The 2007 Shamus Awards
The Private Eye Writers of America (PWA) announced its winners for the 2006 Shamus Awards on September 29, 2006 in Madison, Wisconsin.
Best Hardcover: The Dramatist by Ken Bruen (St. Martins Minotaur)
Best Paperback Original: An Unquiet Grave by P.J. Parrish (Pinnacle)
Best First Novel: The Wrong Kind of Blood by Declan Hughes (William Morrow)
Best Short Story: "The Heart Has Reasons" by O'Neil De Noux (Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine, September 2006)
The Eye For Lifetime Achievement: Stuart Kaminsky
The Hammer for Best PI Series Character: Shell Scott, created by Richard Prather