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Born | 1967 (age 56–57) |
Nationality | Canadian-American |
Education | Columbia College Chicago ( BA, 1991) |
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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.
Chercover was born in 1967[ citation needed] to a Canadian father and American mother, granting him dual citizenship in both countries. [1]
He received a Bachelor of Arts from Columbia College Chicago in 1991, [2] after which he became a private investigator, working in Chicago and New Orleans. [3] 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". [2]
Chercover lives in Toronto with his wife and child. [2] [3]
Year | Title | Awards | Result | Ref. |
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2008 | Big City, Bad Blood | Barry Award for Best First Novel | Finalist | |
Anthony Award for Best First Novel | Finalist | |||
Arthur Ellis Award for Best First Novel | Finalist | |||
ITW Awards for Best First Novel | Finalist | [4] | ||
Shamus Award for Best First Novel | Winner | |||
2009 | "One Serving of Bad Luck" in Killer Year | CWA Short Story Dagger | Winner | [5] |
"A Sleep Not Unlike Death" in Hardcore Hardboiled | Anthony Award for Best Short Story | Winner | [6] [7] | |
Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Short Story | Finalist | [8] | ||
Macavity Award for Best Short Story | Finalist | [9] | ||
Trigger City | Anthony Award for Best Novel | Finalist | ||
Barry Award for Best Novel | Finalist | |||
Crimespree Award for Favorite Book | Winner | [10] | ||
Dilys Award | Winner | [11] | ||
Macavity Award for Best Novel | Finalist | [9] | ||
2013 | Trinity Game | Anthony Award for Best Novel | Finalist | < [12] |
Arthur Ellis Award for Best Novel | Finalist | [13] | ||
ITW Awards for Best Novel | Finalist | [14] |
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Sean Chercover | |
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Born | 1967 (age 56–57) |
Nationality | Canadian-American |
Education | Columbia College Chicago ( BA, 1991) |
Notable awards |
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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.
Chercover was born in 1967[ citation needed] to a Canadian father and American mother, granting him dual citizenship in both countries. [1]
He received a Bachelor of Arts from Columbia College Chicago in 1991, [2] after which he became a private investigator, working in Chicago and New Orleans. [3] 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". [2]
Chercover lives in Toronto with his wife and child. [2] [3]
Year | Title | Awards | Result | Ref. |
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2008 | Big City, Bad Blood | Barry Award for Best First Novel | Finalist | |
Anthony Award for Best First Novel | Finalist | |||
Arthur Ellis Award for Best First Novel | Finalist | |||
ITW Awards for Best First Novel | Finalist | [4] | ||
Shamus Award for Best First Novel | Winner | |||
2009 | "One Serving of Bad Luck" in Killer Year | CWA Short Story Dagger | Winner | [5] |
"A Sleep Not Unlike Death" in Hardcore Hardboiled | Anthony Award for Best Short Story | Winner | [6] [7] | |
Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Short Story | Finalist | [8] | ||
Macavity Award for Best Short Story | Finalist | [9] | ||
Trigger City | Anthony Award for Best Novel | Finalist | ||
Barry Award for Best Novel | Finalist | |||
Crimespree Award for Favorite Book | Winner | [10] | ||
Dilys Award | Winner | [11] | ||
Macavity Award for Best Novel | Finalist | [9] | ||
2013 | Trinity Game | Anthony Award for Best Novel | Finalist | < [12] |
Arthur Ellis Award for Best Novel | Finalist | [13] | ||
ITW Awards for Best Novel | Finalist | [14] |
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