The Eyes Still Have It: The Shamus Award-Winning Stories

by Robert J. Randisi (Editor)

The Private Eye Writers of America annually rewards the year's finest works of detective fiction with their coveted Shamus Award. This outstanding anthology features one dozen of these acclaimed stories from authors Lawrence Block, Mickey Spillane, John Lutz, Marcia Muller, Ed Gorman, Rob Kanter, Loren D. Estleman, Bill Pronzini, Nancy Pickard, and Ben Schutz. HC: Dutton.

Genres: Short Stories, Mystery

244 pages, Hardcover

First published November 1, 1995

About the author

Robert Joseph Randisi was a prolific American author, editor, and screenwriter, best known for his work in detective and Western fiction. He wrote over 650 books, including The Gunsmith series under the pen name J.R. Roberts, and edited more than 30 anthologies. A co-founder of Mystery Scene magazine, the American Crime Writers League, and Western Fictioneers, he also established The Private Eye Writers of America and created the Shamus Award. Randisi collaborated on novels with Eileen Davidson and Vince Van Patten, and created memorable characters such as Miles Jacoby, Joe Keough, and The Rat Pack. He received multiple lifetime achievement awards and the John Seigenthaler Humanitarian Award.