Hilary Davidson (writer)

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Hilary Davidson
NationalityCanadian
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Known forHer first novel won an Anthony Award

Hilary Davidson is a Canadian and American novelist and journalist. [1] Her novels include The Damage Done (2010), [2] The Next One to Fall (2012), [3] Evil in All Its Disguises (2013), [4] Blood Always Tells (2014), [5] One Small Sacrifice (2019), [6] Don't Look Down (2020), [7] and Her Last Breath (2021). [8] She is also a prolific author of short stories, [9] for which she has won multiple awards. [10] [11] [12]

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Early life

Davidson graduated from the University of Toronto in 1994. [1] After graduation she worked at Harper's Magazine [13] in New York, Canadian Living magazine in Toronto, and went on to become a full-time freelance writer. Between 2000 and 2010, she authored or co-authored 17 books for Frommer's Travel Guides. In 2010 she published The Damage Done . [14] It won the Anthony Award for best first novel of 2010. She has subsequently published several more novels. [15] [16] [17] [18]

Davidson was born in Toronto, Canada. She moved to New York City in October 2001. [19] She is a dual citizen of Canada and the US.

Novels

The Lily Moore Series

The Shadows of New York Series

Standalone

Awards

Awards Won

Award Nominations

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  4. ↑ EVIL IN ALL ITS DISGUISES | Kirkus Reviews.
  5. ↑ "Blood Always Tells". Quill and Quire. 2014-03-13. Retrieved 2020-09-03.
  6. ↑ Hilary, Davidson. "One Small Sacrifice". Library Journal. Retrieved 2020-09-03.
  7. ↑ DON'T LOOK DOWN | Kirkus Reviews.
  8. ↑ "Review: Her Last Breath". Library Journal. July 1, 2021.
  9. ↑ "Travel writer Hilary Davidson gives in to the dark side". thestar.com. 2013-03-13. Retrieved 2020-09-04.
  10. 1 2 "The 2018 Anthony Award Winners". CrimeReads. 2018-09-10. Retrieved 2020-09-04.
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