Award category archive

Shamus Award – First P.I. Novel Winners

Browse Shamus Award First P.I. Novel winners and nominees by year. This archive follows one award category across the full Shamus Award history.

Shamus Award First P.I. Novel Cross-year archive

2023

Shamus Award First P.I. Novel results for the 2023 award year.

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The Goldenacre

Standalone · Mystery

Jul-2022 Shamus Award First P.I. Novel winner

2022

Shamus Award First P.I. Novel results for the 2022 award year.

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Lost Little Girl

Standalone · Police Procedural

Oct-2021 Shamus Award First P.I. Novel winner

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The Arrangement

Standalone · Thriller

Mar-2021 Shamus Award First P.I. Novel nominee

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A Dead Man's Eyes

Foster, Lori Duffy

Standalone · Police Procedural

Apr-2021 Shamus Award First P.I. Novel nominee

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Porno Valley

Elliott, Philip

Standalone · Thriller

Aug-2021 Shamus Award First P.I. Novel nominee

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Suburban Dicks

Nicieza, Fabian

Standalone · Police Procedural

Jun-2021 Shamus Award First P.I. Novel nominee

2021

Shamus Award First P.I. Novel results for the 2021 award year.

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The Missing American

An Emma Djan Investigation Series · Book 1 · Police Procedural

Jan-2020 Shamus Award First P.I. Novel winner

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Derailed

Standalone · Amateur Sleuth

May-2020 Shamus Award First P.I. Novel nominee

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I Know Where You Sleep

Standalone · General Fiction

Feb-2020 Shamus Award First P.I. Novel nominee

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Squatters Rights

Doyle, Kevin R.

A Sam Quinton Mystery Series · Book 1 · Police Procedural

Feb-2020 Shamus Award First P.I. Novel nominee

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Winter Counts

Heska, David; Weiden, Wanbli

Standalone · Thriller

Aug-2020 Shamus Award First P.I. Novel nominee

2019

Shamus Award First P.I. Novel results for the 2019 award year.

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The Best Bad Things

Carrasco, Katrina

Standalone · Historical Mystery

Nov-2018 Shamus Award First P.I. Novel winner

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Broken Places

A Chicago Mystery Series · Book 1 · Law Enforcement

Apr-2018 Shamus Award First P.I. Novel nominee

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Last Looks

Gould, Howard Michael

A Charlie Waldo Novel Series · Book 1 · Private Investigator

Aug-2018 Shamus Award First P.I. Novel nominee

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Only to Sleep

Osborne, Lawrence

Standalone · Mystery

Sep-2018 Shamus Award First P.I. Novel nominee

Nominee

What Doesn't Kill You

A Willa Pennington, PI Mystery Series · Book 1 · Thriller

Jan-2018 Shamus Award First P.I. Novel nominee

2018

Shamus Award First P.I. Novel results for the 2018 award year.

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The Last Place You Look

Lepionka, Kristen

Roxane Weary Series · Book 1 · Private Investigator

Jun-2017 Shamus Award First P.I. Novel winner

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August Snow

Jones, Stephen Mack

An August Snow Novel Series · Book 1 · Private Investigator

Feb-2017 Shamus Award First P.I. Novel nominee

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Gone to Dust

Nils Shapiro Series · Book 1 · Private Investigator

Aug-2017 Shamus Award First P.I. Novel nominee

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A Negro and an Ofay

Standalone · Historical Mystery

Nov-2015 Shamus Award First P.I. Novel nominee

Nominee

Under Water

A Duck Darley Novel Series · Book 1 · Private Investigator

Dec-2017 Shamus Award First P.I. Novel nominee

2017

Shamus Award First P.I. Novel results for the 2017 award year.

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IQ

An IQ Novel Series · Book 1 · Private Investigator

Oct-2016 Shamus Award First P.I. Novel winner

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Deep Six

Jake Longly Series · Book 1 · Private Investigator

Jul-2016 Shamus Award First P.I. Novel nominee

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Fever City

Standalone · Mystery

May-2016 Shamus Award First P.I. Novel nominee

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The Second Girl

Frank Marr Series · Book 1 · Private Investigator

Jun-2016 Shamus Award First P.I. Novel nominee

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Soho Sins

Standalone · Thriller

Jul-2016 Shamus Award First P.I. Novel nominee

2016

Shamus Award First P.I. Novel results for the 2016 award year.

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The Do Right

Standalone · Mystery

Nov-2015 Shamus Award First P.I. Novel winner

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Depth

Rosen, Lev A.C.

Standalone · Science Fiction

May-2015 Shamus Award First P.I. Novel nominee

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Night Tremors

Rick Cahill Series · Book 2 · Thriller

Jun-2015 Shamus Award First P.I. Novel nominee

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The Red Storm

Bywaters, Grant

Standalone · Private Investigator

Dec-2015 Shamus Award First P.I. Novel nominee

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Trouble in Rooster Paradise

A Gunnar Nilson Mystery Series · Book 1 · Private Investigator

Jul-2015 Shamus Award First P.I. Novel nominee

2015

Shamus Award First P.I. Novel results for the 2015 award year.

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Bad Country

Standalone · Private Investigator

Nov-2014 Shamus Award First P.I. Novel nominee

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City of Brick and Shadow

Standalone · Mystery

Dec-2014 Shamus Award First P.I. Novel nominee

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Last of the Independents

Standalone · Private Investigator

Sep-2014 Shamus Award First P.I. Novel nominee

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Wink of an Eye

Willis, Lynn Chandler

Standalone · Private Investigator

Nov-2014 Shamus Award First P.I. Novel nominee

2014

Shamus Award First P.I. Novel results for the 2014 award year.

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Bear is Broken

A Leo Maxwell Mystery Series · Book 1 · Private Investigator

Feb-2013 Shamus Award First P.I. Novel winner

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Blood Orange

Keskinen, Karen

An Jaymie Zarlin Mystery Series · Book 1 · Private Investigator

Jun-2013 Shamus Award First P.I. Novel nominee

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A Good Death

Cox, Christopher R.

Standalone · Mystery

Feb-2013 Shamus Award First P.I. Novel nominee

2013

Shamus Award First P.I. Novel results for the 2013 award year.

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The Twenty-Year Death

Winter, Ariel S.

Standalone · Mystery

Aug-2012 Shamus Award First P.I. Novel nominee

2012

Shamus Award First P.I. Novel results for the 2012 award year.

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The Ocean Forest

A Frankie McKeller Mystery Series · Book 1 · Historical Mystery

Mar-2011 Shamus Award First P.I. Novel nominee

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The Plot Against Hip Hop

A D Hunter Mystery Series · Book 2 · Literary

Nov-2011 Shamus Award First P.I. Novel nominee

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The Stranger You Seek

Williams, Amanda Kyle

Keye Street Series · Book 1 · Thriller

Sep-2011 Shamus Award First P.I. Novel nominee

2011

Shamus Award First P.I. Novel results for the 2011 award year.

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Random Violence

Mackenzie, Jassy

A Jade De Jong Investigation Series · Book 1 · Private Investigator

Apr-2010 Shamus Award First P.I. Novel nominee

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Rogue Island

A Liam Mulligan Novel Series · Book 1 · Thriller

Oct-2010 Shamus Award First P.I. Novel nominee

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