The Gumshoe Awards are an American award for popular
crime fiction
Crime fiction, detective story, murder mystery, mystery novel, and police novel are terms used to describe narratives that centre on criminal acts and especially on the investigation, either by an amateur or a professional detective, of a crime, ...
literary works. The Gumshoe Awards are 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 have been awarded since 2002 in several categories:
[Mystery Ink list of awards]
*Best Mystery
*Best Thriller
*Best First Novel
*Best Crime Fiction Website
*Lifetime Achievement Award
In 2005 a new award category was introduced: Best European Crime Novel.
Categories
Prize winners by category
Best Mystery (2002/3: "Best Novel")
Best Thriller
Best European Crime Novel
Not awarded: 2008
Best First Novel
Lifetime Achievement
Best Crime Fiction Website (2002/3: "Best Author Website")
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, 2002
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Lee Child
Official Site of Lee Child and Jack Reacher, Author site
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, 2003
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Michael Connelly
Michael Joseph Connelly (born July 21, 1956) is an American author of detective novels and other crime fiction, notably those featuring LAPD Detective Hieronymus "Harry" Bosch and criminal defense attorney Mickey Haller.
Connelly is the bes ...
Official Website of Bestselling Author Mike Connelly
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, 2004
, Sarah Weinman
Confessions of Idiosyncratic Mind, Weblog
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, 2005
, January Magazine's Crime Fiction Section
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, 2006
, CrimeSpot.net (Graham Powell)
CrimeSpot.net, Weblog
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, 2007
, Demolition Magazine
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, 2008
, The Thrilling Detective Web Site
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See also
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List of crime writers
References
Mystery and detective fiction awards
American literary awards
Awards established in 2002
Lifetime achievement awards
2002 establishments in the United States