Shamus

Shamus Awards

    Shamus Awards, started in 1982, are given to those outstanding writers whose main character is a PI. Their definition is, “any mystery protagonist who is a professional investigator, but not a police officer or government agent….stories about private investigators (licensed and unlicensed), lawyers and reporters who do their own leg work and other hired agents who are eligible; works centering on law enforcement officers or amateur sleuths are not.” They give out several different awards, here are three of their categories:

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