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Hammett Prize

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The Hammett Prize is awarded annually by the International Association of Crime Writers, North American Branch (IACW/NA) to a Canadian or US citizen or permanent resident for a book in English in the field of crime writing. Established in 1991,[1] it is named after crime-writer Dashiell Hammett.[2]

Recipients

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Prize winners and finalists[3][4]
Year Author Title Result Ref.
1991 Elmore Leonard Maximum Bob Winner [5]
Jerome Charyn Elsinore Finalist
Norman Mailer Harlot’s Ghost Finalist
Paul West The Women of Whitechapel & Jack the Ripper Finalist
Robertson Davies Murther & Walking Spirits Finalist
1992 Alice Hoffman Turtle Moon Winner [5]
Daniel Woodrell The Ones You Do Special mention
Donald E. Westlake Humans Finalist
Jane Stanton Hitchcock Trick of the Eye Finalist
Walter Mosley White Butterfly Finalist
1993 James Crumley The Mexican Tree Duck Winner [5]
Michael Connelly The Black Ice Finalist
Randall Silvis An Occasional Hell Finalist
Sandra West Prowell By Evil Means Finalist
Steven Saylor Catilina’s Riddle Finalist
1994 James Lee Burke Dixie City Jam Winner [5]
Laura Joh Rowland Shinjū Finalist
Mikal Gilmore Shot in the Heart Finalist
Pinckney Benedict Dogs of God Finalist
Steve Lopez Third and Indiana Finalist
1995 Mary Willis Walker Under the Beetle's Cellar Winner [5]
Andrew Klavan True Crime Finalist
Michael Connelly The Last Coyote Finalist
Susan Taylor Chehak Smithereens Finalist
Thomas H. Cook Breakheart Hill Finalist
1996 Martin Cruz Smith Rose Winner [5]
James W. Hall Buzz Cut Finalist
Michael Connelly The Poet Finalist
Peter Robinson Innocent Graves Finalist
Stephen Solomita Damaged Goods Finalist
1997 William Deverell Trial of Passion Winner [5]
Bill Pronzini A Wasteland of Strangers Finalist
James Lee Burke Cimarron Rose Finalist
L. R. Wright Acts of Murder Finalist
Michael Connelly Trunk Music Finalist
1998 William Hoffman Tidewater Blood Winner [5]
Daniel Woodrell Tomato Red Finalist
Domenic Stansberry The Last Days of Il Duce Finalist
Kevin McColley Praying to a Laughing God Finalist
Robert Noah The Man Who Stole the Mona Lisa Finalist
1999 Martin Cruz Smith Havana Bay Winner [5]
James Lee Burke Heartwood Finalist
Peter Robinson In a Dry Season Finalist
Robert Crais L.A. Requiem Finalist
Scott Turow Personal Injuries Finalist
2000 Margaret Atwood The Blind Assassin Winner [5]
Brad Smith One-Eyed Jacks Finalist
Joe R. Lansdale The Bottoms Finalist
Scott Phillips The Ice Harvest Finalist
Stephen Hunter Hot Springs Finalist
2001 Alan Furst Kingdom of Shadows Winner [5]
Dennis Lehane Mystic River Finalist
George Pelecanos Right as Rain Finalist
Rob Reuland Hollowpoint Finalist
T. Jefferson Parker Silent Joe Finalist
2002 Owen Parry Honor’s Kingdom Winner [5]
J. Robert Janes Flykiller Finalist
James Lee Burke The Jolie Blon’s Bounce Finalist
John Case The Eighth Day Finalist
Walter Mosley Bad Boy Brawly Brown Finalist
2003 Carol Goodman The Seduction of Water Winner [5]
Dennis Lehane Shutter Island Finalist
Giles Blunt The Delicate Storm Finalist
Laura Lippman Every Secret Thing Finalist
Michael Gruber Tropic of Night Finalist
2004 Chuck Hogan Prince of Thieves Winner [5]
Colin Harrison The Havana Room Finalist
John Katzenbach The Madman's Tale Finalist
Peter Robinson Playing with Fire Finalist
T. Jefferson Parker California Girl Finalist
2005 Joseph Kanon Alibi Winner [5]
Cormac McCarthy No Country for Old Men Finalist
Don Winslow The Power of the Dog Finalist
John Brady Islandbridge Finalist
Martin Límon The Door to Bitterness Finalist
2006 Dan Fesperman The Prisoner of Guantánamo Winner [5]
Bill Pronzini The Crimes of Jordan Wise Finalist
Jim Nisbet Dark Companion Finalist
John Case Ghost Dancer Finalist
Robert Ward Four Kinds of Rain Finalist
2007 Gil Adamson The Outlander Winner [5][6]
Katie Estill Dahlia’s Gone Finalist [6]
Martin Cruz Smith Stalin’s Ghost Finalist [6]
Michael Chabon The Yiddish Policemen's Union Finalist [6]
Michael Dibdin End Games Finalist [6]
2008 George Pelecanos The Turnaround Winner [5]
Abraham Rodríguez South by South Bronx Finalist
Colin Harrison The Finder Finalist
David Levien City of the Sun Finalist
Heywood Gould Leading Lady Finalist
2009 Jedediah Berry The Manual of Detection Winner [5]
Ace Atkins Devil’s Garden Finalist [7]
George Pelecanos The Way Home Finalist [7]
Megan Abbott Bury Me Deep Finalist [7]
Walter Mosley The Long Fall Finalist [7]
2010 Olen Steinhauer The Nearest Exit Winner [5]
Jonathan Eig Get Capone: The Secret Plot That Captured America’s Most Wanted Gangster Finalist
T. Jefferson Parker Iron River Finalist
Tom Franklin Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter Finalist
2011 James Sallis The Killer Is Dying Winner [5]
James Lee Burke Feast Day of Fools Finalist
Michael Ondaatje The Cat's Table Finalist
Sara Gran Claire DeWitt and the City of the Dead Finalist
Thomas Perry The Informant Finalist
2012 Howard Owen Oregon Hill Winner [5][8][9]
G. Willow Wilson Alif the Unseen Finalist [9][10]
Jim Lynch Truth Like the Sun Finalist [9][10]
Kurt Palka Patient Number 7 Finalist [9][10]
William Landay Defending Jacob Finalist [9][10]
2013 Richard Lange Angel Baby Winner [5]
Craig Davidson Cataract City Finalist [11]
George P. Pelecanos The Double Finalist [11]
Heywood Gould Green Light for Murder Finalist [11]
Lisa Moore Caught Finalist [11]
2014 Stephen King Mr. Mercedes Winner
James Lee Burke Wayfaring Stranger Finalist [12]
Krista Foss Smoke River Finalist [12]
Peyton Marshall Goodhouse Finalist [12]
Tod Goldberg Gangsterland Finalist [12]
2015 Lisa Sandlin The Do-Right Winner [13]
Harlan Coben The Stranger Finalist
Harry Brandt The Whites Finalist
Michael J. McCann Sorrow Lake Finalist
Stu Strumwasser The Organ Broker Finalist
2016 Domenic Stansberry The White Devil Winner
Bob Truluck The Big Nothing Finalist [14]
Duane Swierczynski Revolver Finalist
Nicholas Petrie The Drifter Finalist
Steve Hamilton The Second Life of Nick Mason Finalist
2017 Stephen Mack Jones August Snow Winner
Ernest J. Gaines The Tragedy of Brady Sims Finalist
Karen Dionne The Marsh King’s Daughter Finalist
Randall Silvis Two Days Gone Finalist
2018 Lou Berney November Road Winner [15][16]
Lisa Unger Under My Skin Finalist [15]
Robert Olen Butler Paris in the Dark Finalist [15]
Sam Wiebe Cut You Down Finalist [15]
William Boyle The Lonely Witness Finalist [15]
2019 Jane Stanton Hitchcock Bluff Winner [17][18]
Jonathan Moore Blood Relations Finalist [17][18]
Nicholas Meyer The Adventure of the Peculiar Protocols Finalist [17][18]
Peter Houlahan Norco ’80: The True Story of the Most Spectacular Bank Robbery in American History Finalist [17][18]
William Bayer The Murals Finalist [17][18]
2020 David Joy When These Mountains Burn Winner [19][20]
Cara Black Three Hours in Paris Finalist [19][21]
David Heska Wanbli Weiden Winter Counts Finalist [19][21]
Nev March Murder in Old Bombay Finalist [19][21]
Sarah Stewart Taylor The Mountains Wild Finalist [19][21]
2021 S. A. Cosby Razorblade Tears Winner [22]
William Deverell Stung Finalist [23]
James Kestrel Five Decembers Finalist [23]
Colson Whitehead Harlem Shuffle Finalist [23]
Robin Yocum The Sacrifice of Lester Yates Finalist [23]
2022 Samantha Jayne Allen Pay Dirt Road Winner [24][25]
Brad Smith Copperhead Road Finalist [24][26]
Eli Cranor Don't Know Tough Finalist [24][26]
Lisa Scottoline What Happened to the Bennetts Finalist [24][26]
Chuck Hogan Gangland Finalist [24][26]
2023 Colson Whitehead Crook Manifesto Winner
Gail Anderson-Dargatz The Almost Widow Finalist
Sterling Watson Night Letter Finalist
Clémence Michallon The Quiet Tenant Finalist
Margaret Verble Stealing Finalist

References

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