Sean Chercover (born 1967) is a Canadian-American author of mystery novels. His debut novel, Big City, Bad Blood (2007) won the 2008 Shamus Award for Best First Novel, while his sophomore novel, Trigger City (2008), won the 2009 Dilys Award.

Biography

Chercover was born in 1967[citation needed] to a Canadian father and American mother, granting him dual citizenship in both countries.

He received a Bachelor of Arts from Columbia College Chicago in 1991, after which he became a private investigator, working in Chicago and New Orleans. He has also worked "as a journalist, private investigator in New Orleans, video editor, scuba diver, nightclub magician, encyclopedia salesman, waiter, car-jockey, and truck driver".

Chercover lives in Toronto with his wife and child.

Awards

Awards for Chercover's writing
YearTitleAwardsResultRef.
2008Big City, Bad BloodAnthony AwardsFirst NovelFinalist
Arthur Ellis AwardFirst NovelFinalist
Barry AwardFirst NovelFinalist
International Thriller Writers AwardsFirst NovelFinalist
Shamus AwardFirst NovelWinner
2009"One Serving of Bad Luck" in Killer YearCWA DaggersShort Story DaggerWinner
"A Sleep Not Unlike Death" in Hardcore HardboiledAnthony AwardsShort StoryWinner
Edgar AwardsShort StoryFinalist
Macavity AwardsShort StoryFinalist
Trigger CityAnthony AwardsNovelFinalist
Barry AwardNovelFinalist
Crimespree Award for Favorite Book—Winner
Dilys Award—Winner
Macavity AwardsNovelFinalist
2013Trinity GameAnthony AwardsNovelFinalist
Arthur Ellis AwardNovelFinalist
International Thriller Writers AwardsNovelFinalist

Publications

Anthology contributions

  • Child, Lee, ed. (2007). "One Serving of Bad Luck". Killer Year: Stories to Die For... from the Hottest New Crime Writers. Macmillan. ISBN9780312374709.

Daniel Byrne books

  1. The Trinity Game. Thomas & Mercer. 2012. ISBN9781612183503.
  2. The Devil's Game. Thomas & Mercer. 2015. ISBN9781503944572.
  3. The Savior's Game. Thomas & Mercer. 2017. ISBN9781477848791.

Ray Dudgeon books

  1. Big City, Bad Blood. William Morrow. 2007. ISBN9780061128677. One Serving of Bad Luck. StoryFront. 2014. ISBN9781477877852.
  2. Trigger City. William Morrow. 2008. ISBN9780061128691.

Standalone novellas

  • Maybe Someday. Shift Lock Incorporated. 2012. ISBN9780987777232.
  • A Sleep Not Unlike Death. Shift Lock Incorporated. 2012. ISBN9780987777218.
  • Cussler, Clive, ed. (2014). A Calculated Risk. StoryFront. ISBN9781477877845.
  • The Non Compos Mentis Blues. StoryFront. 2014. ISBN9781477877869.

Short story collections

  • Eight Lies (About the Truth): A Collection of Short Stories. Shift Lock Incorporated. 2012. ISBN9780987777201.

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