Shamus Award
3 appearances
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Edition 5 (1986) Winner
Earl Emerson
アール・エマーソン
Earl Emerson
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1948 （Tacoma, Washington）
- Nationality
- American
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Tacoma, Washington → North Bend, Washington
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Lieutenant with the Seattle Fire Department
- Active Years
- 1985-2018
- Affiliations
- Seattle Fire Department
- Nominations
- 1986 Anthony Award nomination (Poverty Bay), 1986 Edgar Award nomination (Poverty Bay), 1986 Shamus Award nomination (The Rainy City), 1987 Shamus Award nomination (Nervous Laughter), 1989 Shamus Award nomination (Deviant Behavior), 1994 Anthony Award nomination (Morons and Madmen), 1996 Anthony Award nomination (The Vanishing Smile, cover art), 1996 Shamus Award nomination (The Vanishing Smile), 1998 Anthony Award nomination (Deception Pass), 1998 Shamus Award nomination (Deception Pass)
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Shamus Award | Poverty Bay | Best Private Eye Paperback Original | Private Eye Writers of America | winner |
Shamus Award
1986
Work:
Poverty Bay
Category:
Best Private Eye Paperback Original
Organization:
Private Eye Writers of America
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Poverty Bay
1985 Mystery fiction
DetectiveCrime
The Rainy City
1985 Mystery fiction
DetectiveSeattle
Nervous Laughter
1985 Mystery fiction
Detective
Bibliography
- The Rainy City (1985)
- Poverty Bay (1985)
- Nervous Laughter (1985)
- Fat Tuesday (1987)
- Deviant Behavior (1988)
- Yellow Dog Party (1991)
- The Portland Laugher (1994)
- The Vanishing Smile (1995)
- The Million-Dollar Tattoo (1996)
- Deception Pass (1997)
- Catfish Cafe (1999)
- Cape Disappointment (2009)
- Monica's Sister (2013)
- Two Miles of Darkness (2015)
- Jackson Street (2018)
- Black Hearts and Slow Dancing (1988)
- Help Wanted: Orphans Preferred (1990)
- Morons and Madmen (1993)
- Going Crazy in Public (1996)
- The Dead Horse Paint Company (1997)
- Vertical Burn (2002)
- Into the Inferno (2003)
- Pyro (2004)
- The Smoke Room (2005)
- Firetrap (2006)
- Primal Threat (2008)
Legacy
American mystery novelist known for the Thomas Black series and Mac Fontana series. Also wrote thrillers incorporating his experience as a firefighter. Winner of the Shamus Award.