2006 Shamus Award Winners and Nominees

Best Novel

Winner

The Lincoln Lawyer by Michael Connelly

bottom-feeding lawyer gets the case of a lifetime--and his client might even be innocent.

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Other Nominees

Oblivion by Peter Abrahams

PI with amnesia tries to reconstruct the case he was working on before his accident

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The Forgotten Man by Robert Crais

Elvis Cole investigates the death of his long-estranged father

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In a Teapot by Terence Faherty

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The Man with the Iron-On Badge by Lee Goldberg

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Cinnamon Kiss by Walter Mosley

Easy Rawlins in San Francisco during the summer of love

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Best Paperback Original P.I. Novel

Winner

The James Deans by Reed Farrel Coleman

third in the Moe Prager series, NYPD cop turned wine dealer

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Other Nominees

Falling Down by David Cole

Computer-savvy Arizona PI Laura Winslow

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Deadlocked by Joel Goldman

Kansas City attorney Lou Mason

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Cordite Wine by Richard Helms

Eamon Gold investigates blackmail against Napa Valley winery heir

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A Killing Rain by P.J. Parrish

Louis Kincaid

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Best First P.I. Novel

Winner

Forcing Amaryllis by Louise Ure

Jury consultant finds that case cuts close to home

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Other Nominees

Blood Ties by Lori G. Armstrong

Part-time PI Julie Collins

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Still River by Harry Hunsicker

Dallas PI Lee Henry Oswald

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The Devil's Right Hand by J.D. Rhoades

Bounty hunter Jack Keller

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