The Private Eye Writers of America Presents: The Shamus Game (Paperback)

~ Various (Author), Robert J. Randisi (Editor)

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Product Description

From the Private Eye Writers of America comes this collection of all-new stories by an all-star lineup of Shamus Award-winners-and their literary PIs.

Includes stories by:

• Jeremiah Healy
• Loren D. Estleman
• Max Allan Collins
• Jerry Kennealy
• John Lutz
• Parnell Hall
• Edward D. Hoch
• Gary Phillips
• Rick Riordan
• Les Roberts
• Christine Matthews
• S. J. Rozan
• Terence Faherty
• Bill Pronzoni

Product Details

• Paperback: 384 pages
• Publisher: Signet (September 12, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0451201299
• ISBN-13: 978-0451201294
• Product Dimensions: 6.6 x 4.1 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #808,233 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Every story a winner, June 17, 2001

By	Tom Sweeney (Portsmouth, NH) - See all my reviews

You don't often find an anthology where every story is great, but SHAMUS GAME is one. If you enjoy private eye fiction, this book is a must read.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent short story anthology, September 21, 2000

By	Harriet Klausner - See all my reviews (#1 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

This engaging anthology includes some of the more popular sleuths of the last decade. The fourteen stories star famous fictional private detectives including Nathan Heller, Amos Walker, Nameless, Tres Navarre, and Milan Jacovich, etc. The contributor list is a who's who of Shamus Award winners such as Collins, Estleman, Pronzini, Riordan, and Roberts, etc.

Every one of the stories are well written ranging in time from the 1920's and 30's, into 60's and to the present. Each one of the tales feels complete as readers follow popular detectives on a case or two. There are no weak stories in what is bound to be considered one of the best short stories collections of the year.

Harriet Klausner

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Mixed Bag Anthology, May 8, 2002

By	Brian D. Rubendall (Oakton, VA) - See all my reviews (TOP 100 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

I've come to the realization after reading several volumes of Robert J. Randisi's private eye collections that as the founder of the Private Eye Writer's of America, he is compelled to invite every author working in the genre to participate in his books, regardless of whether the quality of the stories merit it or not. "The Shamus Game" is another collection of private eye stories in which the best inclusions (Loren Estlemen's Amos Walker, Bill Pronzini's "Nameless" Dectective) make the lesser lights look worse by comparison.