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The Gumshoe Awards are an American award for popular crime fiction literary works. The Gumshoe Awards are awarded annually by the American Internet magazine Mystery Ink (not to be confused with Mystery Inc.) to recognize the best achievements in crime fiction. The nominated books were chosen from those published for the first time in the United States in English (or English translation). They have been awarded since 2002 in several categories:[ 1]
Best Mystery
Best Thriller
Best First Novel
Best Crime Fiction Website
Lifetime Achievement Award
In 2005 a new award category was introduced: Best European Crime Novel.[ 1]
Categories
Category
Title
Initially awarded
Notes
Best Novel
Best Mystery
2002
In 2002/3 this was titled "Best Novel"
Best Thriller
2005
Best European Crime Novel
2005
Best First Novel
2002
Lifetime Achievement
2002
Best Crime Fiction Website
2002
2002/3: "Best Author Website"
Prize winners by category
Best Mystery (2002/3: "Best Novel")
Year
Prize winner
Title
Publisher
2002
Thomas Perry
Pursuit
Random House, New York 2001
2003
George P. Pelecanos
Hell to Pay
Little, Brown & Co., Boston 2002
2004
Steve Hamilton
Blood is the Sky
Thomas Dunne Books, New York 2003
2005
Jim Fusilli
Hard, Hard City
Putnam's, New York 2004
2006
Laura Lippman
To the Power of the Three
William Morrow, New York 2005
2007
Julia Spencer-Fleming
All Mortal Flesh
Thomas Dunne Books, New York 2006
2008
James Lee Burke
The Tin Roof Blowdown
Simon & Schuster, New York 2007
Best Thriller
Year
Prize Winner
Title
Publisher
2005
Barry Eisler
Rain Storm
Putnam's, New York 2004
2006
Joseph Finder
Company Man
St. Martin's Press, New York 2005
2007
Robert Ferrigno
Prayers for the Assassin
Scribner, New York 2006
2008
Robert Crais
The Watchman
Simon & Schuster, New York 2007
Best European Crime Novel
Not awarded: 2008
Year
Prize Winner
Nationality
Title
Publisher
2005
Henning Mankell
Swedish
The Return of the Dancing Master
The New Press, New York 2003
2006
Robert Wilson
British
The Vanished Hands
Harcourt, New York 2006
2007
Karin Fossum
Norwegian
When the Devil Holds the Candle
Harcourt, New York 2006
Best First Novel
Year
Prize Winner
Title
Publisher
2002
C. J. Box
Open Season
Putnam's, New York 2001
2003
Eddie Muller
The Distance
Scribner, New York 2002
2004
P.J. Tracy
Monkeewrench
Putnam's, New York 2003
2005
Dylan Schaffer
Misdemeanor Man
Bloomsbury, New York 2004
2006
Randall Hicks
The Baby Game
Wordslinger Press, San Diego 2005
2007
John Hart
The King of Lies
St. Martin's Minotaur, New York 2006
2008
Sean Chercover
Big City, Bad Blood
William Morrow, New York 2007
Lifetime Achievement
Best Crime Fiction Website (2002/3: "Best Author Website")
See also
References