Awards & Winners

Shamus Award for Best P. I. Short Story

Shamus Award

Date Established : 1983

Check all the winners of Shamus Award for Best P. I. Short Story presented under Shamus Award since 1983 .


Dave Zeltserman

Honored for : Julius Katz

Nominations 2010 »

Nominee Nominated Work
John Lutz What You Don't Know Can Hurt You
Kenneth Gavrell My Little Girl
Jack Ritchie Cardula and the Locked Room
Loren D. Estleman Dead Soldier

Mitch Alderman

Honored for : Family Values

Nominations 2009 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Mitch Alderman Family Values
John C. Boland Last Island South
Max Allan Collins The Blonde Tigress
Kristine Kathryn Rusch Discovery
Dick Stodghill Panic on Portage Path

Cornelia Read

Honored for : Hungry Enough

Nominations 2008 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Cornelia Read Hungry Enough
Loren D. Estleman Kill the Cat
Loren D. Estleman Trust Me
James Nolan Open Mike
Marilyn Todd Room for Improvement

O'Neil De Noux

Honored for : The Heart Has Reasons

Nominations 2007 »

Nominee Nominated Work
O'Neil De Noux The Heart Has Reasons
Mitch Alderman Sudden Stop
Loren D. Estleman Square One
Bill Pronzini Devil\u2019s Brew
Bruce Rubenstein Smoke Got In My Eyes

Michael Wiecek

Honored for : A Death in Ueno

Nominations 2006 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Michael Wiecek A Death in Ueno
Parnell Hall Oh, What a Tangled Lanyard We Weave
Jeremiah F. Healy Two Birds with One Stone
Steve Hockensmith The Big Road
Timothy Williams The Breaks

Pearl Abraham

Honored for : Hasidic Noir

Nominations 2005 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Pearl Abraham Hasidic Noir
Mitch Alderman Burnt Wood
John Dobbyn Trumpeter Swan
Gregory S. Fallis Dog on Fire
Steve Hockensmith Tricks

Loren D. Estleman

Honored for : Lady on Ice

Nominations 2004 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Loren D. Estleman Lady on Ice
Mitch Alderman The Rock in the Orange Grove
Janet Dawson Slayer Statute
Doug Allyn Valhalla

Terence Faherty

Honored for : The Second Coming

Nominations 2003 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Terence Faherty The Second Coming
J. Michael Blue Setting Up the Kill
Jeremiah F. Healy Aftermath
John Lutz Second Story Sunlight
James Powell The Jewels of Atlantis

Ceri Jordan

Honored for : Rough Justice

Nominations 2002 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Ceri Jordan Rough Justice
John Lantigua The Jungle
Tom Sweeney Last Kiss
Barbara Paul Golden Retriever
Clark Howard The Cobalt Blues

Brendan DuBois

Honored for : The Road's End

Nominations 2001 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Brendan DuBois The Road's End
Jeremiah F. Healy What's In A Name?
Gary Phillips The Sleeping Detective
Bill Pronzini The Big Bite
Mike Wiecek The Good Daughter

I. J. Parker

Honored for : Akitada's First Case

Nominations 2000 »

Nominee Nominated Work
I. J. Parker Akitada's First Case
Doug Allyn Unchained Melody
Jeremiah F. Healy Hodegetria
Barbara Paul The Reluctant Op
Mike Reiss Cro-magnon, P.I.

Warren Murphy

Honored for : Another Day, Another Dollar

Nominations 1999 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Warren Murphy Another Day, Another Dollar
David Edgerley Gates Sidewinder
Michelle Knowlden No, Thank You, John
Dan A. Sproul All About Heroes
James Sallis More Light

Carolyn Wheat

Honored for : Love Me For My Yellow Hair Alone

Nominations 1998 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Carolyn Wheat Love Me For My Yellow Hair Alone
Doug Allyn Copperhead Run
Greg Fallis Lord of Obstacles
Jan Grape A Front-Row Seat
John Lutz Nightcrawlers

Lia Matera

Honored for : Dead Drunk

Nominations 1997 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Lia Matera Dead Drunk
Edward Gorman Eye Of The Beholder
Jeremiah F. Healy Turning The Witness
John Lethan The One About The Green Detective
Robert J Randisi The Girl Who Talked To Horses

Gar Anthony Haywood

Honored for : And Pray Nobody Sees You

Nominations 1996 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Gar Anthony Haywood And Pray Nobody Sees You
David Dean Trial By Fire
Bill Pomidor Plain and Honest Death
Bill Pronzini Home Is The Place Where
D.H. Reddall Enigma

Brendan DuBois

Honored for : Necessary Brother

Nominations 1995 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Brendan DuBois Necessary Brother
Michael Collins A Matter Of Character
Loren D. Estleman Slipstream
Clark Howard Split Decision
John Lutz The Romantics

Lawrence Block

Honored for : The Merciful Angel Of Death

Nominations 1994 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Lawrence Block The Merciful Angel Of Death
Doug Allyn The Sultans Of Soul
Charles Ardai Nobody Wins
Jeremiah F. Healy The Bagged Man
Walter Mosley The Watt's Lion

Benjamin Schutz

Honored for : Mary, Mary, Shut the Door

Nominations 1993 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Allan Pedrazas The Harry Chronicles
Harold Adams
Michael Collins Cassandra in red
Robert Crais Lullaby Town
Jeremiah F. Healy Shallow graves
Jerry Kennealy Special delivery
Benjamin Schutz Mary, Mary, Shut the Door
Jacklyn Butler The Messenger
Loren D. Estleman Safe House
Sue Grafton A Little Missionary Work

Nancy Pickard

Honored for : Dust Devil

Nominations 1992 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Nancy Pickard Dust Devil
Max Allan Collins Dying in the post-war world
Loren D. Estleman The Man Who Loved Noir
Sue Grafton Full Cirle

Marcia Muller

Honored for : Final Resting Place

Nominations 1991 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Marcia Muller Final Resting Place
Dick Stodghill Bypass to Murder
Jeremiah F. Healy Battered Spouse
Loren D. Estleman Cigarette Stop
Wayne D Dundee Naughty, Naughty
Sue Grafton A Poison That Leaves No Trace

Mickey Spillane

Honored for : The Killing Man

Loren D. Estleman

Honored for : The Crooked Way

Edward Gorman

Honored for : Turn Away

Rob Kantner

Honored for : Fly Away Home

Loren D. Estleman

Honored for : Eight mile and Dequindre

Nominations 1986 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Loren D. Estleman Eight mile and Dequindre
Linda Barnes Lucky Penny
Wayne D Dundee Shooting Match
Rob Kantner Perfect Pitch
Robert J Randisi The Snaphauncei

Lawrence Block

Honored for : By the Dawn's Early Light and Other Stories

Nominations 1985 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Lawrence Block By the Dawn's Early Light
John Boland Easy Money
Stephen Greenleaf Iris
Rob Kantner The Rat Line
Ernest Savage The Big Winners

Bill Pronzini

Honored for : Cat's Paw

Nominations 1984 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Bill Pronzini Cat's Paw
Michael Collins The Oldest Killer
Loren D. Estleman Greektown
T. Robin Kanter The Long Slow Dive
John Lutz Only One Way To Land

John Lutz

Honored for : What You Don't Know Can Hurt You

Nominations 1983 »

Nominee Nominated Work
John Lutz What You Don't Know Can Hurt You
Raleigh Bond Meet Athalia Goode
Loren D. Estleman Dead Soldier
Kenneth Gavrell My Little Girl
Jack Ritchie Cardula and the Locked Room