Shamus Award Nominees 2025: Private Eye Writers of America

The Private Eye Writers of America announced the nominees for the coveted Shamus Awards. Winners will be announced at the 2025 Bouchercon Opening Ceremonies on Thursday September 4 2025 in New Orleans, Louisiana.

 BEST PI HARDCOVER

Kingpin by Mike Lawson 

The Hollow Tree by Phillip Miller

Farewell, Amethystine by Walter Mosley

Trouble in Queenstown by Delia Pitts 

Death and Glory by Will Thomas 

BEST ORGINAL PAPERBACK P.I. NOVEL

Geisha Confidential by Mark Coggins 

Quarry’s Return by Max Allan Collins 

Not Born of Woman by Teel James Glenn

Bless Our Sleep by Neil S. Plakcy 

Call of the Void by J.T. Siemens 

The Big Lie by Gabriel Valjan 

BEST FIRST P.I. NOVEL

Twice the Trouble by Ash Clifton 

The Devil’s Daughter by Gordon Greisman 

Fog City by Claire M. Johnson

The Road to Heaven by Alexis Stefanovich-Thomson

Holy City by Henry Wise 

BEST P.I. SHORT STORY

“Deadhead” by Tom Andes (Fall 2024, Cowboy Jamboree Magazine)

“Alibi in Ice” by Libby Cudmore (July/August 2024, AHMM)

“Drop Dead Gorgeous” by M.E. Proctor (Janie’s Got a Gun: Crime Fiction Inspired by the Music of Aerosmith)

“Under Hard Rock” by Ed Teja (October 2024, Black Cat Weekly #164)

“The Five Cent Detective” by S.B. Watson (November 2024, Crimeucopia)

Congratulations too all the winners. and  nominated authors

Agatha Award Nominations

 

Malice Domestic have announced the nominations for the 2025 Agatha Awards.

Best Contemporary Novel

A Collection Of Lies by Connie Berry

A Midnight Puzzle by Gigi Pandian

A Very Woodsy Murder by Ellen Byron

Fondue Or Die by Korina Moss

The Dark Wives by Ann Cleeves

​Best Historical Novel

Hall Of Mirrors by John Copenhaver

The Last Hope by Susan Elia Macneal

The Paris Mistress by Mally Becker

The Wharton Plot by Mariah Fredericks

To Slip The Bonds Of Earth by Amanda Flower

Best First Novel

A Deadly Endeavor by Jenny Adams

Ghosts Of Waikīkī by Jennifer K. Morita

Hounds Of The Hollywood Baskervilles by Elizabeth Crowens

Threads Of Deception by Elle Jauffret

You Know What You Did by K.T. Nguyen

Best Short Story

"A Matter Of Trust" By Barb Goffman, Three Strikes--You're Dead

"Reynisfjara" By Kristopher Zgorski, Mystery Most International

"Satan's Spit" By Gabriel Valjan, Tales Of Music, Murder And Mayhem: Bouchercon 2024

"Sins Of The Father" By Kerry Hammond, Mystery Most International

"The Postman Always Flirts Twice" By Barb Goffman, Agatha And Derringer Get Cozy

Best Non-Fiction

Abingdon's Boardinghouse Murder by Greg Lilly

Agatha Christie, Marple: Expert On Wickedness by Mark Aldridge

Some Of My Best Friends Are Murderers: Critiquing The Columbo Killers by Chris Chan

The Bookshop: A History Of The American Bookstore by Evan Friss

Writing The Cozy Mystery: Authors' Perspectives On Their Craft Edited by Phyllis M. Betz

Best Children’s/YA Mystery

First Week Free At The Roomy Toilet: A June Knight Mystery by Josh Pachter

Sasquatch of Harriman Lake by K.B. Jackson

Sid Johnson & The Well-Intended Conspiracy by Frances Schoonmaker

The Big Grey Man of Ben Nacdhui by K.B. Jackson

The Sherlock Society by James Ponti

Congratulations to all the nominated authors.

Private Eye Writers of America - Shamus Award Winners 2024

The Private Eye Writers of America 2024 Shamus Award Winners were presented on Thursday 29^th August 2024 at Bouchercon in Nashville. 

Best Hardcover P.I Novel

Heart of the Nile by Will Thomas 

Best Original Paperback P. I Novel

Liar’s Dice by Gabriel Valjan 

Best P I Short Story

“Errand for a Neighbour” by Bill Bassman  (January/February 2023, EQMM)

Congratulations to all!

2024 Shamus Award Nominees: The Private Eye Writers of America!

 The nominees for the 2024 Shamus Award are -

BEST HARDCOVER P.I. NOVEL

Hard Rain by Samantha Jayne Allen

Go Find Daddy by Steve Goble

The Mistress of Bhatia House by Sujata Massey

The Bell in the Fog by Lev AC Rosen 

Heart of the Nile by Will Thomas 

BEST ORIGINAL PAPERBACK P.I. NOVEL

Drums Guns ’N’ Money by Jonathan J. Brown 

Gillespie Field Groove by Corey Lynn Fayman 

The Truth We Hide by Liz Milliron 

Bring the Night by J.R. Sanders 

Liar’s Dice by Gabriel Valjan 

BEST P.I. SHORT STORY

“Errand for a Neighbour” by Bill Bassman 

“Beyond Belief” by Libby Cudmore 

“The Soiled Dove of Shallow Hollow” by Sean McCluskey 

“Imperfect Data” by Bob Tippee 

“Making the Bad Guys Nervous” by Joseph S. Walker 

Congratulations to all the nominated authors

Macavity Award Winners 2021

 

The Macavity Awards are nominated and voted on by members of Mystery Readers International, subscribers to Mystery Readers Journal, and friends of MRI.

The Macavty Awards 2021 are for works published in 2020. The Macavity Shortlist can be found here.

Best Novel:

Blacktop Wasteland by S.A. Cosby (Flatiron)

Best First Novel:

Winter Counts by David Heska Wanbli Weiden (Ecco)

Best Critical/Biographical:

H R.F. Keating: A Life of Crime by Sheila Mitchell (Level Best)

Best Short Story:

“Elysian Fields,” by Gabriel Valjan (from California Schemin’: The 2020 Bouchercon Anthology, edited by Art Taylor; Wildside Press)

Sue Feder Memorial Award for Best Historical Mystery:

Turn to Stone by James W. Ziskin (Seventh Street)

Congratulations to all