Hammett Prize Explained

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. Established in 1991,^[1] it is named after crime-writer Dashiell Hammett.^[2]

Recipients

Prize winners and finalists^{[3] [4]} !Year!Author!Title!Result!

1991		Maximum Bob	Winner	^[5]
		Elsinore	Finalist
		Harlot’s Ghost	Finalist
			Finalist
		Murther & Walking Spirits	Finalist
1992		Turtle Moon	Winner
			Special mention
		Humans	Finalist
		Trick of the Eye	Finalist
		White Butterfly	Finalist
1993			Winner
			Finalist
			Finalist
		By Evil Means	Finalist
		Catilina’s Riddle	Finalist
1994		Dixie City Jam	Winner
		Shinjū	Finalist
		Shot in the Heart	Finalist
		Dogs of God	Finalist
		Third and Indiana	Finalist
1995		Under the Beetle's Cellar	Winner
		True Crime	Finalist
			Finalist
		Smithereens	Finalist
		Breakheart Hill	Finalist
1996		Rose	Winner
		Buzz Cut	Finalist
			Finalist
		Innocent Graves	Finalist
		Damaged Goods	Finalist
1997		Trial of Passion	Winner
			Finalist
		Cimarron Rose	Finalist
		Acts of Murder	Finalist
		Trunk Music	Finalist
1998		Tidewater Blood	Winner
		Tomato Red	Finalist
			Finalist
		Praying to a Laughing God	Finalist
			Finalist
1999		Havana Bay	Winner
		Heartwood	Finalist
		In a Dry Season	Finalist
		L.A. Requiem	Finalist
		Personal Injuries	Finalist
2000			Winner
		One-Eyed Jacks	Finalist
			Finalist
			Finalist
		Hot Springs	Finalist
2001		Kingdom of Shadows	Winner
		Mystic River	Finalist
		Right as Rain	Finalist
		Hollowpoint	Finalist
		Silent Joe	Finalist
2002		Honor’s Kingdom	Winner
		Flykiller	Finalist
			Finalist
			Finalist
		Bad Boy Brawly Brown	Finalist
2003			Winner
		Shutter Island	Finalist
			Finalist
		Every Secret Thing	Finalist
		Tropic of Night	Finalist
2004		Prince of Thieves	Winner
			Finalist
			Finalist
		Playing with Fire	Finalist
		California Girl	Finalist
2005		Alibi	Winner
		No Country for Old Men	Finalist
			Finalist
		Islandbridge	Finalist
			Finalist
2006			Winner
			Finalist
		Dark Companion	Finalist
		Ghost Dancer	Finalist
		Four Kinds of Rain	Finalist
2007			Winner	^[6]
		Dahlia’s Gone	Finalist
		Stalin’s Ghost	Finalist
			Finalist
		End Games	Finalist
2008			Winner
		South by South Bronx	Finalist
			Finalist
		City of the Sun	Finalist
		Leading Lady	Finalist
2009			Winner
		Devil’s Garden	Finalist	^[7]
			Finalist
		Bury Me Deep	Finalist
			Finalist
2010			Winner
		Get Capone: The Secret Plot That Captured America’s Most Wanted Gangster	Finalist
		Iron River	Finalist
		Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter	Finalist
2011			Winner
		Feast Day of Fools	Finalist
			Finalist
		Claire DeWitt and the City of the Dead	Finalist
			Finalist
2012		Oregon Hill	Winner	^[8] ^[9]
		Alif the Unseen	Finalist	^[10]
		Truth Like the Sun	Finalist
		Patient Number 7	Finalist
		Defending Jacob	Finalist
2013		Angel Baby	Winner
		Cataract City	Finalist	^[11]
			Finalist
		Green Light for Murder	Finalist
		Caught	Finalist
2014		Mr. Mercedes	Winner
		Wayfaring Stranger	Finalist	^[12]
		Smoke River	Finalist
		Goodhouse	Finalist
		Gangsterland	Finalist
2015			Winner	^[13]
			Finalist
			Finalist
		Sorrow Lake	Finalist
			Finalist
2016			Winner
			Finalist	^[14]
		Revolver	Finalist
			Finalist
			Finalist
2017		August Snow	Winner
			Finalist
			Finalist
		Two Days Gone	Finalist
2018		November Road	Winner	^[15] ^[16]
		Under My Skin	Finalist
		Paris in the Dark	Finalist
		Cut You Down	Finalist
			Finalist
2019		Bluff	Winner	^[17] ^[18]
		Blood Relations	Finalist
			Finalist
		Norco ’80: The True Story of the Most Spectacular Bank Robbery in American History	Finalist
			Finalist
2020		When These Mountains Burn	Winner	^[19] ^[20]
		Three Hours in Paris	Finalist	^[21]
		Winter Counts	Finalist
		Murder in Old Bombay	Finalist
			Finalist
2021		Razorblade Tears	Winner	^[22]
		Stung	Finalist	^[23]
		Five Decembers	Finalist
		Harlem Shuffle	Finalist
			Finalist
2022		Pay Dirt Road	Winner	^[24] ^[25]
		Copperhead Road	Finalist	^[26]
		Don't Know Tough	Finalist
		What Happened to the Bennetts	Finalist
		Gangland	Finalist
2023		Crook Manifesto	Winner
		The Almost Widow	Finalist
		Night Letter	Finalist
		The Quiet Tenant	Finalist
		Stealing	Finalist

External links

• Award guidelines

Notes and References

1. Web site: Mystery Book Awards . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080502173933/http://www.bpl.burnaby.bc.ca/fiction/mysawa.htm . 2008-05-02 . 2009-03-27 . Burnaby Public Library.
2. Web site: The Dashiell Hammett Awards . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20090801205305/http://www.thrillingdetective.com/trivia/triv18.html . 2009-08-01 . 2009-03-27 . Thrilling Detective.
3. Web site: Hammet Prize . 2024-05-14 . Stop, You're Killing Me! . May 15, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240515012003/https://stopyourekillingme.com/Awards/Hammett_Prize.html . live .
4. Web site: Hammett Prize Past Winners, Nominees & J . 2024-05-15 . IACW North America . en . May 15, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240515144614/https://www.crimewritersna.org/hammett-prize-past-winners-nominees-j . live .
5. Web site: The Hammett Prize: A Literary Award for Crime Fiction. . 2024-05-15 . Crime Fiction Awards . May 15, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240515144602/https://awards.omnimystery.com/mystery-awards-hammett.html . live .
6. News: Adams . James . 2008-06-10 . Toronto's Adamson wins Dashiell Hammett Prize . 2024-05-15 . . en-CA . May 15, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240515144613/https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/torontos-adamson-wins-dashiell-hammett-prize/article1055875/ . live .
7. Web site: 2010-02-10 . 2010 Hammett Prize Nominees . 2024-05-15 . Crimespree Magazine . en-US . May 15, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240515144612/https://crimespreemag.com/2010-hammett-prize-nominees/ . live .
8. Web site: 2013-10-03 . NAIBA Awards: 'The Envelopes, Please' . 2024-05-15 . . September 21, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230921232314/https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=2099 . live .
9. Web site: 2013-10-02 . Winner of 2012 Hammett Prize announced . 2024-05-15 . Crimespree Magazine . en-US . October 1, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151001143602/http://crimespreemag.com/winner-of-2012-hammett-prize-announced/ . live .
10. Web site: 2013-03-08 . Awards: Colby; Blue Peter; Charles Taylor; IACW Hammett . 2024-05-15 . . July 11, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190711010847/https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=1943 . live .
11. Web site: 2014-06-10 . 2013 Hammett Prize winner announced . 2024-05-15 . Crimespree Magazine . en-US . May 15, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240515144614/https://crimespreemag.com/2013-hammett-prize-winner-announced/ . live .
12. Web site: 2015-02-01 . 2015 Hammett Prize Nominees . 2024-05-15 . Crimespree Magazine . en-US . October 10, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201010054932/http://crimespreemag.com/2015-hammett-prize-nominees/ . live .
13. Web site: Searl . Nolan . 2018-04-19 . Professor Lisa Sandlin Wins 2016 Hammett Prize . 2024-05-15 . . en . May 15, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240515144616/https://www.unomaha.edu/college-of-communication-fine-arts-and-media/news/2016/10/lisa-sandlin-wins-hammett-prize.php . live .
14. Web site: 2017-02-09 . IACW Hammett Prize 2016 nominees . 2024-05-15 . Crimespree Magazine . en-US . December 21, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191221173118/http://crimespreemag.com/iacw-hammet-prize-2016-nominees/ . live .
15. Web site: patti . 2019-03-22 . 2019 Hammett Prize - . 2024-05-15 . Nightstand Book Reviews . en-US . May 15, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240515144639/https://nightstandbookreviews.com/2019-hammett-prize/ . live .
16. Web site: Glyer . Mike . 2019-08-03 . More 2019 Mystery Awards . 2024-05-15 . . en-US . March 21, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230321165115/https://file770.com/more-2019-mystery-awards/ . live .
17. Web site: patti . 2020-06-07 . 2020 Hammett Prize - . 2024-05-15 . Nightstand Book Reviews . en-US . May 13, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240513235937/https://nightstandbookreviews.com/2020-hammett-prize/ . live .
18. Web site: Glyer . Mike . 2020-06-11 . 2019 Dashiell Hammett Award . 2024-05-15 . . en-US . February 5, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230205043559/https://file770.com/2019-dashiell-hammett-award/ . live .
19. Web site: patti . 2021-08-02 . 2021 Hammett Prize - . 2024-05-15 . Nightstand Book Reviews . en-US . September 21, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230921214451/https://nightstandbookreviews.com/2021-hammett-prize/ . live .
20. Web site: Glyer . Mike . 2021-07-28 . Crime Fiction Award Winners and Shortlists . 2024-05-15 . . en-US . February 3, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230203040100/https://file770.com/crime-fiction-award-winners-and-shortlists/ . live .
21. Web site: Glyer . Mike . 2021-04-11 . More 2021 Crime Fiction Awards and Shortlists . 2024-05-15 . . en-US.
22. Web site: Schaub . Michael . 2022-06-19 . S.A. Cosby Wins the Dashiell Hammett Prize . 2024-05-15 . . en . October 7, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221007152427/https://www.kirkusreviews.com/news-and-features/articles/sa-cosby-wins-the-dashiell-hammett-prize/ . live .
23. Web site: Glyer . Mike . 2022-04-14 . Crime Fiction Awards Headlines . 2024-05-15 . . en-US . December 1, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221201074946/https://file770.com/crime-fiction-awards-headlines/ . live .
24. Web site: patti . 2022-06-17 . 2022 Hammett Prize - . 2024-05-15 . Nightstand Book Reviews . en-US . September 21, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230921224301/https://nightstandbookreviews.com/2022-hammett-prize/ . live .
25. Web site: Glyer . Mike . 2023-06-30 . Mid-Year Crime Fiction Awards Roundup . 2024-05-15 . . en-US . July 1, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230701120531/https://file770.com/mid-year-crime-fiction-awards-roundup/ . live .
26. Web site: Raymundo . Bridget . 2023-04-13 . Ontario author Brad Smith shortlisted for 2022 Dashiell Hammett Prize for crime writing . 2024-05-15 . CBC Books.