The winners of the 2015 PWA's Shamus Awards, for works published in 2014, were announced at the PWA Banquet at Bouchercon in Raleigh, North Carolina on October 9th.

For more information about the Private Eye Writers of America and the Shamus Awards, click here.
 

2015 Winners

THE EYE FOR LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT
Parnell Hall

BEST HARDCOVER P.I. NOVEL
HOUNDED by David Rosenfelt (Andy Carpenter)

BEST FIRST P.I. NOVEL
INVISIBLE CITY by Julia Dahl (Rebekah Roberts)

BEST ORIGINAL PAPERBACK P.I. NOVEL
MOONLIGHT WEEPS by Vincent Zandri (Dick Moonlight)

BEST P.I. SHORT STORY
"Clear Recent History" by Gon Ben Ari (Tel Aviv Noir)

BEST INDIE P.I. NOVEL
THE SHADOW BROKER by Trace Conger (Mr. Finn)
 

2015 Nominees

BEST HARDCOVER P.I. NOVEL

• HOUNDED by David Rosenfelt (Andy Carpenter)
• THE HOLLOW GIRL by Reed Farrell Coleman (Moe Prager)
• THE SILKWORM by Robert Galbraith (Cormoran Strike)
• TOKYO KILL by Barry Lancet (Jim Brodie)
• PETER PAN MUST DIE by John Verdon (Dave Gurney)

BEST FIRST P.I. NOVEL

• INVISIBLE CITY by Julia Dahl (Rebekah Roberts)
• BAD COUNTRY by C.B. McKenzie (Rodeo Grace Garnet)
• LAST OF THE INDEPENDENTS by Sam Wiebe (Michael Drayton)
• WINK OF AN EYE by Lynn Chandler Willis (Gypsy Moran )
• CITY OF BRICK AND SHADOW by Tim Wirkus (Elder Toronto and Elder Schwartz)

BEST ORIGINAL PAPERBACK P.I. NOVEL

• MOONLIGHT WEEPS by Vincent Zandri (Dick Moonlight)
• THE DETECTIVE AND THE PIPE GIRL by Michael Craven (John Darvelle)
• BEAUTY WITH A BOMB by M.C. Grant (Dixie Flynn)
• CRITICAL DAMAGE by Robert K. Lewis (Mark Mallen)
• STREET JUSTICE by Kris Nelscott (Smokey Dalton)

BEST P.I. SHORT STORY

• "Clear Recent History" by Gon Ben Ari (Tel Aviv Noir)
• "The Ehrengraf Fandango" by Lawrence Block (Defender of the Innocent; M. Ehrengraf)
• "Fear is the Best Keeper of Secrets" by Vali Khahili (Terhan Noir)
• "Mei Kwei, I Love You" by Stachen Christine Lim (Singapore Noir)
• "Busting Red Heads" by Richard Helms (EQMM; Tommy Crane)

BEST INDIE P.I. NOVEL

• THE SHADOW BROKER by Trace Conger (Mr. Finn)
• NOBODY'S CHILD by Libby Fischer Hellmann (Georgia Davis)
• PLAYED TO DEATH by BV Lawson (Scott Drayco)
• THE KIDS ARE ALL RIGHT by Steve Liskow (Zach Barnes)
• GET BUSY DYING by Ben Rehder (Roy Ballard)