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Lori Roy's debut novel, Bent Road, was awarded the Edgar Allen Poe Award for best debut novel by an American author. Bent Road was named a 2011 Notable Crime Book by the New York Times, a 2012 Notable Book by the state of Kansas and nomiated for the Book-of-the-Month Club First Fiction Award. Her second novel, Until She Comes Home (Dutton 6/13) has been named a New York Times Editors' Choice.
 

Awards: Edgar (2016)  see all

Genres: Mystery
 
Novels
   Bent Road (2011)
   Until She Comes Home (2013)
   Let Me Die in His Footsteps (2015)
   The Disappearing (2018)
   Gone Too Long (2019)
   Lake County (2024)
   The Final Episode (2025)
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Books containing stories by Lori Roy
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When a Stranger Comes to Town (2021)
(Mystery Writers of America Presents)
edited by
Michael Koryta
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Tampa Bay Noir (2020)
(Akashic Noir)
edited by
Colette Bancroft

Awards
2016 Edgar Award for Best Novel : Let Me Die in His Footsteps
2012 Edgar Award for Best First Novel : Bent Road

Award nominations
2025 ITW Award for Best Standalone Mystery Novel (nominee) : Lake County
2014 Edgar Award for Best Novel (nominee) : Until She Comes Home


Lori Roy recommends
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The Undoing of Alejandro Velasco (2025)
Diego Boneta
"From page one, Diego Boneta's debut thriller crackles with closely held secrets, conflicting agendas, and insatiable yearnings. Delivering pitch-perfect details that make his settings sing, Boneta examines the trappings of ambition and the dangers that linger behind the pursuit of power. Once you pick it up, you won't be able to put it down."
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A Very Bad Thing (2024)
J T Ellison
"J.T. Ellison delivers yet again. A Very Bad Thing sizzles from page one. Moving at breakneck speed, Ellison's latest explores the complex relationships between mothers and daughters and delivers twists and turns that make for an irresistible read."
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Night Letter (2023)
Sterling Watson
"In Night Letter, Sterling Watson delivers an evocative tale of a young man struggling to come of age in the wake of a troubled childhood. Using pitch-perfect language, Watson transports readers to a Florida of the past and immerses them in a nuanced era. From its first page, the novel simmers with a certainty that if Watson's well-drawn protagonist is to find redemption, it will not come without a fight."

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