Dead Men 1998, Best Short Story, "Keller On the Spot" 1999, Best Short Story, "Looking for David" 2017, Best Short Story, "Autumn at the Automat" Shamus Awards 1982, Best Novel, A Stab in the Dark 1983, Best Novel, Eight Million Ways to Die 1985, Best Short Story, "By the Dawn's Early Light" 1987, Best Novel, When the Sacred Ginmill Closes 1990, Best Novel, Out on the Cutting Edge 1991, Best Novel, A Ticket to the Boneyard 1992, Best Novel, Dance at the Slaughterhouse 1994, Best Novel, The Devil Knows You're Dead Best Short Story, "The Merciful Angel of Death" 1995, Best Novel, A Long Line of Dead Men 2002, Lifetime Achievement Award ("The Eye") 2009, Best Character Award ("The Hammer") for Matt Scudder References External links Modern Signed Books BlogTalkRadio Interview with Rodger Nichols February 2016 1938 births Living people 20th-century American novelists 20th-century American male writers 21st-century American novelists American mystery writers American detective fiction writers American crime fiction writers Anthony Award winners Antioch College alumni Writers of books about writing fiction Cartier Diamond Dagger winners Edgar Award winners Maltese Falcon Award winners Writers from Buffalo, New York People from New York City Shamus Award winners American male novelists American erotica writers American male short story writers 20th-century American short story writers 21st-century American short story writers 21st-century American male writers Novelists from New York (state) American philatelists