Private Eyes Eye the Prizes

The Private Eye Writers of America organization today announced the nominees for its 2022 Shamus Awards, in four categories.

Best P.I. Hardcover:
• Runner, by Tracy Clark (Kensington)
• Last Redemption, by Matt Coyle (Oceanview)
• Pay or Play, by Howard Michael Gould (Severn House)
• Family Business, by S.J. Rozan (Pegasus)
• Head Case, by Michael Wiley (Severn House)

Best Original P.I. Paperback:
• Every City Is Every Other City, by John McFetridge (ECW Press)
• The Burden of Innocence, by John Nardizzi (Weathertop Media)
• Angels in the Wind, by Manuel Ramos (Arte Público Press)
• Frog in a Bucket, by Clive Rosengren (Coffeetown Press)
• An Empty Grave, by Andrew Welsh-Huggins (Swallow Press)

Best First P.I. Novel:
• Porno Valley, by Phillip Elliot (Into the Void)
• Dead Man’s Eyes, by Lori Duffy Foster (Level Best)
• Suburban Dicks, by Fabian Nicieza (Putnam)
• The Arrangement, by M. Ravenel (Chikara Press)
• Lost Little Girl, by Gregory Stout (Level Best)

Best P.I. Short Story:
• “Disposable Women,” by Michael Bracken (Tough)
• “Sixteen Lies,” by Matt Goldman (Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine [EQMM], September/October)
• “Sweeps Week,” by Richard Helms (EQMM, July/August)
• “Oro de Tontos (Fool’s Gold),” by Tom Larsen (Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine, November/December)
• “The Hidden Places,” by Linda Stansberry (EQMM, May/June)

The winners are expected to be declared in August.

(Hat tip to Mystery Fanfare.)