Thriller Thursday & 2014 Shamus Award Nominees

Not only do we have a new batch of fabulous mysteries & thrillers, we’ve got the scoop on Shamus Award nominees!

The Private Eye Writers of America announced the finalists for its 2014 Shamus Awards and we’ve got 4 mysteries in the running:

Best Hardcover P.I. Novel:
THE GOOD COP by Brad Parks
NEMESIS by Bill Pronzini

Best First P.I. Novel:
A GOOD DEATH by Christopher R. Cox
BLOOD ORANGE by Karen Keskinen

Winners will be named during a banquet at Bouchercon in Long Beach, California, on Friday, November 14. See the full list of nominees here.

MEAN BUSINESS ON NORTH GANSON STREET by S. Craig Zahler
Cop Jules Bettinger is forced out of sunny Arizona and into a frigid rust-belt town in Missouri where a cop killer is on the loose. It’s been optioned by Warner Bros with Leonardo DiCaprio and Jamie Foxx attached to star! “Zahler’s mean streets are bizarrely mean. But MEAN BUSINESS is often mordantly funny, too and not to be missed.”   Booklist, starred review

PROOF POSITIVE by Archer Mayor
In his 25th “smoothly plotted and absorbing” (Publishers Weekly, starred review) Joe Gunther mystery, the Vermont Bureau of Investigation agent investigates the death of a Vietnam vet turned hoarder who had combat photos someone wants to keep out of the public eye. “…a must-read for crime lovers.”   Booklist, starred review

DIE AND STAY DEAD by Nicholas Kaufmann
“In this smart and fast-paced follow-up to DYING IS MY BUSINESS, unkillable gangster Trent and the rest of the Five-Pointed Stars race against time to stop a madman from destroying the world—but the true danger comes from a far closer source. The strong writing and open ending will leave fans hungry for the next installment.”   Publishers Weekly, starred review

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