Die Private Eye Writers of America (PWA) hat die Nominierungen für den 28. Shamus Award veröffentlicht. Der Preis wird am Freitag, den 16. Oktober, in Indianapolis, Indiana, während der Bouchercon vergeben:
Best Hardcover
Salvation Boulevard, von Larry Beinhart (Nation Books), featuring Carl Vanderveer
Empty Ever After, von Reed Farrel Coleman (Bleak House Books), featuring Moe Prager
The Blue Door, von David Fulmer (Harcourt), featuring Eddie Cero
The Price of Blood, von Declan Hughes (Wm. Morrow), featuring Ed Loy
The Ancient Rain, von Domenic Stansberry (St. Martins Minotaur) featuring Dante Mancuso
Best First PI Novel
Stalking Susan, von Julie Kramer (Doubleday), featuring Riley Spartz
Swann’s Last Song, von Charles Salzberg (Five Star), featuring Henry Swann
The Eye of Jade, von Diane Wei Liang (Simon & Schuster), featuring Mei Wang
In the Heat, von Ian Vasquez (St. Martins Minotaur), featuring Miles Young
Veil of Lies, von Jeri Westerson (St Martins Minotaur), featuring Crispin Guest
Best Paperback Original
Snow Blind, von Lori Armstrong (Medallion) featuring Julie Collins
Shot Girl, von Karen Olson (Obsidian) featuring Annie Seymour
The Stolen, von Jason Pinter (MIRA) featuring Henry Parker
The Black Hand, von Will Thomas (Touchstone/Simon &Schuster) featuring Cyrus Barker and Thomas Llewelyn.
The Evil That Men Do, von Dave White (Crown/Three Rivers Press) featuring Jackson Donne
Best Short Story
Family Values, von Mitch Alderman (Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine, June 2008), featuring Bubba Simms
Last Island South, von John C. Boland. (Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, Sep/Oct 2008), featuring Meggie Trevor
The Blonde Tigress, von Max Allan Collins (Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, June 2008), featuring Nate Heller
Discovery, von Kristine Kathryn Rusch (Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine, Nov 2008), featuring Pita Cárdenas
Panic on Portage Path, von Dick Stodghill (Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine, Jan/Feb 2008), featuring Jack Eddy and Bram Geary
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Herzlichen Glückwunsch an alle Nominierten!
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