1. shamus - Noun
2. Shamus - Proper noun
someone who can be employed as a detective to collect information
Source: WordNetAaaand here, in some semblance of order, we go: Harlan Coben has won pretty much every important award for mystery writers: the Edgar, the Shamus, the Anthony. Source: Internet
"An unofficial San Francisco shamus whose tale is set in 1997 but whose heart is stuck in 1947 hunts for the world's most elusive missing person. Source: Internet
Dana King owns two nominations for the Private Eye Writers of America Shamus Award, for A Small Sacrifice (2013) and again two years later for The Man in the Window. Source: Internet
Outgoing TechTarget News Director Shamus McGillicuddy reflects on his time covering the networking industry. Source: Internet
Our own Lori G. won the Shamus for Best Paperback Original for her wonderful SNOW BLIND! Source: Internet
She is also a Bruce Alexander Award and Golden Nugget Award winner, and a Shamus Award and Book Prize finalist. Source: Internet