Honoring the Best in Private Eye Fiction
The Hammer, first presented in 2007, goes to the character, not the author, for his/her contribution to and longevity in the field:.
2007
SHELL SCOTT
by Richard S. Prather
2008
NAMELESS
by Bill Pronzin
2009
MATT SCUDDER
by Lawrence Block
2010
SHARON McCONE
by Marcia Muller
2011
V.I. Warshawski
by Sara Paretsky
2012
NATE HELLER
by Max Allan Collins
2014
KINSEY MILLHONE
by Sue Grafton