Hammett Prize
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. It is named after crime-writer Dashiell Hammett[1] and was established in 1991.[2]
Past winners
- 1991 - Maximum Bob by Elmore Leonard (Delcorte)
- 1992 - Turtle Moon by Alice Hoffman (Putnam)
- 1993 - The Mexican Tree Duck by James Crumley (Mysterious Press)
- 1994 - Dixie City Jam by James Lee Burke (Hyperion)
- 1994 - Under the Beetle's Cellar by Mary Willis Walker (Doubleday)
- 1996 - Rose by Martin Cruz Smith (Random House)
- 1997 - Trial of Passion by William Deverell (McClelland & Stewart)
- 1998 - Tidewater Blood by William Hoffman (Algonquin)
- 1999 - Havana Bay by Martin Cruz Smith (Random House)
- 2000 - The Blind Assassin by Margaret Atwood (Doubleday/McClelland & Stewart)
- 2001 - Kingdom of Shadows by Alan Furst (Random House)
- 2002 - Honor's Kingdom by Owen Parry (Morrow)
- 2003 - The Seduction of Water by Carol Goodman (Ballantine)
- 2004 - Prince of Thieves: A Novel by Chuck Hogan (Scribner)
- 2005 - Alibi: A Novel by Joseph Kanon (Henry Holt)
- 2006 - The Prisoner of Guantánamo by Dan Fesperman (Knopf)
- 2007 - The Outlander by Gil Adamson (House of Anansi)
- 2008 - The Turnaround by George Pelecanos (Little, Brown)
- 2009 - The Manual of Detection by Jedediah Berry (The Penguin Press)
- 2010 - The Nearest Exit by Olen Steinhauer (St.Martin's/Minoutar)
- 2011 - The Killer is Dying by James Sallis (Walker and Company)
- 2012 - Oregon Hill by Howard Owen (Permanent)
- 2013 - Angel Baby: A Novel by Richard Lange (Mulholland)
- 2014 - Mr. Mercedes: A Novel by Stephen King (Scribner)
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