Award category archive

Shamus Award – P.I. Novel Winners

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

Shamus Award P.I. Novel Cross-year archive

2024

Shamus Award P.I. Novel results for the 2024 award year.

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Winner

Heart of the Nile

Barker and Llewelyn Series · Book 14 · Historical Mystery

Apr-2023 Shamus Award P.I. Novel winner

2023

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

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Winner

The Wheel of Doll

Doll Series · Book 2 · General Fiction

Sep-2022 Shamus Award P.I. Novel winner

2022

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

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Winner

Family Business

A Lydia Chin/Bill Smith Mystery Series · Book 15 · Police Procedural

Dec-2021 Shamus Award P.I. Novel winner

Nominee

Head Case

Standalone · Police Procedural

Apr-2021 Shamus Award P.I. Novel nominee

Nominee

Last Redemption

Rick Cahill Series · Book 8 · Thriller

Jan-2021 Shamus Award P.I. Novel nominee

Nominee

Pay or Play

Gould, Howard Michael

A Charlie Waldo Novel Series · Book 3 · Police Procedural

Dec-2021 Shamus Award P.I. Novel nominee

Nominee

Runner

A Chicago Mystery Series · Book 4 · Police Procedural

Jul-2021 Shamus Award P.I. Novel nominee

2021

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

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Winner

Blind Vigil

Rick Cahill Series · Book 7 · Mystery

Jan-2020 Shamus Award P.I. Novel winner

Nominee

And Now She's Gone

Hall, Rachel Howzell

Standalone · Thriller

Sep-2020 Shamus Award P.I. Novel nominee

Nominee

Do No Harm

Collins, Max Allan

A Nathan Heller Novel Series · Book 17 · Historical Mystery

Mar-2020 Shamus Award P.I. Novel nominee

Nominee

House on Fire

Nick Heller Series · Book 4 · Thriller

Jan-2020 Shamus Award P.I. Novel nominee

Nominee

What You Don't See

A Chicago Mystery Series · Book 3 · Law Enforcement

Jun-2020 Shamus Award P.I. Novel nominee

2020

Shamus Award P.I. Novel results for the 2020 award year.

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Winner

Lost Tomorrows

Rick Cahill Series · Book 6 · Mystery

Jan-2019 Shamus Award P.I. Novel winner

Nominee

Below the Line

Gould, Howard Michael

A Charlie Waldo Novel Series · Book 2 · Private Investigator

Aug-2019 Shamus Award P.I. Novel nominee

Nominee

The Cold Way Home

Bell Elkins Series · Book 8 · Mystery

Aug-2019 Shamus Award P.I. Novel nominee

Nominee

The Shallows

Nils Shapiro Series · Book 3 · Police Procedural

Jun-2019 Shamus Award P.I. Novel nominee

Nominee

The Tower of Songs

A Duck Darley Novel Series · Book 3 · Law Enforcement

Sep-2019 Shamus Award P.I. Novel nominee

2019

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

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Winner

What You Want to See

Lepionka, Kristen

Roxane Weary Series · Book 2 · Private Investigator

May-2018 Shamus Award P.I. Novel winner

Nominee

Baby's First Felony

Cecil Younger Series · Book 7 · Private Investigator

Jul-2018 Shamus Award P.I. Novel nominee

Nominee

Cut You Down

Standalone · Private Investigator

Feb-2018 Shamus Award P.I. Novel nominee

Nominee

The Widows of Malabar Hill

A Perveen Mistry Novel Series · Book 1 · Police Procedural

Jan-2018 Shamus Award P.I. Novel nominee

Nominee

Wrong Light

Rick Cahill Series · Book 5 · Mystery

Dec-2018 Shamus Award P.I. Novel nominee

2018

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

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Winner

The Room of White Fire

Parker, T. Jefferson

Roland Ford Series · Book 1 · Private Investigator

Aug-2017 Shamus Award P.I. Novel winner

Nominee

Blood Truth

Rick Cahill Series · Book 4 · Thriller

Dec-2017 Shamus Award P.I. Novel nominee

Nominee

Dark Water

Standalone · Law Enforcement

Jul-2017 Shamus Award P.I. Novel nominee

Nominee

Monument Road

A Franky Dast Mystery Series · Book 1 · Private Investigator

Dec-2017 Shamus Award P.I. Novel nominee

Nominee

Y Is for Yesterday

A Kinsey Millhone Mystery Series · Book 25 · Private Investigator

Aug-2017 Shamus Award P.I. Novel nominee

2017

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

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Winner

Where It Hurts

Coleman, Reed Farrel

Gus Murphy Series · Book 1 · Private Investigator

Jan-2016 Shamus Award P.I. Novel winner

Nominee

Fields Where They Lay

Hallinan, Timothy

Junior Bender Series · Book 6 · Suspense

Oct-2016 Shamus Award P.I. Novel nominee

Nominee

Graveyard of the Hesperides

A Flavia Albia Mystery Series · Book 4 · Historical Mystery

Jul-2016 Shamus Award P.I. Novel nominee

Nominee

The Stardom Affair

Levinson, Robert S.

Standalone · Thriller

Apr-2016 Shamus Award P.I. Novel nominee

Nominee

With Six You Get Wally

A John Bekker Mystery Series · Book 5 · Thriller

Oct-2016 Shamus Award P.I. Novel nominee

2016

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

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Winner

Brutality

A Fina Ludlow Novel Series · Book 3 · Thriller

Jun-2015 Shamus Award P.I. Novel winner

Nominee

Brush Back

A V.I. Warshawski Mystery Series · Book 18 · Private Investigator

Aug-2015 Shamus Award P.I. Novel nominee

Nominee

Dance of the Bones

Walker Family Series · Book 5 · Police Procedural

Sep-2015 Shamus Award P.I. Novel nominee

Nominee

Dance of the Bones

A Beaumont and Walker Novel Series · Book 1 · Police Procedural

Sep-2015 Shamus Award P.I. Novel nominee

Nominee

Dance of the Bones

J.P. Beaumont Series · Book 22 · Police Procedural

Sep-2015 Shamus Award P.I. Novel nominee

Nominee

Dance of the Bones

Joanna Brady Series · Book 20 · Police Procedural

Sep-2015 Shamus Award P.I. Novel nominee

Nominee

Gumshoe

Leininger, Robert

Mortimer Angel Series · Book 1 · Private Investigator

Jul-2014 Shamus Award P.I. Novel nominee

Nominee

The Promise

Joe Pike Series · Book 4 · Private Investigator

Nov-2015 Shamus Award P.I. Novel nominee

Nominee

The Promise

Elvis Cole Series · Book 14 · Private Investigator

Nov-2015 Shamus Award P.I. Novel nominee

Nominee

The Promise

Scott James and Maggie Series · Book 2 · Private Investigator

Nov-2015 Shamus Award P.I. Novel nominee

Nominee

The Promise

Elvis Cole, Joe Pike & Associates Series · Book 18 · Private Investigator

Nov-2015 Shamus Award P.I. Novel nominee

2015

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

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Winner

Hounded

Rosenfelt, David

Andy Carpenter Series · Book 12 · Legal Thriller

Jul-2014 Shamus Award P.I. Novel winner

Nominee

The Hollow Girl

Coleman, Reed Farrel

A Moe Prager Mystery Series · Book 9 · Mystery

May-2014 Shamus Award P.I. Novel nominee

Nominee

Peter Pan Must Die

Dave Gurney Series · Book 4 · Police Procedural

Jul-2014 Shamus Award P.I. Novel nominee

Nominee

The Silkworm

Galbraith, Robert

Cormoran Strike Series · Book 2 · Private Investigator

Jun-2014 Shamus Award P.I. Novel nominee

Nominee

Tokyo Kill

A Jim Brodie Novel Series · Book 2 · Thriller

Sep-2014 Shamus Award P.I. Novel nominee

2014

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

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Winner

The Good Cop

Carter Ross Series · Book 4 · Mystery

Mar-2013 Shamus Award P.I. Novel winner

Nominee

Little Elvises

Hallinan, Timothy

Junior Bender Series · Book 2 · Mystery

Feb-2013 Shamus Award P.I. Novel nominee

Nominee

The Mojito Coast

Standalone · Mystery

Aug-2013 Shamus Award P.I. Novel nominee

Nominee

Nemesis

A Nameless Detective Mystery Series · Book 40 · Private Investigator

Jul-2013 Shamus Award P.I. Novel nominee

Nominee

W Is for Wasted

A Kinsey Millhone Mystery Series · Book 23 · Private Investigator

Sep-2013 Shamus Award P.I. Novel nominee

2013

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

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Blues in the Night

Standalone · Mystery

Feb-2012 Shamus Award P.I. Novel nominee

Nominee

Hunting Sweetie Rose

Fredrickson, Jack

A Dek Ekstrom Mystery Series · Book 3 · Mystery

Mar-2012 Shamus Award P.I. Novel nominee

Nominee

Hunting Sweetie Rose

Fredrickson, Jack

Worldwide Mysteries Series · Book 890 · Mystery

Mar-2012 Shamus Award P.I. Novel nominee

Nominee

The Other Woman

Ryan, Hank Phillippi

Jane Ryland Series · Book 1 · Thriller

Sep-2012 Shamus Award P.I. Novel nominee

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