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Brad Parks


USA flag (b.1974)

Brad Parks' debut, Faces of the Gone, won the Nero Award for Best American Mystery and the Shamus Award for Best First Mystery. In doing so, Parks became the first author in the combined 60-year history of the Nero and the Shamus to win both awards for the same book.

Parks is a Dartmouth College graduate who spent a dozen years as a reporter for The Washington Post and The Newark Star-Ledger and is now a full-time novelist. He lives with his wife and two small children in Virginia.
 

Genres: Mystery, Thriller
 
New and upcoming books
Series
Carter Ross Mystery
   0.5. The Nightgown (2012)
   1. Faces of the Gone (2009)
   2. Eyes of the Innocent (2011)
   3. The Girl Next Door (2012)
   4. The Good Cop (2013)
   5. The Player (2014)
   6. The Fraud (2015)
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Last Act
   0.5. The Whistleblower (2019)
   1. The Last Act (2019)
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Novels
   Say Nothing (2017)
   Closer Than You Know (2018)
   Interference (2020)
   Unthinkable (2021)
   The Boundaries We Cross (2024)
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Brad Parks recommends
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The Last Word (2024)
(Deadly Deadlines Mystery, book 1)
Gerri Lewis
"A delightful debut that drips with charm and intrigue. Gerri Lewis brings obituary writing to life!"
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The Darkness of Others (2022)
Cate Holahan
"Cate Holahan is a star on the rise."
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Don't Ever Forget (2020)
(Adler and Dwyer, book 1)
Matthew Farrell
"Take a deep breath now, because once you start, you won’t get another chance. Don’t Ever Forget is a twisty, pulse-pounding read from a writer who has quickly established himself as a can’t-miss master of thrills."

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Anthologies containing stories by Brad Parks
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Killing Malmon (2017)
edited by
Dan Malmon and Kate Malmon
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Anatomy of Innocence (2017)
Testimonies of the Wrongfully Convicted
edited by
Laura Caldwell and Leslie S Klinger

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Awards
Shamus Awards Best First Novel winner (2010) : Faces of the Gone
Shamus Awards Best Novel winner (2014) : The Good Cop


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