Shamus Award winners

American author (born 1964)

Harlan Coben is an American writer of mystery and thrillers. The plots of his novels often involve the resurfacing of unresolved or misinterpreted events in the past, murders, or fatal accidents and have multiple twists. Twelve of his novels have been adapted for film and television.

American writer (1940-2017)

American novelist, journalist, crime fiction writer, and screenwriter (born 1956)

novelist

American crime novelist (1918–2006)

American writer (1915–1983)

American crime writer (1932–2010)

American novelist (1933-2008)

American television producer, writer, novelist, and occasional actor, and the founder of Cannell Entertainment (1941-2010)

Irish author

American writer

American novelist (born 1952)

American detective fiction writer

American writer

Novelist, screenwriter

American writer

Irish writer

American author of fictional mystery and thriller novels

Novelist, mystery writer (1934–2009)

American writer of detective fiction, and anthologist

American writer (1931–2011)

American writer (1930–2008)

American crime fiction writer

American writer (1921–2007)

American novelist

American crime writer and poet, best known for a series of novels featuring private eye Dave Brandstetter (1923-2004)

American writer (1939–2021)

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American writer (1914–2002)

American author, most famous as the co-creator of The Destroyer series

American writer (1908-1999)

American writer

American writer

American writer (1910-1995)

American film critic

Novelist

American author who primarily wrote mystery fiction