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Hilary Davidson

ヒラリー・デイビッドソン

Hirarī Deibidasson

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
Toronto, Canada
Nationality
Canada, United States
Languages
English
Residence History
Toronto, Canada → New York City, United States

Career

Occupations
novelist, journalist
Active Years
1994-2024
Nominations
2020 Anthony Award nomination for Best Short Story "Unforgiven", 2018 Arthur Ellis Award nomination for Best Short Story "Jerusalem Syndrome", 2017 Derringer Award nomination for Best Long Story "Swan Song", 2016 Anthony Award nomination for Best Short Story "The Siege", 2016 Arthur Ellis Award nomination for Best Short Story "The Siege", 2013 Derringer Award nomination for Best Short Story "A Special Kind of Hell"

Education

University of Toronto
Year of Graduation: 1994
Country: Canada

Awards

Anthony Award
2011
Work: The Damage Done
Category: Best First Novel
Organization: Bouchercon
Result: Won
Anthony Award
2018
Work: My Side of the Matter
Category: Best Short Story
Organization: Bouchercon
Result: Won
Derringer Award
2015
Work: A Hopeless Case
Category: Best Long Story
Organization: Short Mystery Fiction Society
Result: Won
Spinetingler Award
2010
Work: Insatiable
Category: Best Short Story
Result: Won

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

The Damage Done

2010 crime novel 352 pages

First in the Lily Moore series.

crimerevenge

The Next One to Fall

2012 crime novel 352 pages

Second in the Lily Moore series.

crimemystery

Evil in All Its Disguises

2013 crime novel 352 pages

Third in the Lily Moore series.

evildisguise

One Small Sacrifice

2019 crime thriller 366 pages

First in the Shadows of New York series.

sacrificeinvestigation

Don't Look Down

2020 crime thriller

Second in the Shadows of New York series.

fearpursuit

Blood Always Tells

2014 crime novel 320 pages

Standalone novel.

blood tiessecrets

Her Last Breath

2021 crime novel

Standalone novel.

deathbreath

Style & Themes

Literary Style
tense narrativeenigmatic plot twists
Recurring Motifs
psychology of crimeurban darkness

Legacy

Canadian-American mystery writer acclaimed for short stories and novels, winning multiple awards including Anthony Awards.