Premios Shamus
# Premios Shamus

El Premio Shamus es otorgado por el Private Eye Writers of America (PWA) a las mejores novelas de ficción del género de detectives y cuentos cortos del año. El premio se otorga anualmente para reconocer los logros sobresalientes en novelas de detectives privados. Los premios fueron anunciados en la Bouchercon World Mystery Convention durante el banquete de los premios PWA.

## Categorías

| Título | Premiado por |
| - | - |
| Mejor Novela de tapa dura P. I. | 1982 |
| Mejor Primera Novela P. I. | 1985 |
| Mejor P. I. libro Original | 1982 |
| THE EYE – Premio a la Trayectoria | 1982 |
| Mejor historia corta P. I. | 1983 |
| St. Martins' Press/ PWA Primer Concurso de Novelas de Detectives | 1986 |
| Friends of PWA | 2002 |
| Mejor P. I. Serie/personajes – The Hammer | 2007 |

## Ganadores

### Mejor novela P. I. de Tapa dura

| Año | Ganador | Título |
| - | - | - |
| 1982 | Bill Pronzini | Hoodwink St. Martin’s Press, Nueva York 1981 |
| 1983 | Lawrence Block | Eight Million Ways to Die Arbor House, Nueva York 1982 |
| 1984 | Max Allan Collins | True Detective St. Martin’s Press, Nueva York 1983 |
| 1985 | Loren D. Estleman | Sugartown Hougthon Mifflin, Boston 1984 |
| 1986 | Sue Grafton | "B" Is for Burglar Holt, Rinehart & Winston, Nueva York 1986 |
| 1987 | Jeremiah Healy | The Staked Goat Harper & Row, New York 1986 |
| 1988 | Benjamin Schutz | A Tax in Blood Tom Doherty, Nueva York 1987 |
| 1989 | John Lutz | Kiss Henry Holt, Nueva York 1988 |
| 1990 | Jonathan Valin | Extenuating Circumstances Delacorte Press, Nueva York 1989 |
| 1991 | Sue Grafton | "G" Is for Gumshoe Henry Holt, Nueva York 1990 |
| 1992 | Max Allan Collins | Stolen Away Bantam Books, Nueva York 1991 |
| 1993 | Harold Adams | The Man Who was Taller Than God Walker & Co., Nueva York 1992 |
| 1994 | Lawrence Block | The Devil Knows You're Dead William Morrow, Nueva York 1993 |
| 1995 | Sue Grafton | "K" Is for Killer Henry Holt, Nueva York 1994 |
| 1996 | S. J. Rozan | Concourse St. Martin’s Press, Nueva York 1995 |
| 1997 | Robert Crais | Sunset Express Hyperion, Nueva York 1996 |
| 1998 | Terence Faherty | Come Back Dead Simon & Schuster, Nueva York 1997 |
| 1999 | Bill Pronzini | Boobytrap Carroll & Graf, Nueva York 1998 |
| 2000 | Don Winslow | California Fire and Life Alfred A. Knopf, Nueva York 1999 |
| 2001 | Carolina Garcia-Aguilera | Havana Heat William Morrow, Nueva York 2000 |
| 2002 | S. J. Rozan | Reflecting the Sky St. Martin’s Minotaur, Nueva York 2001 |
| 2003 | James W. Hall | Blackwater Sound St. Martin’s Press, Nueva York 2002 |
| 2004 | Ken Bruen | The Guards Brandon, Dingle Co. Kerry /Irelanda 2001 |
| 2005 | Ed Wright | While I Disappear Putnam’s, Nueva York 2004 |
| 2006 | Michael Connelly | The Lincoln Lawyer Little, Brown, Boston 2005 |
| 2007 | Ken Bruen | The Dramatist Brandon, Dingle Co. Kerry/Irelanda 2004 |
| 2008 | Reed Farrel Coleman | Soul Patch Bleak House Books, Madison/WI 2007 |
| 2009 | Reed Farrel Coleman | Empty Ever After Bleak House Books, Madison/WI 2008 |
| 2010 | Marcia Muller | Locked In |
| 2011 | Lori Armstrong | No Mercy |
| 2012 | Michael Wiley | A Bad Night's Sleep |
| 2013 | Robert Crais | Taken |
| 2014 | Brad Parks | The Good Cop |

### Mejor Primera Novela P. I.

| Año | Ganador | Título |
| - | - | - |
| 1985 | Jack Early | A Creative Kind of Killer Watts Publishing, Nueva York 1984 |
| 1986 | Wayne Warga | Hardcover Arbor House, Nueva York 1985 |
| 1987 | J. W. Rider | Jersey Tomatoes Arbor House, Nueva York 1986 |
| 1988 | Michael Allegretto | Death on the Rocks Scribner’s, Nueva York 1987 |
| 1989 | Gar Anthony Haywood | Fear of the Dark St. Martin’s Press, Nueva York 1988 |
| 1990 | Karen Kijewski | Katwalk St. Martin’s Press, Nueva York 1989 |
| 1991 | Walter Mosley | Devil in a Blue Dress W.W. Norton, Nueva York 1990 |
| 1992 | Thomas Davis | Suffer Little Children Walker & Co., Nueva York 1991 |
| 1993 | John Straley | The Woman Who Married a Bear Soho Press, Nueva York 1992 |
| 1994 | Lynn Hightower | Satan's Lambs Walker & Co., Nueva York 1993 |
| 1995 | Dennis Lehane | A Drink Before the War Harcourt Brace, Nueva York 1994 |
| 1996 | Richard Barre | The Innocents Walker & Co., Nueva York 1995 |
| 1997 | Carol Lea Benjamin | This Dog for Hire Walker & Co., Nueva York 1996 |
| 1998 | Rick Riordan | Big Red Tequila Bantam Books, Nueva York 1997 |
| 1999 | Steve Hamilton | A Cold Day in Paradise St. Martin’s Press, Nueva York 1998 |
| 2000 | John Connolly | Every Dead Thing Hodder & Stoughton, Londres, 1999 |
| 2001 | Bob Truluck | Street Level Thomas Dunne Books, Nueva York 2000 |
| 2002 | David Fulmer | Chasing the Devil's Tail Poisoned Pen Press, Scottsdale/Arizona 2001 |
| 2003 | Eddie Muller | The Distance Scribner’s, Nueva York 2002 |
| 2004 | Peter Spiegelman | Black Maps Alfred A. Knopf, Nueva York 2003 |
| 2005 | Ingrid Black | The Dead Headline, Londres 2003 |
| 2006 | Louise Ure | Forcing Amaryllis Mysterious Press, Nueva York 2005 |
| 2007 | Declan Hughes | The Wrong Kind of Blood William Morrow, Nueva York 2006 |
| 2008 | Sean Chercover | Big City, Bad Blood William Morow, Nueva York 2007 |
| 2009 | Ian Vasquez | In the Heat St. Martin's Minotaur, Nueva York 2008 |
| 2010 | Brad Parks | Faces of the Gone |
| 2011 | Michael Ayoob | In Search of Mercy St. Martin's Minotaur, Nueva York 2010 |
| 2012 | P.G. Sturges | The Shortcut Man Scribner’s, New York 2011 |
| 2013 | Michael Sears | Black Fridays Putnam, New York 2012 |
| 2014 | Lachlan Smith | Bear is Broken Mysterious Press, New York 2013 |

### Best Libro P. I. Original

| Año | Ganador | Título |
| - | - | - |
| 1982 | Max Byrd | California Thriller Bantam Books, Nueva York 1981 |
| 1983 | William Campbell Gault | The Cana Diversion Worldwide, Nueva York/ Toronto 1982 |
| 1984 | Paul Engleman | Dead in Centerfield Ballantine Books, Nueva York 1983 |
| 1985 | Warren Murphy | Ceiling of Hell Fawcett Crest, Nueva York 1984 |
| 1986 | Earl Emerson | Poverty Bay Avon Books, Nueva York 1985 |
| 1987 | Rob Kantner | The Back Door Man Bantam Books, Nueva York 1986 |
| 1988 | L.J. Washburn | Wild Night Tom Doherty, Nueva York 1987 |
| 1989 | Rob Kantner | Dirty Work Bantam Books, Nueva York 1988 |
| 1990 | Rob Kantner | Hell's Only Half Full Bantam Books, Nueva York 1989 |
| 1991 | W. Glenn Duncan | Rafferty: Fatal Sisters Fawcett Books, Greenwich/CT. 1990 |
| 1992 | Paul Kemprecos | Cool Blue Tomb Batam Books, Nueva York 1991 |
| 1993 | Marele Day | The Last Tango of Dolores Delgado Allen & Unwin, St. Leonards/Australia 1992 |
| 1994 | Rodman Philbrick | Brothers and Sinners Penguin Books CND, Toronto 1993 |
| 1995 | Ed Goldberg | Served Cold West Coast Crime, Portland/Oregon 1994 |
| 1996 | William Jaspersohn | Native Angels Bantam Books, Nueva York 1995 |
| 1997 | Harlan Coben | Fade Away Dell, New York 1996 |
| 1998 | Laura Lippman | Charm City Avon Books, Nueva York 1997 |
| 1999 | Steven Womack | Murder Manual Ballantine Books, Nueva York 1998 |
| 2000 | Laura Lippman | In Big Trouble Avon Books, Nueva York 1999 |
| 2001 | Thomas Lipinski | Death in the Steel City Avon Twilight, Nueva York 2000 |
| 2002 | Lyda Morehouse | Archangel Protocol New American Library, Nueva York 2001 |
| 2003 | D. Daniel Judson | The Poisoned Rose Bantam Books, New York 2002 |
| 2004 | Andy Straka | Cold Quarry Signet, Nueva York 2003 |
| 2005 | Max Phillips | Fade to Blonde Dorchester Publishing, Nueva York 2004 |
| 2006 | Reed Farrell Coleman | The James Deans Plume, Nueva York 2005 |
| 2007 | P. J. Parrish | An Unquiet Grave Kensington Books, Nueva York 2006 |
| 2008 | Richard Aleas | Songs of Innocence Hard Case Crime, Nueva York 2007 |
| 2009 | Lori Armstrong | Snow Blind Medaillon Press, St Charles/IL 2008 |
| 2010 | Ira Berkowitz | Sinner's Ball Three Rivers Press, New York 2009 |
| 2011 | Christopher G. Moore | Asia Hand Grove/Atlantic Inc., New York 2010 |
| 2012 | Duane Swierczynski | Fun & Games Mulholland Books, London 2011 |
| 2013 | Alison Gaylin | And She Was Harper, New York 2012 |
| 2014 | P.J. Parrish | Heart of Ice Pocket Books, New York 2013 |

### THE EYE – Premio a la trayectoria

(No otorgado en 1990, 1996, 1998, 2001, 2003 y 2005)

| Año | Ganador |
| - | - |
| 1982 | Ross Macdonald |
| 1983 | Mickey Spillane |
| 1984 | William Campbell Gault |
| 1985 | Howard Browne |
| 1986 | Richard S. Prather |
| 1987 | Bill Pronzini |
| 1988 | Dennis Lynds y Wade Miller |
| 1991 | Roy Huggins |
| 1992 | Joseph Hansen |
| 1993 | Marcia Muller |
| 1994 | Stephen J. Cannell |
| 1995 | John Lutz y Robert B. Parker |
| 1997 | Stephen Marlowe |
| 1999 | Maxine O'Callaghan |
| 2000 | Edward D. Hoch |
| 2002 | Lawrence Block |
| 2004 | Donald Westlake |
| 2006 | Max Allan Collins |
| 2007 | Stuart M. Kaminsky |
| 2008 | Joe Gores |
| 2009 | Robert J. Randisi |
| 2010 | Robert Crais |
| 2011 | Ed Gorman |
| 2013 | Loren D. Estleman |

### Mejor personaje en serie P. I. – The Hammer

| Año | Serie/Personaje | Autor |
| - | - | - |
| 2007 | Shell Scott | Richard S. Prather |
| 2008 | Nameless Detective | Bill Pronzini |
| 2009 | Matt Scudder | Lawrence Block |
| 2010 | Sharon McCone | Marcia Muller |
| 2011 | V.I. Warshawski | Sara Paretsky |
| 2012 | Nate Heller | Max Allan Collins |
| 2014 | Kinsey Millhone | Sue Grafton |
