The Hammett Prize: International Association of Crime Writers

 

The International Association of Crime Writers, North America, have announced the Hammett Prize Winner for 2021 -

Razorblade Tears by S A Cosby

The other nominees -

Stung by William Deverell (ECW)

Five Decembers by James Kestrel (Hard Case Crime)

Harlem Shuffle by Colson Whitehead (Doubleday)

The Sacrifice of Lester Yates by Robin Yocum (Arcade CrimeWise)

Congratulations!!

The Hammett Prize

The 2020 Dashiell Hammett Award for Literary Excellence in Crime Writing was announced by the International Association of Crime Writers. 

Bluff  by Jane Stanton Hitchcock, Poisoned Pen Press

Also Nominated:

The Adventure of the Peculiar Protocols by Nicholas Meyer, St. Martin’s Press

Blood Relations by Jonathan Moore, Mariner Books

The Murals by William Bayer, Severn House 

Norco '80: The True Story of the Most Spectacular Bank Robbery in American History by Peter Houlahan, Counterpoint Press

The winner will be awarded the Hammett trophy, designed by artist Peter Boiger, depicting a falcon-headed figure based upon a celebrated photograph of Dashiell Hammett. The location of the presentation to be determined at a later time.

2018 Hammett Prize for Literary Excellence in Crime Writing

Winner

November Road by Lou Berney (William Morrow)

Nominees:The Lonely Witness by William Boyle (Pegasus)
Paris in the Dark by Robert Olen Butler, (Mysterious Press)
Under My Skin by Lisa Unger, (Park Row)
Cut You Down by Sam Wiebe, (Random House Canada)

This years’s finalist judges: Gary Giddins, jazz critic and author Steven Beattie, editor of Quill and Quire,Kristen Bates, bookseller at McLean & Eakin 

Join IACW as they honor Mary Frisque and all the nominees as the Hammett is presented. 11 a.m., Friday, November 1, 2019 at Bouchercon in Dallas, Texas.

The Hammett Prize

The North American Branch of the International Association of Crime Writers announced the nominees for their annual HAMMETT PRIZE for a work of literary excellence in the field of crime writing by a US or Canadian author.

The Stranger, by Harlan Coben (Dutton)
Sorrow Lake: A March and Walker Crime Novel, by Michael J. McCann (Plaid Raccoon Press)
The Whites: A Novel, by Richard Price, writing as Harry Brandt (Henry Holt)
The Do-Right, by Lisa Sandlin (Cinco Puntos Press)
The Organ Broker: A Novel, by Stu Strumwasser (Arcade)

A reading committee of IACW/NA members selected the nominees, based on recommendations from other members and the publishing community. The organization will name the HAMMETT PRIZE winner, during the NoirCon literary conference in Philadelphia, October 26-30, 2016. The winner will receive a bronze trophy, designed by sculptor Peter Boiger.

H/T Mystery Fanfare.