Lori Rader-Day is an American author of mystery, crime, and suspense novels. She has won three Anthony Awards (2015, 2018, 2019), a Simon & Schuster Mary Higgins Clark Award (2016), and an Agatha Award for Best Historical Novel (2021).
Personal life and education Rader-Day was born in Thorntown, Indiana and currently lives in Chicago.
She received a Bachelor of Science degree from Ball State University, Master of Arts degree in creative nonfiction from Ball State University and a Master of Fine Arts degree in creative writing from Roosevelt University.
Career From 2019 to 2020, Rader-Day served as the national president for Sisters in Crime. She presently serves as the co-chair of the Midwest Mystery Conference.
Rader-Day also teaches creative writing for Northwestern University’s School of Professional Studies. She previously taught at Ball State University, Roosevelt University, and Yale University.
Awards and honors In 2017, Rader-Day won the Regional Award for the Indiana Authors Awards. +Awards for Rader-Day's writingYearTitleAwardResultRef.2015Anthony Award for Best First NovelWinnerLeft Coast Crime's Rosebud AwardNomineeSimon & Schuster Mary Higgins Clark AwardNomineeMacavity Award for Best First Novel NomineeBarry Award for Best Paperback OriginalNominee2016Little Pretty ThingsSimon & Schuster Mary Higgins Clark AwardWinnerAnthony Award for Best Paperback OriginalNominee2018Anthony Award for Best Paperback OriginalWinnerBarry Award for Best Paperback OriginalNomineeITW Thriller Award for Best Paperback Original NomineeSimon & Schuster Mary Higgins Clark AwardNominee2019Under a Dark SkyAnthony Award for Best Best Paperback OriginalWinnerEdgar Allan Poe Award for Best Paperback OriginalNomineeLefty Award for Best MysteryNominee2021Agatha Award for Best Contemporary NovelNomineeAnthony Award for Best Best Paperback /E-book/ Audiobook Original Novel NomineeSimon & Schuster Mary Higgins Clark AwardNominee2022Death at GreenwaySue Feder Memorial Award (Macavity Award for Best Historical Novel)NomineeBruce Alexander Memorial Award (Lefty Award for Best Historical Novel)NomineeAgatha Award for Best Historical NovelWinner
Publications
The Black Hour (2014) Little Pretty Things (2015) The Day I Died (2017) Under a Dark Sky (2018) The Lucky One (2020) Death at Greenway (2021) The Death of Us (2023) Wreck Your Heart (2026)
References
External links
Official website