Alan Orloff
Author
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Alan Orloff is an author of mystery, thriller, horror, and young adult novels. His young adult novel I Play One on TV won the 2021 Agatha Award for Best Children/Young Adult Fiction and Anthony Award for Best Young Adult Novel.
OccupationWriter
Awards
- Agatha Award (2021)
- Anthony Award (2021)
- International Thriller Writers Award (2021)
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Awards and honors
Orloff's short story “Rule Number One” was selected for inclusion in The Best American Mystery Stories 2018, edited by Louise Penny and Otto Penzler.[citation needed]
| Year | Title | Award | Result | Ref | |
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| 2010 | Diamonds for the Dead | Agatha Award | First Novel | Shortlisted | [1][2] |
| 2018 | "Happy Birthday" | Derringer Award | Short Story | Shortlisted | |
| 2019 | "Dying in Dokesville" | Derringer Award | Short Story | Won | [3] |
| 2019 | Pray for the Innocent | ITW Award | ebook Original Novel | Won | [4][5][2][6] |
| 2020 | I Know Where You Sleep | Shamus Award | First PI Novel | Shortlisted | [2] |
| 2021 | "Rent Due" | ITW Award | Short Story | Won | [6] |
| I Play One on TV | Agatha Award | Children/Young Adult Fiction | Won | [7][2] | |
| 2022 | Anthony Award | Young Adult Novel | Won | [8][2] | |
Publications
Standalone novels
- Diamonds for the Dead (2010)[9]
- The Taste (2011)
- First Time Killer (2012)
- Ride-Along (2013)
- Running From the Past (2015)
- Pray for the Innocent (2019)
- I Know Where You Sleep (2020)
- I Play One on TV (2021)