Gumshoe Awards

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Gumshoe Awards
Awarded forBooks
Date2002 – 2008
Country United States

The Gumshoe Awards were an American award for popular crime fiction literary works. The Gumshoe Awards were 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 were awarded in several categories: [1]

Contents

In 2005 a new award category was introduced: Best European Crime Novel. [1]

Categories

CategoryInitially awardedNotes
Best Mystery2002In 2002/3 this was titled "Best Novel"
Best Thriller2005
Best European Crime Novel2005
Best First Novel2002
Lifetime Achievement2002
Best Crime Fiction Website
20022002/3: "Best Author Website"

Prize winners by category

Best Mystery (2002/3: "Best Novel")

YearPrize winnerTitlePublisher
2002 Thomas Perry PursuitRandom House, New York 2001
2003 George P. Pelecanos Hell to Pay Little, Brown & Co., Boston 2002
2004 Steve Hamilton Blood is the SkyThomas Dunne Books, New York 2003
2005 Jim Fusilli Hard, Hard CityPutnam's, New York 2004
2006 Laura Lippman To the Power of the ThreeWilliam Morrow, New York 2005
2007 Julia Spencer-Fleming All Mortal FleshThomas Dunne Books, New York 2006
2008 James Lee Burke The Tin Roof BlowdownSimon & Schuster, New York 2007

Best Thriller

YearPrize WinnerTitlePublisher
2005 Barry Eisler Rain StormPutnam's, New York 2004
2006 Joseph Finder Company ManSt. 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

YearPrize WinnerNationalityTitlePublisher
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

YearPrize WinnerTitle
Publisher
2002 C. J. Box Open SeasonPutnam's, New York 2001
2003 Eddie Muller The DistanceScribner, New York 2002
2004 P.J. Tracy Monkeewrench Putnam's, New York 2003
2005Dylan SchafferMisdemeanor ManBloomsbury, New York 2004
2006 Randall Hicks The Baby GameWordslinger Press, San Diego 2005
2007 John Hart The King of LiesSt. Martin's Minotaur, New York 2006
2008Sean ChercoverBig City, Bad BloodWilliam Morrow, New York 2007

Lifetime Achievement

YearPrize WinnerNationality
2002 Ross Thomas Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
2003 Dick Francis Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
2004 Ruth Rendell Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
2005 Lawrence Block Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
2006 Ed McBain Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
2007 Robert B. Parker Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
2008 Donald E. Westlake Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States

Best Crime Fiction Website (2002/3: "Best Author Website")

YearPrize WinnerWebsite
2002 Lee Child Official Site of Lee Child and Jack Reacher [2] Author site
2003 Michael Connelly Official Website of Bestselling Author Mike Connelly [3] Author site
2004Sarah Weinman Confessions of Idiosyncratic Mind [4] Weblog
2005January Magazine's Crime Fiction Section January Magazine [5] Literature-Online magazine
2006CrimeSpot.net (Graham Powell) CrimeSpot.net [6] Weblog
2007Demolition Magazine Demolition Magazine [7] Literature-Online magazine
2008The Thrilling Detective Web Site Thrilling Detective [8] Website (Kevin Burton Smith)

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Mystery Ink list of awards Archived 2009-03-03 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ↑ "Official Site of Lee Child and Jack Reacher" . Retrieved 2009-02-27.,
  3. ↑ "Official Website of Bestselling Author Mike Connelly" . Retrieved 2009-02-27.
  4. ↑ "Confessions of Idiosyncratic Mind" . Retrieved 2009-02-27.
  5. ↑ "January Magazine Crime Fiction" . Retrieved 2009-02-27.
  6. ↑ "CrimeSpot.net" . Retrieved 2009-02-27.
  7. ↑ "Demolition Magazine" . Retrieved 2009-02-27.
  8. ↑ "Thrilling Detective" . Retrieved 2009-02-27.
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