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Tracy Clark

トレイシー・クラーク

Toreishī Kurāku

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
Chicago
Nationality
American
Languages
English
Residence History
Chicago

Career

Occupations
Novelist, Mystery Author
Active Years
2018-

Awards

Sue Grafton Memorial Award
2018
Work: Broken Places
Organization: Mystery Writers of America
Result: Winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Broken Places

2018 Mystery 336 pages

Former cop turned PI Cass Raines investigates the disappearance of a foster girl in a Chicago suburb.

RaceFoster careChicagoJustice

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Hard-boiledCharacter-driven
Recurring Motifs
Chicago streetsSocial justicePersonal trauma

Legacy

Known for her Chicago mystery series featuring Black PI Cass Raines. Won major debut award for her first novel.

Trivia

  • Chicago native.