the private eye writers of america announce
2025 shamus award Winners
The winners of The Private Eye Writers Of America 2025 Shamus Awards, for private eye novels and short stories first published in the United States in 2024, have just been announced at the 2025 Bouchercon Opening Ceremonies, held in New Orleans, Louisiana.
The Shamus Award Winners are as follows:
BEST ORIGINAL HARDBACK P.I. NOVEL
Trouble in Queenstown by Delia Pitts
BEST ORGINAL PAPERBACK P.I. NOVEL
Call of the Void by J.T. Siemens
BEST FIRST P.I. NOVEL
Twice the Trouble by Ash Clifton
BEST P.I. SHORT STORY
“Deadhead” by Tom Andes (Issue 10.1: Cowboy Jamboree Magazine)
THE EYE LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Christine Matthews