortugas NP February 2003
High Country Yosemite NP February 2004
Hard Truth Rocky Mountain NP March 2005
Winter Study Isle Royale NP April 2008
Borderline Big Bend NP April 2009

Annals of the Western Shore is a childrens (teen?) book series by Ursula K. Le Guin
* Gifts, 2004
* Voices, 2006
* Powers, 2007

Benjamin Justice Mystery by John Morgan Wilson
#1 Simple Justice

Bernie Rhodenbarr novels about antiquarian book dealer by Lawrence Block
1. Burglars Can't Be Choosers (1977)
2. The Burglar in the Closet (1978)
3. The Burglar Who Liked to Quote Kipling (1979)
4. The Burglar Who Studied Spinoza (1980)
5. The Burglar Who Painted Like Mondrian (1983)
6. The Burglar Who Traded Ted Williams (1994)
7. The Burglar Who Thought He Was Bogart (1995)
8. The Burglar in the Library (1997)
9. The Burglar in the Rye (1999)
10. The Burglar on the Prowl (2004)

Bryant & May by Christopher Fowler
1. Full Dark House
2. Water Room
3. Seventy-seven clocks
4. Ten Second Staircase
5. White Corridor
6. Victoria Vanishes
7. Bryant and May on the Loose

Cliff Janeway novels by John Dunning
* Booked to Die (1992) ISBN 0-684-19383-3
* The Bookman's Wake (1995) ISBN 0-684-80003-9
* The Bookman's Promise (2004) ISBN 0-7432-4992-5
* The Sign of the Book (2005) ISBN 0-7432-5505-4
* The Bookwoman's Last Fling (2006) ISBN 0-7432-8945-5

Courtney Series, South Africa Historical by Wilbur Smith
[Listed Chronologically]
Birds of Prey
Monsoon
Blue Horizon
Triumph of the Sun
Assegai
When the Lion Feeds
The Sound of Thunder
A Sparrow Falls
The Burning Shore
Power of the Sword
Rage
Golden Fox
A Time To Die

The Cousins' War by Philippa Gregory
1. The White Queen (2009)
2. The Red Queen (TBA)
3. The White Princess (TBA)

Dave Robicheaux series by James Lee Burke
#1 Neon Rain

Deborah Knott mysteries by Margaret Maron
#1 Bootlegger's Daughter

Discworld by Terry Pratchett
1. The Colour of Magic
2. The Light Fantastic
3. Equal Rites
4. Mort
5. Sourcery
6. Wyrd Sisters
7. Pyramids

8. Guards! Guards!

9. Eric (illustrated by Josh Kirby)
10. Moving Pictures
11. Reaper Man
12. Witches Abroad
13. Small Gods
14. Lords and Ladies
15. Men at Arms
16. Soul Music
17. Interesting Times
18. Maskerade
19. Feet of Clay
20. Hogfather
21. Jingo
22. The Last Continent
23. Carpe Jugulum
24. The Fifth Elephant
25. The Truth
26. Thief of Time
27. The Last Hero (illustrated by Paul Kidby)
28. The Amazing Maurice & his Educated Rodents (for younger readers)
29. Night Watch
30. The Wee Free Men (for younger readers)
31. Monstrous Regiment
32. A Hat Full of Sky (for younger readers)
33. Going Postal
34. Thud!
35. Wintersmith (for younger readers)
36. Making Money
37. Unseen Academicals

Dragon Prince by Melanie Fawn
#1 Dragon Prince

Enders Saga by Orson Scott Card
#1 Enders Game

Hannah Swensen Mystery by Joanne Fluke
#1 Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder

Harry Bosch by Michael Connelly
#1 The Black Echo

J. P. Beaumont series by J.A. Jance
* Until Proven Guilty (1985) ISBN 0-380-89638-9
* Injustice for All (1986) ISBN 0-360-89641-9
* Trial by Fury (1986) ISBN 0-380-75138-0
* Taking the Fifth (1987) ISBN 0-380-75139-9
* Improbable Cause (1987) ISBN 0-380-75412-6
* A More Perfect Union (1988) ISBN 0-380-75413-4
* Dismissed with Prejudice (1989) ISBN 0-380-75547-5
* Minor in Possession (1990) ISBN 0-380-75546-7
* Payment in Kind (1991) ISBN 0-380-75836-9
* Without Due Process (1993) ISBN 0-380-75837-7
* Failure to Appear (1994) ISBN 0-380-75839-3
* Lying in Wait (1995) ISBN 0-380-71841-3
* Name Withheld (1997) ISBN 0-380-71842-1
* Breach of Duty (2000) ISBN 0-380-71483-X
* Birds of Prey (2002) ISBN 0-380-71654-2
* Partner in Crime (2003) ISBN 0-380-80470-0
* Long Time Gone (2005) ISBN 0-688-13824-1
* Justice Denied (2007) ISBN 0-006-05492-3

Jack Reacher can be found in the following books by Lee Child:
1. Killing Floor (March 1997)
2. Die Trying (July 1998)
3. Tripwire (June 1999)
4. Running Blind/The Visitor (The Visitor in the UK and Australia) (April 2000)
5. Echo Burning (ISBN 0-515-13331-0) (April 2001)
6. Without Fail (April 2002)
7. Persuader (April 2003)
8. The Enemy (Prequel, time frame occurs before Killing Floor) (April 2004)
9. One Shot (ISBN 0-385-33668-3) (April 2005)
10. The Hard Way (ISBN 0-385-33669-1) (May 2006)
11. Bad Luck and Trouble (ISBN 0-385-34055-9) (April 2007)
12. Nothing to Lose (ISBN 978-0593057025) (March 2008)
13. Gone Tomorrow (April 2009)
14. 61 Hours (2010)


Joanna Brady by J.A. Jance
#1 Desert Heat
#2 Tombstone Courage (1994) ISBN 0-380-76546-2
#3 Shoot Don't Shoot (1995) ISBN 0-380-76548-9
#4 Dead to Rights (1996) ISBN 0-380-72432-4
#5 Skeleton Canyon (1997) ISBN 0-380-72433-2
#6 Rattlesnake Crossing
#7 Outlaw Mountain (1999) ISBN 0-380-79248-6
#8 Devil's Claw (2000) ISBN 0-380-79249-4
#9 Paradise Lost (2001) ISBN 0-380-80469-7
#10 Exit Wounds
#11 Partner in Crime
#12 Dead Wrong (2006) ISBN 0-06-054090-7

Kate Brannigan series by Val McDermid
* Dead Beat (1992)
* Kick Back (1993)
* Crack Down (1994)
* Clean Break (1995)
* Blue Genes (1996)
* Star Struck (1998)

Kate Fansler Mysteries by Amanda Cross, (Pseudonym of Carolyn G. Heilbrun).
* In The Last Analysis (1964)
* The James Joyce Murder (1967)
* Poetic Justice (1970)
* The Theban Mysteries (1971)
* The Question of Max (1976)
* Death in a Tenured Position (1981, Nero Award winner)
* Sweet Death, Kind Death (1984)
* No Word From Winifred (1986)
* A Trap for Fools (1989)
* The Players Come Again (1990)
* An Imperfect Spy (1995)
* The Puzzled Heart (1998)
* Honest Doubt (2000)
* The Edge of Doom (2002)

Kate Martinelli by Laurie R. King

#1 A Grave Talent

#2 To Play the Fool

#3 With Child

#4 Night Work

#5 Art of Detection 

Kinsey Millhouse Mystery by Sue Grafton
A is for Alibi #1

Lindsay Gordon series by Val McDermid
* Report for Murder (1987)
* Common Murder (1989)
* Final Edition (1991) US Titles: Open and Shut, Deadline for Murder
* Union Jack (1993), US Title: Conferences are Murder
* Booked for Murder (1996)
* Hostage to Murder (2003)

Logan McRae by Stuart Macbride
#1 Cold Granite (2006)

Lucas Davenport by John Sandford
 #1 Rules of Prey

Mary Hervey series by Storm Jameson

#1 Lovely Ship

#2 Voyage Home
#3 A Richer Dust

Mary Russell series by Laurie R. King

#1 Beekeeper's Apprentice

#2 Monstrous Regiment of Women
#3 Letter of Mary
#4 Moor
#5 O Jerusalem
#6 Justice Hall
#7 Game
#8 Locked Rooms
#9 Language of Bees
#10 God of the Hive

Mitch Rapp by
#1 Transfer of Power (1999)

Nameless Detective by Bill Pronzini
#1 The Snatch (1971)

New York Trilogy by Paul Auster
#1 City of Glass (1985)

Nic Costa-series by David Hewson
A Season for the Dead (2003) ISBN 0-385-33722-1
The Villa of Mysteries (2004) ISBN 0-385-33772-8
The Sacred Cut (2005) ISBN 0-385-33849-X
The Lizard’s Bite (2006)
The Seventh Sacrament (2007)
The Garden of Evil (2008)Shortlisted for Theakston’s Old Peculiar Crime Novel of the
Year Award 2009.
Dante's Numbers (2008)
The Blue Demon (2009)


Page Murdock, US Deputy Marshall (western mystery series) by Loren D. Estleman
#1 High Rocks (1979)
#2 Stamping Ground (1980)
#3 Murdock's Law (1982)
#4 The Stranglers (1984)
#5 City of Widows (1995)
#6 White Desert (2000)

Sheriff Bo Tully by Patrick McManus
#1 The Blight Way

The Tudor series by Philippa Gregory
1. The Other Boleyn Girl (2001)
2. The Queen's Fool (2003)
3. The Virgin's Lover (2004)
4. The Constant Princess (2005)
5. The Boleyn Inheritance (2006)
6. The Other Queen (2008)

Tony Hill and Carol Jordan series by Val McDermid
* The Mermaids Singing (1995)
* The Wire in the Blood (1997)
* The Last Temptation (2002)
* The Torment of Others (2004)
* Beneath the Bleeding (2007)
* The Fever of the Bone (2009)


Walt Longmire Mysteries by Craig Johnson (set in Wyoming)
1. The Cold Dish
2. Death Without Company
3. Kindness Goes Unpunished
4. Another Man's Moccasins (MPIBA award)
5. The Dark Horse

Wideacre trilogy by Philippa Gregory
1. Wideacre (1987)
2. The Favoured Child (1989)
3. Meridon (1990)

Historical Mysteries in series from Flashlight Worthy

Era by Era, Firsts in Historical Mystery Series
a book list by Jan McClintock, blogger at We Need More Shelves...
shelved under History and Mystery

Historical mysteries are a subset of the mystery genre and cover the vast range of human civilizations, from ancient Egypt to mid-20th Century New York. I've read many discussions about what qualifies as historical, but I'd venture to say that you — the reader — would be the best judge. (Is it historical if it's not within your memory? Sounds good to me.) Some of the following historical mystery titles are well-known, some less so. In each case, they're the first in a series so don't say I didn't warn you!

Murder in the Place of Anubis (Ancient Egypt) by Lynda Robinson

Lord Meren as the Eyes and Ears of young Pharaoh Tutankhamen must solve a frightening murder in a sacred precinct before the Pharaoh's enemies use the death against him. (the 1st of 6 books in the series)

The Silver Pigs (Ancient Rome) by Lindsey Davis

Marcus Didius Falco is an informer/detective for the emperor, a happy-go-lucky ladies man, and the son of a dysfunctional family in this fun first story from A.D. 70 Rome. The characters are hilarious and the intrigue is non-stop. (the 1st of 19)

The Dragon Scroll (Early Japan) by I. J. Parker

Sugawara Akitada is a junior government official who is unfortunately also a scapegoat in 11th-century Japan. But Akitada has a few tricks up his voluminous sleeves, and he'll need all the help he can get in the treacherous world of court politics. (the 1st of 6)

The Novice's Tale (Middle Ages England) by Margaret Frazer
Dame Frevisse is a nun at St. Frideswide's priory in medieval Oxfordshire, but she traveled on pilgrimage in her youth and has more worldly experience than many of the other sisters. Her uncle is Thomas Chaucer — son of Geoffrey — hence the tie-in with the titles to The Canterbury Tales. Each book is a murder mystery told in third person, with many engaging characters. (the 1st of 17)

The Demon of the Air (The Aztec Nation) by Simon Levack
The narrator is a slave and reluctant investigator in this unique series set in the final years of Aztec society. The people famous for human sacrifice have more going on than bloody rituals, it seems. Politics, religion, economics, culture and of course, murder are all part of the story, and there's plenty of humor to go around. (the 1st of 4)

Face Down In The Marrow-Bone Pie (Elizabethan England) by Kathy Lynn Emerson
There's a ghost at the country farm, and it's up to Lady Susanna Appleton to solve the mystery when her husband refuses to help. Her mastery of herbs and poisons may come in handy when a body is found. She's an educated women, but how dangerous is a little knowledge? (the 1st of 11)

Blind Justice (Georgian Era England) by Bruce Alexander
Starring the blind but brilliant Magistrate of Bow Street court, Sir John Fielding, his young ward and apprentice Jeremy Proctor, and a wonderful supporting cast of Bow Street Runners, family and friends, and assorted aristocrats, rakes and ruffians of London. (the 1st of 11)

The Dumb Shall Sing (Colonial America) by Stephen Lewis
Catherine Williams, widow and midwife, lives and works in 17th-century New England. Her protector, an obsolete Pequot sachem Massaquoit, who lodges on her land, helps her in tight spots, but Catherine is a strong and independent woman who wants to see justice done, especially when it comes to the murder of a child. (the 1st of 3)

Cut to the Quick (Regency England) by Kate Ross
Julian Kestral, dandy and gentleman of leisure on the outside but super-observant detective on the inside, is the hero of these four charming mysteries. The supporting cast is wonderful, including his ex-con valet and humorous society friends. (the 1st of 4)

The Face of a Stranger (Victorian England) by Anne Perry
A man wakes up from an accident and doesn't remember anything about himself. With this intriguing premise, Perry begins the series of William Monk, who is supposed to be a London police detective. But the more he finds about his past, the less he likes it. This book is sobering and fascinating and each in the series is a courtroom drama. (the 1st of 16)

Faded Coat of Blue (American Civil War) by Owen Parry
Abel Jones, Welsh immigrant, experienced soldier and volunteer in the Union Army, is asked to volunteer again, this time as an investigative agent for General McClellan. They've chosen well, as this man of faith and honor doesn't give up until he has his man, no matter where it leads. (the 1st of 6)

Holmes on the Range (Guilded Age America) by Steve Hockensmith
The two Armlingmeyer Brothers are cowpokes and wannabe amateur detectives who read every Sherlock Holmes story they can get their callused hands on in 1890s Montana. You might not think they'd have much of a chance to test their theories, but you'd be wrong. Lots of fun. (the 1st of 4)

The Strange Files of Fremont Jones (Progressive Era America) by Dianne Day
Fremont Jones is a young woman from the East making her own way in 1900 San Francisco. She works hard and has dreams of becoming a typewriter operator, but to make ends meet, she has decided to solve crimes for a living. That's when the trouble begins. Interesting characters and wonderful atmosphere. (the 1st of 6)

The Beekeeper's Apprentice (Edwardian England) by Laurie R. King
Mary Russell is an exceptionally intelligent young woman, enough so to become a protégé of Sherlock Holmes. Their adventures are a stretch of the imagination, and that's how I like to exercise. (the 1st of 10)

The Shamus Awards (1982-2008)

from http://www.thrillingdetective.com/trivia/triv72.html:
Bestowed by the Private Eye Writers of America

The Private Eye Writers of America (PWA) was founded in 1981 by Robert J. Randisi to recognize the private eye genre and its writers, and is probably best known for its annual Shamus Awards. Membership is open to fans, writers, and publishing professionals. There are three levels of membership: Active, Associate, and International.

In general, the PWA defines a "private eye" as any mystery protagonist who is a professional investigator, but not a police officer or government agent. The full definition is, and I quote, "a person paid for investigative work but not employed by a unit of government. Thus books and stories about private investigators (licensed and unlicensed), lawyers and reporters who do their own legwork, and other hired agents are eligible; works centering on law enforcement officers or amateur sleuths are not."

Winners listed first in lists that follow. Short Story winners not included.

1982 SHAMUS AWARDS

THE EYE (Lifetime Achievment Award)

* Ross Macdonald
Accepted in his absence by his friend and colleague Dennis Lynds

BEST P.I. HARDCOVER

* Hoodwink by Bill Pronzini (Nameless Detective)
* A Stab in the Dark by Lawrence Block (Matt Scudder)
* 30 for a Harry by Richard Hoyt (John Denson)
* Hard Trade by Arthur Lyons (Jake Asch)
* Early Autumn by Robert B. Parker (Spenser)

BEST ORIGINAL P.I. PAPERBACK

* California Thriller by Max Byrd (Mike Haller)
* Carpenter, Detective by Hamilton T. Caine (Ace Carpenter)
* Brown's Requiem by James Ellroy (Fritz Brown)
* The Old Dick by L.A. Morse (Jake Spanner)
* Murder in the Wind by George Ogan (Johnny Bordelon)

1983 SHAMUS AWARDS

THE EYE (Lifetime Achievment Award)
* Mickey Spillane

BEST P.I. HARDCOVER
* Eight Million Ways to Die by Lawrence Block (Matt Scudder)
* A is for Alibi by Sue Grafton (Kinsey Millhone)
* Gravedigger by Joseph Hansen (David Brandstetter)
* A Piece of the Silence by Jack Livingston (Joe Binney)
* Ceremony by Robert B. Parker (Spenser)

BEST ORIGINAL P.I. PAPERBACK
* The Cana Diversion by William Campbell Gault (Brock Callahan)
* Nevsky's Return by Dimitri Gat (Yuri Nevsky)
* Pieces of Death by Jack Lynch (Peter Bragg)
* Smoked Out by Warren Murphy (Julian "Digger" Burroughs)

1984 SHAMUS AWARDS

THE EYE (Lifetime Achievment Award)
* William Campbell Gault

BEST P.I. HARDCOVER
* True Detective by Max Allan Collins (Nate Heller)
* Dancing Bear by James Crumley (Milo Milodragovitch)
* The Glass Highway by Loren D. Estleman (Amos Walker)
* The Dark Fantastic by Stanley Ellin
* The Widening Gyre by Robert B. Parker (Spenser)

BEST ORIGINAL P.I. PAPERBACK
* Dead in Centerfield by Paul Engelman (Mark Renzler)
* Finders Weepers by Max Byrd (Mike Haller)
* Death And The Single Girl by Elliot Lewis (Fred Bennett)
* Trace by Warren Murphy (Devlin "Trace" Tracy)
* The Steinway Collection by Robert J. Randisi (Miles Jacoby)

1985 SHAMUS AWARDS

THE EYE (Lifetime Achievment Award)
* Howard Browne

BEST P.I. HARDCOVER
* Sugartown by Loren D. Estleman (Amos Walker; Amos Walker)
* True Crime by Max Allan Collins (Nate Heller)
* Die Again, Macready by Jack Livingston
* Nightlines by John Lutz (Alo Nudger)
* Full Contact by Robert J. Randisi (Miles Jacoby)

BEST ORIGINAL P.I. PAPERBACK
* Ceiling of Hell by Warren Murphy
* Squeeze Play by Paul Benjamin
* San Quentin by Jack Lynch
* Trace and 47 Miles of Rope by Warren Murphy
* The Man Who Risked His Partner by Reed Stephens

BEST FIRST P.I. NOVEL
* A Creative Kind of Killer by Jack Early
* Blunt Darts by Jeremiah Healy (John Francis Cuddy)
* The Nebraska Quotient by William J. Reynolds

1986 SHAMUS AWARDS

THE EYE (Lifetime Achievment Award)
* Richard S. Prather

BEST P.I. HARDCOVER
* B is for Burglar by Sue Grafton (Kinsey Millhone)
* The Naked Liar by Harold Adams
* Hardball by Doug Hornig
* A Catskill Eagle by Robert B. Parker (Spenser)
* Bones by Bill Pronzini (Nameless)

BEST ORIGINAL P.I. PAPERBACK
* Poverty Bay by Earl Emerson (Thomas Black)
* The Rainy City by Earl Emerson (Thomas Black)
* The Kill by Douglas Heyes
* Trace: Pigs Get Fat by Warren Murphy (Devlin "Trace" Tracy)
* Blue Heron by Philip Ross

BEST FIRST P.I. NOVEL
* Hardcover by Wayne Warga
* New, Improved Murder by Ed Gorman (Jack Dwyer)
* Sleeping Dog by Dick Lochte
* Embrace the Wolf by Benjamin Schutz (Leo Haggerty)
* Flood by Andrew Vachss (Burke)

ST. MARTINS' PRESS/PWA BEST FIRST P.I. NOVEL CONTEST
* An Infinite Number of Monkeys by Les Roberts (Saxon)

1987 SHAMUS AWARDS

THE EYE (Lifetime Achievment Award)
* Bill Pronzini, creator of the Nameless Detective series

BEST P.I. HARDCOVER
* The Staked Goat by Jeremiah Healy (John Francis Cuddy)
* When the Sacred Ginmill Closes by Lawrence Block (Matt Scudder)
* In La-La Land We Trust by Robert Campbell
* The Million Dollar Wound by Max Allan Collins (Nate Heller)
* C is for Corpse by Sue Grafton (Kinsey Millhone)

BEST ORIGINAL P.I. PAPERBACK
* The Back Door Man by Rob Kantner (Ben Perkins)
* Melting Point by Kenn Davis
* Nervous Laughter by Earl Emerson (Thomas Black)
* Dark Fields by T.J. MacGregor
* Trace: Too Old a Cat by Warren Murphy (Devlin "Trace" Tracy)

BEST FIRST P.I. NOVEL
* Jersey Tomatoes by J.W. Rider
* No One Rides for Free by Larry Beinhart
* Tourist Season by Carl Hiassen

ST. MARTINS' PRESS/PWA BEST FIRST PRIVATE EYE NOVEL CONTEST
* Fear of the Dark by Gar Anthony Haywood (Aaron Gunner)

1988 SHAMUS AWARDS

THE EYE (Lifetime Achievment Awards)
* Dennis Lynds
* Wade Miller (Robert Wade and Bob Miller)

BEST P.I. HARDCOVER
* A Tax in Blood by Benjamin Schutz (Leo Haggerty)
* Lady Yesterday by Loren D. Estleman (Amos Walker)
* Ride the Lightning by John Lutz (Alo Nudger)
* A Trouble Of Fools by Linda Barnes
* The Autumn Dead by Ed Gorman (Jack Dwyer)
* Ride The Lightning by John Lutz

BEST ORIGINAL P.I. PAPERBACK
* Wild Night by L.J. Washburn
* The Monkey's Raincoat by Robert Crais (Elvis Cole)
* Snake Eyes by Gaylord Dold (Mitch Roberts)
* Recount by David Everson (Robert Miles)
* Madelaine by Joseph Louis

BEST FIRST P.I. NOVEL
* Death on the Rocks by Michael Allegretto
* The House Of Blue Lights by Robert Bowman
* Shawnee Alley Fire by John Douglas
* Detective by Parnell Hall (Stanley Hastings)
* An Infinite Number Of Monkeys by Les Roberts (Saxon)

ST. MARTINS' PRESS/PWA BEST FIRST PRIVATE EYE NOVEL CONTEST
* Katwalk by Karen Kijewski (Kat Colorado)

1989 SHAMUS AWARDS

THE EYE (Lifetime Achievment Award)
* No Award Given

BEST P.I. HARDCOVER
* Kiss by John Lutz
* Neon Mirage by Max Allan Collins (Nate Heller)
* Deviant Behavior by Earl Emerson (Thomas Black)
* Swan Dive by Jeremiah Healy (John Francis Cuddy)
* Blood Shot by Sara Paretsky

BEST ORIGINAL P.I. PAPERBACK
* Dirty Work by Rob Kantner (Ben Perkins)
* The Last Private Eye by John Birkett
* Bonepile by Gaylord Dold (Mitch Roberts)
* Rebound by David Everson (Robert Miles)
* The Crystal Blue Persuasion by W. R. Philbrick

BEST FIRST P.I. NOVEL
* Fear of the Dark by Gar Anthony Haywood (Aaron Gunner)
* Lost Daughter by Michael Cormany
* Burning Season by Wayne D. Dundee (Joe Hannibal)
* Wall of Glass by Walter Satterthwait (Joshua Croft)
* Slow Dance in Autumn by Philip Lee Williams

ST. MARTINS' PRESS/PWA BEST FIRST PRIVATE EYE NOVEL CONTEST
* Kindred Crime by Janet Dawson (Jeri Howard)

1990 SHAMUS AWARDS

THE EYE (Lifetime Achievment Award)
* No Award Given

BEST P.I. HARDCOVER
* Extenuating Circumstances by Jonathan Valin (Harry Stoner)
* Out On The Cutting Edge by Lawrence Block (Matt Scudder)
* The Skintight Shroud by Wayne Dundee (Joe Hannibal)
* The Shape Of Dread by Marcia Muller (Sharon McCone)
* The Killing Man by Mickey Spillane (Mike Hammer)

BEST ORIGINAL P.I. PAPERBACK
* Hell's Only Half Full by Rob Kantner (Ben Perkins)
* Muscle And Blood by Gaylord Dold (Mitch Roberts)
* Behind The Fac by Richard Hilary
* Tough Enough by W. R. Philbrick
* A Collector Of Photographs by Deborah Valentine

BEST FIRST P.I. NOVEL
* Katwalk by Karen Kijewski (Kat Colorado)
* Medicine Dog by Geoff Peterson
* Cold Night by Al Sarrantonio
* Rock Critic Murders by Jesse Sublett

ST. MARTINS' PRESS/PWA BEST FIRST PRIVATE EYE NOVEL CONTEST
* The Loud Adios by Ken Kuhlken (Tom Hickey)

1991 SHAMUS AWARDS

THE EYE (Lifetime Achievment Award)
* Roy Huggins

BEST P.I. HARDCOVER
* G is for Gumshoe by Sue Grafton (Kinsey Millhone)
* Dead Irish by John Lescroart
* The Desert Look by Bernard Schopen
* Polo's Wild Card by Jerry Kennealy (Nick Polo)
* Poor Butterfly by Stuart Kaminsky (Toby Peters)
* A Ticket to the Boneyard by Lawrence Block (Matt Scudder)

BEST ORIGINAL P.I. PAPERBACK
* Rafferty: Fatal Sisters by W. Glenn Duncan (Rafferty)
* Made in Detroit by Rob Kantner (Ben Perkins)
* Bimbo Heaven by Marvin Albert
* The Blue Room by Monroe Thompson
* The Queen's Mare by John Birkett

BEST FIRST P.I. NOVEL
* Devil in a Blue Dress by Walter Mosely (Easy Rawlins)
* Body Scissors by Jerome Doolittle
* Kindred Crimes by Janet Dawson (Jeri Howard)
* The Stone Veil by Ronald Tierney

ST. MARTINS' PRESS/PWA BEST FIRST PRIVATE EYE NOVEL CONTEST
* A Sudden Death at the Norfolk Cafe by Winona Sullivan (Sister Cecile)

1992 SHAMUS AWARDS

THE EYE (Lifetime Achievment Award)
* Joseph Hansen

BEST P.I. HARDCOVER
* Stolen Away by Max Allan Collins (Nate Heller)
* Dance at the Slaughterhouse by Lawrence Block (Matt Scudder)
* Where Echoes Live by Marcia Muller (Sharon McCone)
* A Fistful of Empty by Benjamin Schutz (Leo Haggerty)
* Second Chance by Jonathan Valin (Harry Stoner)

BEST ORIGINAL P.I. PAPERBACK
* Cool Blue Tomb by Paul Kemprecos
* Black Light by Daniel Hearn
* House of Cards by Kay Hooper
* The Thousand Yard Stare by Rob Kantner (Ben Perkins)

BEST FIRST P.I. NOVEL
* Suffer Little Children by Thomas Davis (Dave Strickland)
* The January Corpse by Neil Albert (Dave Garrett)
* Dead on the Island by Bill Crider
* Best Performance by a Patsy by Stan Cutler
* Cool Breeze on the Underground by Don Winslow

ST. MARTINS' PRESS/PWA BEST FIRST PRIVATE EYE NOVEL CONTEST
* Storm Warning by A.C. Ayres (eventually published as Hour of the Manatee)

1993 SHAMUS AWARDS

THE EYE (Lifetime Achievment Award)
* Marcia Muller

BEST P.I. HARDCOVER
* The Man Who was Taller Than God by Harold Adams (Carl Wilcox)
* Cassandra in Red by Michael Collins (Dan Fortune)
* Lullaby Town by Robert Crais (Elvis Cole)
* Shallow Graves by Jeremiah Healy (John Francis Cuddy)
* Special Delivery by Jerry Kennealy (Nick Polo)

BEST ORIGINAL P.I. PAPERBACK
* The Last Tango of Delores Delgado by Marele Day (Claudia Valentine)
* Lay It on the Line by Catherine Dain (Freddie O'Neal)
* Dirty Money by Mark Davis
* The Brutal Ballet by Wayne D. Dundee (Joe Hannibal)

BEST FIRST P.I. NOVEL
* The Woman Who Married a Bear by John Straley (Cecil Younger)
* Return Trip Ticket by David C. Hall
* Switching the Odds by Phyllis Knight
* The Long-Legged Fly by James Sallis (Lew Griffin)

BEST P.I. SHORT STORY
* "Mary, Mary, Shut the Door" by Benjamin Schutz (Deadly Allies; Leo Haggerty)
* "The Messenger" by Jacklyn Butler (October 1992, AHMM)
* "Safe House" by Loren D. Estleman (Deadly Allies; Amos Walker)
* "A Little Missionary Work" by Sue Grafton (Deadly Allies; Kinsey Millhone)
* "Rest Stop" by Jeremiah Healy (May 1992, AHMM; John Francis Cuddy)

ST. MARTINS' PRESS/PWA BEST FIRST PRIVATE EYE NOVEL CONTEST
* The Harry Chronicles by Allan Pedrazas (Harry Rice)

1994 SHAMUS AWARDS

THE EYE (Lifetime Achievment Award)
* Stephen J. Cannell

BEST P.I. NOVEL
* The Devil Knows You're Dead by Lawrence Block (Matt Scudder)
* Foursome by Jeremiah Healy (John Francis Cuddy)
* Wolf In The Shadows by Marcia Muller (Sharon McCone)
* Moth by James Sallis (Lew Griffin)
* The Lies That Bind by Judith Van Gieson (Neil Hamel)

BEST ORIGINAL P.I. PAPERBACK
* Brothers And Sinners by Rodman Philbrick
* The Half-hearted Detective by Milton Bass
* A Minyon For The Dead by Richard Fliegel
* Shadow Games by Edward Gorman
* Torchtown Boogie by Steven Womack (Harry James Denton)

BEST FIRST P.I. NOVEL
* Satan's Lambs by Lynn Hightower (Lena Padget)
* Brotherly Love by Randye Lordon (Sydney Sloane)
* By Evil Means by Sandra West Prowell (Phoebe Siegal)

ST. MARTINS' PRESS/PWA BEST FIRST PRIVATE EYE NOVEL CONTEST
* The Heaven Stone by David Daniel (Alex Rasmussen)

1995 SHAMUS AWARDS
Presented June 17, 1995, at EYECON, by the Private Eye Writers of America.

THE EYE (Lifetime Achievment Award)
* John Lutz and Robert B. Parker

BEST P.I. NOVEL
* K Is For Killer by Sue Grafton (Kinsey Millhone)
* A Long Line Of Dead Men by Lawrence Block (Matt Scudder)
* Carnal Hours by Max Allan Collins (Nate Heller)
* The Killing Of Monday Brown by Sandra West Prowell (Phoebe Siegal)
* The Lake Effect by Les Roberts

BEST FIRST P.I. NOVEL
* A Drink Before the War by Dennis Lehane (Patrick Kenzie & Angela Gennaro)
* The Heaven Stone by David Daniel (Alex Rasmussen)
* One For The Money by Janet Evanovich (Stephanie Plum)
* The Fall-down Artist by Thomas Lipinski (Carroll Dorsey)
* When Death Comes Stealing by Valerie Wilson Wesley (Tamara Hayle)

BEST ORIGINAL P.I. PAPERBACK
* Served Cold by Ed Goldberg (Lenny Schneider)
* Double Plot by Leo Axler
* Lament For A Dead Cowboy by Catherine Dain (Freddie O'Neal)
* Dead Ahead by Bridget Mckenna (Caley Burke)
* Deadly Devotion by Patricia Wallace

ST. MARTINS' PRESS/PWA BEST FIRST PRIVATE EYE NOVEL CONTEST
* Diamond Head by Charles Knief (John Caine)

1996 SHAMUS AWARDS
Winners were announced in a special ceremony at Bouchercon 27 World Mystery Convention (St. Paul, MN, Oct. 10-13, 1996).

THE EYE (Lifetime Achievment Award)
* No Award Given

BEST P.I. NOVEL
* Concourse by S.J. Rozan (Lydia Chin and Bill Smith)
* The Vanishing Smile by Earl Emerson (Thomas Black)
* Come To Grief by Dick Francis (Sid Halley)
* Movie by Parnell Hall (Stanley Hastings)
* The Neon Smile by Dick Lochte (Terry Manion)

BEST P.I. PAPERBACK ORIGINAL
* Native Angels by William Jaspersohn (Peter Boone)
* Zero Tolerance by J.D. Knight
* Interview With Mattie by Shelley Singer (Barrett Lake)
* Charged With Guilt by Gloria White (Ronnie Ventana)
* Way Past Dead by Steven Womack (Harry James Denton)

BEST FIRST P.I. NOVEL
* The Innocents by Richard Barre (Wil Hardesty)
* Who In Hell Is Wanda Fuca? by G.M. Ford (Leo Waterman)
* If Looks Could Kill by Ruthe Furie (Fran Kirk)
* Penance by David Housewright (Holland Taylor)
* The Harry Chronicles by Allan Pedrazas (Harry Rice)

ST. MARTINS' PRESS/PWA BEST FIRST PRIVATE EYE NOVEL CONTEST
* No Award Given

1997 SHAMUS AWARDS
Winners announced October30, 1997, at Bouchercon 28 World Mystery Convention held in Monterey, California.

THE EYE (Lifetime Achievment Award)
* Stephen Marlowe, the author of the Chet Drum series

BEST P.I. NOVEL:
* Damned in Paradise by Max Allan Collins (Nate Heller)
* Sunset Express by Robert Crais (Elvis Cole)
* Flesh Wounds, by Stephen Greenleaf (John Marshall Tanner)
* Invasion Of Privacy, by Jeremiah Healy (John Francis Cuddy)
* Sentinels, by Bill Pronzini (Nameless)
* When Wallflowers Die, by Sandra West Prowell (Phoebe Siegal)

BEST P.I. PAPERBACK ORIGINAL
* Fade Away, by Harlan Coben (Myron Bolitar)
* Chain Of Fools, by Steven Womack (Harry James Denton)
* Natural Death by Ruthe Fury (Fran Kirk)

BEST FIRST P.I. NOVEL
* This Dog For Hire, by Carol Lea Benjamin (Rachel Alexander)
* Keeper by Greg Rucka (Atticus Kodiak)
* The Low End Of Nowhere by Michael Stone (Streeter)
* This Far, No Further by John Wessel (Harding)

ST. MARTINS' PRESS/PWA BEST FIRST PRIVATE EYE NOVEL CONTEST
* A Cold Day in Paradise by Steve Hamilton (Alex McKnight)

1998 SHAMUS AWARDS
The Private Eye Writers of America announced the 1998 Shamus Awards winners at the Shamus Awards ceremony during the Bouchercon in Philadelphia, October 1-4, 1998.

BEST P.I. NOVEL
* Come Back Dead by Terrance Faherty (Scott Elliott)
* Indigo Slam by Robert Crais (Elvis Cole)
* Deception Pass by Earl Emerson (Thomas Black)
* Sacred by Dennis Lehane (Patrick Kenzie & Angela Gennaro)
* Down For The Count by Maxine O'Callaghan (Deliah West)
* No Colder Place by S.J. Rozan (Lydia Chin and Bill Smith)

BEST P.I. PAPERBACK ORIGINAL
* Charm City by Laura Lippman (Tess Monaghan)
* Back Spin by Harlan Coben (Myron Bolitar)
* A Whisper Of Rage by Tim Hemlin (Neil Marshall)
* Father Forgive Me by Randye Lordon (Sydney Sloane)
* Sunset And Santiago by Gloria White (Ronnie Ventana)

BEST P.I. FIRST NOVEL
* Big Red Tequilla by Rick Riordan (Tres Navarre)
* Baltimore Blues by Laura Lippman (Tess Monaghan)
* Legwork by Katy Munger (Casey Jones)

ST. MARTINS' PRESS/PWA BEST FIRST PRIVATE EYE NOVEL CONTEST
* The Losers' Club by Lise S. Baker (Cal Brantley)

1999 SHAMUS AWARDS
As presented at Eyecon'99 in July in St. Louis.

THE EYE (Lifetime Achievment Award)
* Maxine O'Callaghan, the author of the Delilah West series.

BEST P.I. NOVEL
* Boobytrap by Bill Pronzini (Nameless)
* Gone Baby Gone by Dennis Lehane (Patrick Kenzie & Angela Gennaro)
* No Badge, No Gun by Harold Adams (Carl Wilcox)
* Flying Blind by Max Allan Collins (Nate Heller)
* The Only Good Lawyer by Jeremiah Healy (John Francis Cuddy)

BEST FIRST P.I. NOVEL
* A Cold Day In Paradise by Steve Hamilton (Alex McKnight)
* Like A Hole In The Head by Jen Banbury
* Dead Low Tide by Jamie Katz (Dan Kardon)
* Zen And The Art Of Murder by Elizabeth Cosin (Zen Moses)

BEST P.I. PAPERBACK ORIGINAL
* Murder Manual by Steve Womack (Harry James Denton)
* Too Easy by Philip Depoy (Flap Tucker)
* Butcher's Hill by Laura Lippman (Tess Monaghan)
* The Widower's Two-Step by Rick Riordan (Tres Navarre)
* Death In A City Of Mystics by Janice Steinberg

ST. MARTINS' PRESS/PWA BEST FIRST PRIVATE EYE NOVEL CONTEST
* Street Legal by Robert Truluck (Duncan Sloan)

FRIENDS OF PWA (a new award)
* Michael Seidman, Editor at Walker, former editor of The Armchair Detective
* Joe Pittman, Senior Editor at Signet

2000 SHAMUS AWARDS
The Private Eye Writers of America announced the winners of its 2000 Shamus Awards during the Bouchercon World Mystery Convention, September 7-10 in Denver, Colorado.

THE EYE (Lifetime Achievment Award)
* Edward D. Hoch

BEST P.I. NOVEL
* California Fire And Life by Don Winslow (Jack Wade)
* L.A. Requiem by Robert Crais (Elvis Cole)
* Monster by Jonathan Kellerman (Alex Delaware)
* Prayers For Rain by Dennis Lehane (Patrick Kenzie & Angela Gennaro)
* Stone Quarry by S.J. Rozan (Lydia Chin and Bill Smith)

BEST P.I. PAPERBACK ORIGINAL
* In Big Trouble by Laura Lippman (Tess Monaghan)
* Deadbeat by Leo Atkins (Connor Gibbs)
* Fulton County Blues by Ruth Birmingham (Sunny Childs)
* The Last Song Dogs by Sinclair Browning (Trade Ellis)
* Steel City Confessions by Thomas Lipinski (Carroll Dorsey)

BEST P.I. FIRST NOVEL
* Every Dead Thing by John Connolly (Charlie Parker)
* East Of A by Russell Atwood (Payton Sherwood)
* The Immortal Game by Mark Coggins (August Riordan)
* Maximum Insecurity by P.J. Grady (Matty Madrid)
* The Answer Man by Roy Johansen (Ken Parker)

ST. MARTINS' PRESS/PWA BEST FIRST PRIVATE EYE NOVEL CONTEST
* Catching Water in a Net by J.L. Abramo (Jake Diamond)

2001 SHAMUS AWARDS
The Private Eye Writers of America were to be presented at that year's Shamus Awards at PWA's 20th Anniversary Banquet during Bouchercon, but decided to forego the event "due to the tragedies that occurred in NY and Washington." Instead they announced the winners in a press release.

BEST HARDCOVER P.I. NOVEL
* Havana Heat by Carolina Garcia-Aguilera, (Lupe Solano)
* A Smile On The Face Of The Tiger by Loren Estleman (Amos Walker)
* The Deader The Better by G. M. Ford (Leo Waterman)
* Ellipsis by Stephen Greenleaf (John Marshall Tanner)
* Listen To The Silence by Marcia Muller (Sharon McCone)

BEST P.I. PAPERBACK ORIGINAL
* Death In The Steel City by Thomas Lipinski (Carroll Dorsey)
* The Blazing Tree by Mary Jo Adamson (Michael Merrick)
* The Sporting Club by Sinclair Browning (Trade Ellis)
* The Hindenburg Murders by Max Allan Collins (Leslie Charteris, P.I.?)
* Bad To The Bone by Katy Munger (Casey Jones)
* Dirty Money by Steven Womack (Harry James Denton)

BEST P.I. FIRST NOVEL
* Street Level by Bob Truluck (Duncan Sloan)
* Brigham's Day by John Gates (Brigham Bybee)
* The Heir Hunter by Chris Larsgaard (Nick Merchant)
* Resurrection Angel by William Mize (Monty Crocetti and Denton Ward)
* Lost Girls by Andrew Pyper (Bartholomew Crane)

2002 SHAMUS AWARDS

THE EYE (Lifetime Achievement)
* Lawrence Block

BEST HARDCOVER P.I. NOVEL
* Reflecting The Sky by S.J. Rozan (Bill Smith and Lydia Chin)
* Angel In Black by Max Allan Collins (Nate Heller)
* Ashes Of Aries by Martha C. Lawrence (Dr. Elizabeth Chase)
* The Devil Went Down To Austin by Rick Riordan (Tres Navarre)
* Cold Water Burning by John Straley (Cecil Younger)

BEST P.I. PAPERBACK ORIGINAL
* Archangel Protocol by Lyda Morehouse (Dierdre McMannus)
* Ancient Enemy by Robert Westbrook (Howard Moon Deer )
* Keepers by Janet Lapierre (Patience and Verity Mackellar)

BEST P.I. FIRST NOVEL
* Chasing the Devil's Tail by David Fulmer (Valentin St. Cyr)
* Epitaph by James Siegel (William Riskin)
* Rat City by Curt Colbert (Jake Rossiter)
* A Witness Above by Andy Straka (Frank Pavlicek)
* Pilikia Is My Business by Mark Troy (Val Lyon)

FRIEND OF PWA
* Jan Grape

ST. MARTINS' PRESS/PWA CONTEST FOR BEST FIRST PRIVATE EYE NOVEL
* The Sterling Inheritance by Michael Siverling (Jason Wilder)

2003 SHAMUS AWARDS
The Shamus Awards were presented in October at the PWA banquet to be held in Las Vegas, Nevada, during Bouchercon, the World Mystery Convention.

THE EYE (Lifetime Achievement)
* Sue Grafton

BEST P.I. NOVEL
* Blackwater Sound by James W. Hall (Thorn)
* North Of Nowhere by Steve Hamilton (Alex McKnight)
* The Last Place by Laura Lippman (Tess Monaghan)
* Hell To Pay by George Pelecanos (Derek Strange and Terry Quinn)
* Winter And Night by S.J. Rozan (Lydia Chin and Bill Smith)

BEST FIRST P.I. NOVEL
* The Distance by Eddie Muller (Billy Nichols)
* Westerfield's Chain by Jack Clark (Nick Acropolis)
* The Bone Orchard by D. Daniel Judson (Declan "Mac" MacManus)
* Open And Shut by David Rosenfeld (Andy Carpenter)
* Private Heat by Robert Bailey (Art Hardin)

BEST PAPERBACK ORIGINAL P.I. NOVEL
* The Poisoned Rose by D. Daniel Judson (Declan "Mac" MacManus)
* Cash Out by Paul Boray (John "Tomb" Tomei)
* Juicy Watusi by Richard Helms (Pat Gallegher)
* The Lusitania Murders by Max Allan Collins (S.S. Van Dine, P.I. -- yeah, right)
* Paint It Black by P.J. Parish (Louis Kincaid)

ST. MARTINS' PRESS/PWA CONTEST FOR BEST FIRST PRIVATE EYE NOVEL
* Tonight I Said Goodbye by Michael Koryta (Lincoln Perry)

2004 SHAMUS AWARDS
The 2004 Shamus Awards were announced at the Bouchercon in Toronto.

THE EYE (Lifetime Achievment Award)
* Donald Westlake

BEST P.I. NOVEL
* The Guards by Ken Bruen (Jack Taylor)
* Scavenger Hunt by Robert Ferrigno (Jimmy Gage)
* Blood is the Sky by Steve Hamilton (Alex McKnight)
* Fatal Flaw by William Lashner (Victor Carl)
* A Visible Darkness by Jonathon King (Max Freeman )

BEST FIRST P.I. NOVEL
* Black Maps by Peter Spiegelman (John March)
* Spiked by Mark Arsenault (Eddie Bourque)
* Lovers Crossing by James C. Mitchell (Roscoe Brinker)

BEST PAPERBACK ORIGINAL P.I. NOVEL
* Cold Quarry by Andy Straka (Frank Pavlicek)
* Thicker Than Water by PJ Parrish (Louis Kincaid)
* Wet Debt by Richard Helms (Pat Gallegher)
* Dragonfly Bones by David Cole (Laura Winslow)

ST. MARTINS' PRESS/PWA CONTEST FOR BEST FIRST PRIVATE EYE NOVEL
* First Kill by Michael Kronenwetter (Hank Berlin)

2005 SHAMUS AWARDS
The 2005 Shamus Awards will be announced at the Bouchercon in Chicago. And lemme say, I like the idea of a lot of fresh blood this time. But a lot of these private eyes are NOT private eyes at all.

THE EYE (Lifetime Achievement)
* Sara Paretsky

BEST P.I. NOVEL
* While I Disappear by Ed Wright (John Ray Horn)
* Fade To Clear by Leonard Chang (Allen Choice)
* The Wakeup by Robert Ferrigno (Frank Thorpe)
* After The Rain by Chuck Logan (Phil Broker)
* Choke Point by James Mitchell (Roscoe Brinker)

BEST PAPERBACK ORIGINAL P.I. NOVEL

* Fade To Blonde by Max Phillips (construction worker Ray Corson)
* Call The Devil by His Oldest Name by Sallie Bissell (Assistant D.A.Cherokee Mary Crow)
* Shadow Of The Dahlia by Jack Bludis (Rick Page)
* The London Blitz Murders by Max Allan Collins (amateur sleuth Agatha Christie)
* Island Of Bones by P. J. Parrish (Louis Kincaid)

BEST FIRST P.I. NOVEL

* The Dead by Ingrid Black (true-crime writer Saxon)
* Little Girl Lost by Richard Aleas (John Blake)
* The Last Goodbye by Reed Arvin (Jack Hammond)
* Aspen Pulp by Patrick Hasburgh (Jake Wheeler)
* Some Danger Involved by Will Thomas (Thomas Llewelyn and Cyrus Barker)

2006 SHAMUS AWARDS
The 2006 Shamus Awards were announced at the Bouchercon in Madison, Wisconsin on seoptember 29, in a rollicking affair that saw Mickey Spillane honoured, Max Allan Collins presented with The Eye for Lifetime Achievment, and PWA founder Robert Randisi roasted slowly -- and none too gently -- over an open flame. A grand old time was had by Al. And Bob had a good time too.

THE EYE (Lifetime Achievment Award)
* Max Allan Collins

BEST P.I. NOVEL
* The Lincoln Lawyer by Michael Connelly (Mickey Haller)
* Oblivion by Peter Abrahams (Nick Petrov)
* The Forgotten Man by Robert Crais (Elvis Cole)
* In A Teapot by Terence Faherty (Scott Elliott)
* The Man with the Iron-On Badge by Lee Goldberg (Harvey Mapes)
* Cinnamon Kiss by Walter Mosley (Easy Rawlins)

BEST FIRST P.I. NOVEL
* Forcing Amaryllis by Louise Ure (Calla Gentry)
* Blood Ties by Lori G. Armstrong (Julie Collins)
* Still River by Harry Hunsicker (Lee Henry Oswald)
* The Devil's Right Hand by J. D. Rhoades (Jack Keller)

BEST PAPERBACK ORIGINAL P.I. NOVEL
* The James Deans by Reed Farrell Coleman (Moe Prager)
* Falling Down by David Cole (Laura Winslow)
* Deadlocked by Joel Goldman (Lou Mason)
* Cordite Wine by Richard Helms (Eamon Gold)
* A Killing Rain by PJ Parrish (Louis Kincaid)

2007 SHAMUS AWARDS
The 2007 Shamus Awards were presented in the course of the annual PWA banquet, held in Anchorage, Alaska, during the Bouchercon convention.

THE EYE
* Stuart M. Kaminsky

THE HAMMER
A new annual prize celebrating a memorable private eye character or a series. Named after Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer, of course.
* Shell Scott by Richard S. Prather

BEST P.I. NOVEL
* The Dramatist by Ken Bruen (Jack Taylor)
* The Darkest Place by Daniel Judson (Reggie Clay)
* The Do-Re-Me by Ken Kuhlken (Clifford and Tom Hickey)
* Vanishing Point by Marcia Muller (Sharon McCone)
* Days of Rage by Kris Nelscott (Smokey Dalton)

BEST PAPERBACK ORIGINAL
* An Unquiet Grave by P.J. Parrish (Louis Kincaid)
* Hallowed Ground by Lori G. Armstrong (Julie Collins)
* The Prop by Pete Hautman (Peeky Kane)
* The Uncomfortable Dead by Paco Ignacio Taibo II and Subcomandante Marcos (Hector Belascoaran Shayne)
* Crooked by Brian M. Wiprud (Nicholas Palihnic)

BEST FIRST NOVEL
* The Wrong Kind of Blood by Declan Hughes (Ed Loy)
* Lost Angel by Mike Doogan (Nik Kane)
* A Safe Place for Dying by Jack Fredrickson (Dek Elstrom)
* Holmes on the Range by Steve Hockensmith (Gustav "Old Red" Amlingmeyer)
* 18 Seconds by George D. Shuman (Sherry Moore)

2008 SHAMUS AWARDS
The 2008 awards were presented at the PWA banquet, October 10, 2008, in Baltimore, Maryland, during the Bouchercon World Mystery Convention.

BEST P.I. NOVEL
* Soul Patch by Reed Farrel Coleman (Moe Prager)
* Head Games by Thomas B. Cavanagh (Mike Garrity)
* The Color of Blood by Declan Hughes (Ed Loy)
* A Welcome Grave by Michael Koryta (Lincoln Perry)
* A Killer's Kiss by William Lashner (Victor Carl)

BEST PAPERBACK ORIGINAL
* Songs of Innocence by Richard Aleas (John Blake)
* Exit Strategy by Kelley Armstrong (Nadia Stafford)
* Stone Rain by Linwood Barclay (Zack Walker)
* Deadly Beloved by Max Allan Collins (Ms. Tree)
* Blood of Paradise by David Corbett (Jude McManus)

BEST FIRST P.I. NOVEL
* Big City, Bad Blood by Sean Chercover (Ray Dudgeon)
* The Cleaner by Brett Battles (Jonathan Quinn)
* Keep It Real by Bill Bryan (Ted Collins)
* When One Man Dies by Dave White (Jackson Donne)
* The Last Striptease by Michael Wiley (Joe Kozmarski)