The North American Branch of the International Association of Crime Writers promotes communication among published crime writers and awards a Hammett Prize for literary excellence in the field.

The 2000 prize was awarded at Bouchercon, held September 7-10th in Denver, Colorado, to Martin Cruz Smith for HAVANA BAY		(Random House)
Other authors nominated for the Hammett this year included:
James Lee Burke for HEARTWOOD	(Doubleday)
Robert Crais for L. A. REQUIEM	(Random House)
Peter Robinson for IN A DRY SEASON	(Morrow)
Scott Turow for PERSONAL INJURIES	(Farrar, Straus & Giroux)

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