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Lori Rader-Day

ローリ・レイダー・デイ

Rōri Reidā-Dei

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
Thorntown, Indiana
Nationality
United States
Languages
English
Residence History
Thorntown, Indiana → Chicago, Illinois

Career

Occupations
novelist, mystery novelist
Active Years
2014-2024
Affiliations
Sisters in Crime, Midwest Mystery Conference, Northwestern University’s School of Professional Studies
Memberships
Sisters in Crime
Nominations
Left Coast Crime's Rosebud Award Nominee (2015), Simon & Schuster Mary Higgins Clark Award Nominee (2015), Macavity Award for Best First Novel Nominee (2015), Barry Award for Best Paperback Original Nominee (2015), Anthony Award for Best Paperback Original Nominee (2016), Barry Award for Best Paperback Original Nominee (2018), ITW Thriller Award for Best Paperback Original Nominee (2018), Simon & Schuster Mary Higgins Clark Award Nominee (2018), Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Paperback Original Nominee (2019), Lefty Award for Best Mystery Nominee (2019), Agatha Award for Best Contemporary Novel Nominee (2021), Anthony Award for Best Paperback/E-book/Audiobook Original Nominee (2021), Simon & Schuster Mary Higgins Clark Award Nominee (2021), Sue Feder Memorial Award (Macavity Award for Best Historical Novel) Nominee (2022), Bruce Alexander Memorial Award (Lefty Award for Best Historical Novel) Nominee (2022)

Education

Ball State University
Degree: Bachelor of Science
Country: United States
Ball State University
creative nonfiction
Degree: Master of Arts
Country: United States
Roosevelt University
creative writing
Degree: Master of Fine Arts
Country: United States

Awards

Anthony Award
2015
Work: The Black Hour
Category: Best First Novel
Organization: Bouchercon
Result: Winner
Simon & Schuster Mary Higgins Clark Award
2016
Work: Little Pretty Things
Organization: Mystery Writers of America
Result: Winner
Indiana Authors Awards
2017
Category: Regional Award
Organization: Indiana Authors Awards
Result: Winner
Anthony Award
2018
Work: The Day I Died
Category: Best Paperback Original
Organization: Bouchercon
Result: Winner
Anthony Award
2019
Work: Under a Dark Sky
Category: Best Paperback Original
Organization: Bouchercon
Result: Winner
Agatha Award
2022
Work: Death at Greenway
Category: Best Historical Novel
Organization: Malice Domestic
Result: Winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

The Black Hour

2014 mystery

Little Pretty Things

2015 mystery

The Day I Died

2017 mystery

Under a Dark Sky

2018 mystery

The Lucky One

2020 mystery

Death at Greenway

2021 historical mystery

The Death of Us

2023 mystery

Bibliography

  • The Black Hour (2014)
  • Little Pretty Things (2015)
  • The Day I Died (2017)
  • Under a Dark Sky (2018)
  • The Lucky One (2020)
  • Death at Greenway (2021)
  • The Death of Us (2023)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
suspenseful narrative

Legacy

American author of mystery, crime, and suspense novels. She has won three Anthony Awards (2015, 2018, 2019), a Simon & Schuster Mary Higgins Clark Award (2016), and an Agatha Award for Best Historical Novel (2022).

Trivia

  • Born in Thorntown, Indiana. Currently lives in Chicago.
  • Served as national president for Sisters in Crime from 2019 to 2020.
  • Presently serves as the co-chair of the Midwest Mystery Conference.
  • Teaches creative writing for Northwestern University’s School of Professional Studies.