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007/2009 Shamus Award Winners


The Private Eye Writers of America (PWA) announce the winners for the 2009 Shamus Awards as follows:

Hammer Award for Character Longevity: Matthew Scudder (created by Lawrence Block)
Best Short Story: "Family Values" by Mitch Alderman (Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine, June 2008)
Best Paperback Original: SNOW BLIND by Lori Armstrong (Medallion)
Best First Novel: IN THE HEAT by Ian Vasquez (St. Martin's Minotaur)
Best Novel: EMPTY EVER AFTER by Reed Farrel Coleman (Bleak House Books)

The winners were announced on October 16 at the PWA Banquet during the Bouchercon Convention.