A Lowdown Dirty Shamus

  

This morning I woke up to the very happy news that Fun & Games, the first Charlie Hardie novel, had been nominated for a Shamus Award in the category of Best Paperback Original. The award is given by the Private Eye Writers of America, usually presented at a banquet during Bouchercon. I have no illusions of winning, since my fellow nominees are pretty damned stellar (Max Allan Collins, John Lutz, John Gilstrap, James L. Ross). But as they say, it's thrill just to be nominated.

F&G is also up for a Barry Award this year, so I may have the opportunity to lose twice during the same convention!