Shamus Award
6 appearances
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Edition 33 (2014) Winner
Brad Parks
ブラッド・パークス
Buraddo Pāku su
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1974-07-13 （New Jersey）
- Nationality
- American
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- New Jersey → Ridgefield, Connecticut → Newark, New Jersey → Virginia
Career
- Occupations
- Author, Mystery novelist, Thriller writer, Journalist
- Active Years
- 1996-2024
- Affiliations
- The Washington Post, The Star-Ledger
- Influenced By
- Mark Twain, Dave Barry, Harlan Coben
- Nominations
- Library of Virginia People's Choice Award Finalist (The Fraud, 2016)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ridgefield High School | — | — | — | — | United States |
| Dartmouth College | — | — | Bachelor's degree (Phi Beta Kappa) | 1992-1996 | United States |
Ridgefield High School
Country:
United States
Began writing professionally for local newspaper at age 14
Dartmouth College
Degree:
Bachelor's degree (Phi Beta Kappa)
Period:
1992-1996
Year of Graduation:
1996
Country:
United States
Founded student newspaper, sang in a cappella group, stringer for NY Times
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Shamus Award | Faces of the Gone | Best First Private Eye Novel | Private Eye Writers of America | Winner |
| 2010 | Nero Award | Faces of the Gone | — | Wolfe Pack | Winner |
| 2013 | Lefty Award | The Girl Next Door | Best Humorous Mystery | Left Coast Crime | Winner |
| 2014 | Lefty Award | The Good Cop | — | Left Coast Crime | Winner |
| 2014 | Shamus Award | The Good Cop | Best Hardcover Private Eye Novel | Private Eye Writers of America | Winner |
| 2017 | Library of Virginia People's Choice Award | Say Nothing | — | Library of Virginia | Winner |
Shamus Award
2010
Work:
Faces of the Gone
Category:
Best First Private Eye Novel
Organization:
Private Eye Writers of America
Result:
Winner
Nero Award
2010
Work:
Faces of the Gone
Organization:
Wolfe Pack
Result:
Winner
Lefty Award
2013
Work:
The Girl Next Door
Category:
Best Humorous Mystery
Organization:
Left Coast Crime
Result:
Winner
Lefty Award
2014
Work:
The Good Cop
Organization:
Left Coast Crime
Result:
Winner
Shamus Award
2014
Work:
The Good Cop
Category:
Best Hardcover Private Eye Novel
Organization:
Private Eye Writers of America
Result:
Winner
Library of Virginia People's Choice Award
2017
Work:
Say Nothing
Organization:
Library of Virginia
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Lefty Awards (Left Coast Crime)
2 appearances
-
Edition 18 (2013) Excellence Award
-
Edition 19 (2014) Excellence Award
Works
Major Works
Faces of the Gone
2009 MysteryInvestigative reporter Carter Ross covers a quadruple homicide in Newark.
Urban crimeJournalism
Eyes of the Innocent
2011 MysteryBased on subprime mortgage crisis and house flipping in Newark.
Financial crisisUrban poverty
The Girl Next Door
2012 MysteryStruggles of the newspaper industry and a union negotiation.
MediaLabor disputes
The Good Cop
2013 MysteryIllegal gun smuggling and a police officer's suicide.
Gun controlPolice
Say Nothing
2017 ThrillerA judge whose children are kidnapped to influence a case.
FamilyJustice
Translations
- Translated into 15 languages
Bibliography
- Faces of the Gone (2009)
- Eyes of the Innocent (2011)
- The Girl Next Door (2012)
- The Good Cop (2013)
- The Player (2014)
- The Fraud (2015)
- Say Nothing (2017)
- Closer Than You Know (2018)
- The Last Act (2019)
- Interference (2020)
- Unthinkable (2021)
- The Boundaries We Cross (2024)
Translations of Works
- Say Nothing translated to 15+ languages, bestseller in Germany
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Mixing humor with gritty realism of urban settingsGifted storyteller with shades of Mark Twain or Dave Barry
- Recurring Motifs
- Newark urban crimeJournalistic perspectiveSocial issues
Legacy
The only author to win the Shamus, Nero, and Lefty Awards. Known for Carter Ross investigative reporter series set in Newark.
Quotes
-
A gifted storyteller (with shades of Mark Twain or maybe Dave Barry).
Source: Library Journal (2014)
Trivia
- Has two children.
- Writes at Hardee's, honored as writer-in-residence by Hardee's.