G-Man (slang) the Movie of the same name. G-Man (slang) G-Man (short for "Government Man") is an American slang term for special agents of the United States Government. It is specifically used as a term for a Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agent. "G-Man" is also a term used for members of G Division, essentially a British anti-rebel police unit operating out of Dublin Castle prior to Irish Independence in 1922. Colonel Ned Broy uses the term in his official testimony for the Irish Army's Bureau of Military History in their archive of the Easter Rising (1916) and the Irish War of
"G" Is for Gumshoe In the epilogue, the third contract killer hired by Tyrone Patty is apprehended, and Patty himself dies as a consequence of a jail altercation. Dietz leaves to pursue his plan of providing anti-terrorism training on military bases. ""G" Is for Gumshoe" was honored with both the Private Eye Writers of America's Shamus Award for best novel and Bouchercon's 1991 Anthony Award for Best Novel. The reviewer for the "School Library Journal" considered the book oriented towards adults and suitable for young adults as well, and wrote that "this light mystery maintains interest to the end". "G" Is for Gumshoe "G"