Tracy Clark (author)

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Tracy Clark (born 1961) is an American author of mystery novels. She won the G. P. Putnam's Sons Sue Grafton Memoriam Award in 2020 and 2022.

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Early life

Clark was raised in Chicago. [1]

Awards and honors

Awards for Clark's writing
YearTitleAwardResultRef.
2019Broken Places Anthony Award for Best First Novel Finalist [2]
Lefty Award for Best Debut Mystery Finalist [2] [3]
RUSA Reading ListMysteryShortlist [4]
Shamus Award First PI NovelFinalist [2]
2020Borrowed Time Edgar Award G. P. Putnam's Sons Sue Grafton Memoriam Award Winner [2] [5]
Lefty Award MysteryFinalist [3]
2021What You Don't See Anthony Award Hardcover NovelFinalist [2] [6] [7]
Lefty Award MysteryFinalist [2] [3]
Shamus Award NovelFinalist [2]
2022Runner Anthony Award NovelFinalist [2]
Edgar Award G. P. Putnam's Sons Sue Grafton Memoriam Award Winner [8] [9] [10]
Lefty Award MysteryFinalist [2] [3]
Shamus Award NovelFinalist [2]
"Lucky Thirteen" Edgar Awards Short Story Finalist [8] [10] [11]

Publications

Cass Raines Chicago Mystery series

  1. Broken Places. Kensington Publishing. 2018. ISBN   9781496714879. [12] [13] [14] [15]
  2. Borrowed Time. Kensington Publishing. 2019. ISBN   9781496714909. [16]
  3. What You Don't See. Kensington Publishing. 2020. ISBN   9781496714930. [17] [18]
  4. Runner. Kensington Publishing. 2021. ISBN   9781496732019. [19] [20]

Detective Harriet Foster series

  1. Hide. Thomas & Mercer. 2023. [21] [22] [23]
  2. Fall. Thomas Mercer. 2023. ISBN   9781662509520.
  3. Echo. Thomas & Mercer. 2024. ISBN   978-1662517327.

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