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Sara Gran


USA flag (b.1971)

Sara Gran is the author of the novels Dope, Come Closer, and Saturn's Return to New York, in addition to many stories, pamphlets, missives, et cetera. Before making a living as a writer, Ms. Gran had endless jobs, primarily with books, working at Manhattan bookstores like Shakespeare & Co, The Strand, and Housing Works, and selling used & rare books on her own. Born in Brooklyn in 1971, Ms. Gran has lived in many interesting and crime-ridden places She now resides in the state of California.
 

Awards: CrimeFest (2023), Macavity (2012)  see all

Genres: Mystery, Horror
 
New and upcoming books
February 2025

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Little Mysteries
 
Series
Claire DeWitt
   1. City of the Dead (2011)

     aka Claire DeWitt and the City of the Dead

   2. The Bohemian Highway (2013)
   3. The Infinite Blacktop (2018)
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Novels
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Collections
   Little Mysteries (2025)
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Books containing stories by Sara Gran
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The Highway Kind (2016)
Tales of Fast Cars, Desperate Drivers, and Dark Roads
edited by
Patrick Millikin
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Crimespree Magazine #43 (2011)
Jul/Aug
(Crimespree Magazine)
edited by
Jon Jordan and Ruth Jordan
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A Hell of a Woman (2007)
An Anthology of Female Noir
edited by
Megan Abbott

Awards
2023 CrimeFest: eDunnit Award : The Book of the Most Precious Substance
2012 Macavity Award for Best Novel : City of the Dead

Award nominations
2022 Ray Bradbury Prize (nominee) : The Book of the Most Precious Substance
2014 CrimeFest: eDunnit Award (nominee) : The Bohemian Highway
2012 Shamus Award for Best First PI Novel (nominee) : City of the Dead


Sara Gran recommends
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The Arizona Triangle (2024)
(Jo Bailen Detective, book 1)
Sydney Graves
"The Arizona Triangle reminds me why I love mysteries. Christenson's book sneaks up on you; what starts as an ordinary little mystery slowly turns into a deep look into family and connection in the desert southwest. Read The Arizona Triangle in the desert if you can; this book brings the beautiful strangeness of Arizona to life."
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Symphony of Secrets (2023)
Brendan Slocumb
"Both a beautiful, joyful, celebration of music and the people who love it, and a chilling portrait of how easily good slides into evil - and echoes through the years. I loved this book."
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Ruin (2022)
Cara Hoffman
"RUIN is a collection of ten jewels, each multi-faceted and glittering, to be experienced with awe and joy. Cara Hoffman has seen a secret world right next to our own, just around the corner, and written us a field guide to what she's found. I love this book."

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