Gumshoe Awards 2005
The 4th Annual Gumshoe Awards are given by Mystery Ink to recognize the best achievements in crime fiction. This year's selections were chosen from books first published in 2004.
Best Mystery:
The Shortlist:
Laura Lippman -
By a Spider's Thread (William Morrow) (Review)
T. Jefferson Parker -
California Girl (William Morrow) (Review)
Jim Fusilli -
Hard, Hard City (Putnam) (Review)
Denise Hamilton -
Last Lullaby (Scribner) (Review)
S.J. Rozan -
Absent Friends (Delacorte)
Best Thriller:
The Shortlist:
Barry Eisler -
Rain Storm (Putnam) (Review)
Dean Koontz -
Life Expectancy (Bantam) (Review)
Alan Furst -
Dark Voyage (Random House)
Daniel Silva -
A Death in Vienna (Putnam) (Review)
Robert Ferrigno -
The Wake-Up (Pantheon) (Review)
Best European Crime Novel:
The Shortlist:
Henning Mankell -
The Return of the Dancing Master (New Press) (Review)
Carlos Ruiz Zafon -
The Shadow of the Wind (Penguin) (Review)
Donna Leon -
Doctored Evidence (Atlantic Monthly Press) (Review)
Boris Akunin -
Murder on the Leviathan (Random House)
Ian Rankin -
A Question of Blood (Little Brown) (Review)
Best First Novel:
The Shortlist:
J.A. Konrath -
Whiskey Sour (Hyperion) (Review)
Raelynn Hillhouse -
Rift Zone (Forge) (Review)
Dylan Schaffer -
Misdemeanor Man (Bloomsbury) (Review)
Harley Jane Kozak -
Dating Dead Men (Doubleday) (Review)
Charles Huston -
Caught Stealing (Ballantine)
Best Crime Fiction Website:
To be announced.
Lifetime Achievement:
To be announced.
Posted by David J. Montgomery in Awards | Permalink
Comments
I am glad you added the additional Gumshoe categories, especially "Best Thriller." I look forward to Gumshoes since our tastes seem to coincide. I also want to thank you for introducing me to Ross Thomas. He is an incredible writer.
Posted by: Lance | February 7, 2005 07:54 AM