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Sara Gran

サラ・グラン

Sara Gran

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1971 (New York City)
Nationality
United States
Languages
English

Career

Occupations
Author, Screenwriter
Active Years
2001-2025
Affiliations
Dreamland Books

Awards

Macavity Award
2012
Work: Claire DeWitt and the City of the Dead
Category: Best Novel
Organization: Mystery Readers International
Result: Winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Claire DeWitt and the City of the Dead

2011 Crime fiction
DetectiveLoss

Come Closer

2003 Crime fiction
PossessionPsychology
Adaptations
  • [Film] / Carter Smith

Dope

2006 Crime fiction
DrugsCrime
Adaptations
  • [TV series]

Bibliography

  • Saturn's Return to New York
  • Come Closer
  • Dope
  • Claire DeWitt and the City of the Dead
  • Claire DeWitt and the Bohemian Highway
  • The Infinite Blacktop
  • The Book of the Most Precious Substance
  • Little Mysteries

Adaptations

  • Adaptation attempts for Come Closer and Dope

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Crime fiction style
Recurring Motifs
Detective storiesDark themes

Legacy

American crime fiction author, winner of the 2012 Macavity Award for Best Novel with Claire DeWitt and the City of the Dead.

Trivia

  • Founded the small press Dreamland Books.
  • Wrote for TV shows like Southland, Chance, and Berlin Station.