Shamus Award
4 appearances
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Edition 22 (2003) Winner
James W. Hall
ジェームズ・ダブリュー・ホール
Jeimuzu W. Hōru
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1947-01-01 （Hopkinsville, Kentucky）
- Nationality
- アメリカ, United States
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Miami, Florida → mountains of North Carolina
Career
- Occupations
- author, poet, professor of literature, professor of creative writing
- Active Years
- 1976-2024
- Affiliations
- Florida International University
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johns Hopkins University | — | Creative Writing | Master's degree in creative writing | — | United States |
| University of Utah | — | Literature | Ph.D. in literature | — | United States |
Johns Hopkins University
Creative Writing
Degree:
Master's degree in creative writing
Country:
United States
University of Utah
Literature
Degree:
Ph.D. in literature
Country:
United States
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Edgar Award | The Catch | Best Short Story | Mystery Writers of America | winner |
| — | John D. MacDonald Award for Excellence in Florida Fiction | — | — | JDM Bibliophile | winner |
Edgar Award
Work:
The Catch
Category:
Best Short Story
Organization:
Mystery Writers of America
Result:
winner
John D. MacDonald Award for Excellence in Florida Fiction
Organization:
JDM Bibliophile
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Under Cover of Daylight
1987 crime/mysteryThe first in the Thorn series. A crime novel set in Florida featuring the loner Thorn thwarting villains.
Florida backdropsqualor vs. wealth
Gone Wild
1995 crime/mysteryA Thorn series novel involving environmental themes and suspense.
environmental issuesSouth Florida underbelly
Hit Lit: Cracking the Code of the Twentieth Century's Biggest Bestsellers
2012 non-fictionAnalyzes common features of the twelve most successful novels of the last century.
bestseller analysisliterary criticism
Bibliography
- Under Cover of Daylight
- Tropical Freeze
- Mean High Tide
- Gone Wild
- Buzz Cut
- Red Sky At Night
- Blackwater Sound
- Off the Chart
- Magic City
- Hell's Bay
- Silencer
- Dead Last
- Going Dark
- The Big Finish
- Bad Axe
- Trickster
- Stare Down
- When They Come for You
- When You Can't Stop
- Bones of Coral
- Hard Aground
- Body Language
- Rough Draft
- Forests of the Night
- Hot Damn!
- Hit Lit
- Paper Products
- Over Exposure
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Crime/mystery novels set in South FloridaExplores contrast between squalor/poverty and wealth/glamorPoetic prose style
- Recurring Motifs
- Loner protagonist ThornFly-tying for bonefishPartnership with P.I. SugarmanFlorida nature and underbelly
Legacy
Renowned American crime novelist known for the Thorn series. Taught literature and creative writing for 40 years at Florida International University, founding its creative writing program. Also a poet and award-winner including Edgar Award.
Trivia
- Wife named Evelyn. Owns two Cavalier King Charles Spaniels named Hank and Hazel.
- Served as Fulbright professor of literature in Spain.