Lawyer turned crime author Christopher Moore is heading to Cambodia in November. PHOTO SUPPLIED

Winners at the 2011 Emmy Awards

Best Drama Series:

Mad Men

Best Actor in a Drama Series: 

Kyle Chandler, Friday Night Lights

Best Actress in a Drama Series

Julianna Margulies, The Good Wife

Best Supporting Actor:

Peter Dinklage, Game of Thrones

Best Supporting Actress:

Margo Martindale, Justified

Best Comedy Series:

Modern Family

Best Actor in a Drama Series:

Jim Parsons, The Big Bang Theory

Best Variety or Comedy Series:

The Daily Show with Jon Stewart

Best Miniseries:

Downton Abbey

BANGKOK-based crime author Christopher G Moore is heading to Cambodia, shortly after winning the 2011 Shamus Award for detective fiction novel of the year.

Bestowed by the members of the Private Eye Writers of America, the Shamus was awarded to Moore last Friday on the strength of his latest installment in his Vincent Calvino P.I. series, Asia Hand.

To celebrate his win, the lawyer turned crime writer, is planning a book tour in Phnom Penh this November, which also marks the re-issuing of his Vincent Calvino P.I. novels by Monument Books.

The chain has ordered in new copies of the entire Calvino series plus Moore’s other stand-alone novels for the tour.

Awarded annually, the Shamus was created by author Robert J. Randisi in 1981 to recognize “outstanding achievement in private eye fiction,” and is presented each year at the  Anthony Boucher Memorial World Mystery Convention, known as the ‘Bouchercon’ to hardcore noir novel fans.

Prior to winning the Shamus, Moore’s earlier novel, Zero Hour received the German Critics Award for Best International Crime Fiction in 2004.

Moore quit his teaching job in the law faculty of the University of British Columbia, following the publication of his first book, His Lordship’s Arsenal in 1985. Since then he has authored more than 22 novels and short stories.

A film adaptation of Spirit House, the first novel in the Calvino series, is under development in Hollywood at the moment, according to Moore’s publisher, Heaven Lake Press.

Monument Books could not be reached for comment yesterday.