Shamus Award
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Andy Straka
アンディ・ストラカ
Andi Sutoraka
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1958-09-29 （Upstate New York）
- Nationality
- American
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Upstate New York
Career
- Occupations
- novelist, crime novelist
- Active Years
- 1998-2024
- Nominations
- 2002 Nominated for Shamus, Anthony, Agatha Awards Best First Novel for A Witness Above, 2003 Anthony Award nomination for A Killing Sky
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Williams College | — | — | — | — | United States |
Williams College
Country:
United States
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Shamus Award | Cold Quarry | — | Private Eye Writers of America | winner |
Shamus Award
2004
Work:
Cold Quarry
Organization:
Private Eye Writers of America
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
A Witness Above
2001 Crime novelFirst in Frank Pavlicek series featuring ex-NYPD detective
FalconryCrime-solving
A Killing Sky
2002 Crime novelCold Quarry
2003 Crime novelKitty Hitter / The Night Falconer
2006 Crime novelRecord of Wrongs
2008 ThrillerBibliography
- A Witness Above
- A Killing Sky
- Cold Quarry
- Kitty Hitter
- Flightfall
- The K Street Hunting Society
- Record of Wrongs
- The Blue Hallelujah
- Dragonflies
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Private eye novels incorporating falconry
- Recurring Motifs
- Hawks and falconryFlying birdsNature in crime-solving
Legacy
Shamus Award-winning American crime novelist known for the Frank Pavlicek series featuring falconry.
Trivia
- Co-captain of Williams College basketball team
- Licensed falconer
- Co-founder of Crime Wave program at Virginia Festival of the Book