Sean Chercover
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- Shamus Award for Best First Novel (2008)
- Crime Writers' Association Short Story Dagger (2009)
- Anthony Award for Best Short Story (2009)
- Dilys Award (2009)
Sean Chercover | |
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| Born | 1967 (age 57–58) |
| Nationality | Canadian-American |
| Education | Columbia College Chicago (BA, 1991) |
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Sean Chercover (born 1967) is a Canadian-American author of mystery novels. His debut novel, Big City, Bad Blood (2007) won the 2008 Shamus Award for Best First Novel, while his sophomore novel, Trigger City (2008), won the 2009 Dilys Award.
Chercover was born in 1967[citation needed] to a Canadian father and American mother, granting him dual citizenship in both countries.[1]
He received a Bachelor of Arts from Columbia College Chicago in 1991,[2] after which he became a private investigator, working in Chicago and New Orleans.[3] He has also worked "as a journalist, private investigator in New Orleans, video editor, scuba diver, nightclub magician, encyclopedia salesman, waiter, car-jockey, and truck driver".[2]
Awards
| Year | Title | Awards | Result | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Big City, Bad Blood | Anthony Awards | First Novel | Finalist | |
| Arthur Ellis Award | First Novel | Finalist | |||
| Barry Award | First Novel | Finalist | |||
| International Thriller Writers Awards | First Novel | Finalist | [4] | ||
| Shamus Award | First Novel | Winner | |||
| 2009 | "One Serving of Bad Luck" in Killer Year | CWA Daggers | Short Story Dagger | Winner | [5] |
| "A Sleep Not Unlike Death" in Hardcore Hardboiled | Anthony Awards | Short Story | Winner | [6][7] | |
| Edgar Awards | Short Story | Finalist | [8] | ||
| Macavity Awards | Short Story | Finalist | [9] | ||
| Trigger City | Anthony Awards | Novel | Finalist | ||
| Barry Award | Novel | Finalist | |||
| Crimespree Award for Favorite Book | — | Winner | [10] | ||
| Dilys Award | — | Winner | [11] | ||
| Macavity Awards | Novel | Finalist | [9] | ||
| 2013 | Trinity Game | Anthony Awards | Novel | Finalist | [12] |
| Arthur Ellis Award | Novel | Finalist | [13] | ||
| International Thriller Writers Awards | Novel | Finalist | [14] | ||
