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Gar Anthony Haywood


USA flag (b.1954)

Gar Anthony Harwood also writes as Ray Shannon. He has won the Shamus and Anthony Award for his mystery fiction. He writes stand-alone novels and short-stories as well as series. He has also written for the Los Angeles Times and the New York Times, written scripts for television drama series (e.g. New York Undercover and the District) and Movies of the Week for ABC. He is a member of the Mystery Writers of America.
 

Awards: Shamus (2011), Anthony (1996)  see all

Genres: Mystery, Literary Fiction
 
Novels
   Cemetery Road (2009)
   Assume Nothing (2011)
   Firecracker (2014)
   Man Eater (2014)
   In Things Unseen (2020)
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Anthologies edited
   Witnesses for the Dead (2022) (with Gary Philips and Gary Phillips)
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Books containing stories by Gar Anthony Haywood
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The Best American Mystery and Suspense 2024 (2024)
(Best American Mystery Stories)
edited by
S A Cosby

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Awards
2011 Shamus Award for Best PI Short Story : The Lamb Was Sure to Go
1996 Shamus Award for Best PI Short Story : And Pray Nobody Sees You
1996 Anthony Award for Best Short Story : And Pray Nobody Sees You
1989 Shamus Award for Best First PI Novel : Fear of the Dark

Award nominations
2010 Lefty Awards: The Panik (nominee) : Cemetery Road
1989 Anthony Award for Best First Novel (nominee) : Fear of the Dark


Gar Anthony Haywood recommends
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They Can't Take Your Name (2021)
(Wrongful Conviction, book 1)
Robert Justice
"Justice has established his chops as a solid contemporary crime novelist right out of the gate. His story of three courageous people of color fighting for the life of a wrongfully convicted man, set primarily in corners of Denver, Colorado where crime fiction rarely fears to tread, will hook you from the first page and not let you go until the last."
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Under Color of Law (2021)
(Trevor Finnegan, book 1)
Aaron Philip Clark
"Aaron Philip Clark’s Under Color of Law is extraordinary. It’s a police procedural with a conscience, as invested in examining how and why American law enforcement so often fails to uphold its mandate to protect and serve all people equally as it is in telling a compelling story. You’ll read on for the mystery at its core, but you’ll remember Under Color of Law long after the read for the things it will teach you about the challenges of being a good cop of color in the age of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor."
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Yesterday's Echo (2013)
(Rick Cahill, book 1)
Matt Coyle
"Readers looking for a smart new spin on the classic P.I. novel will find it in Matt Coyle’s terrific debut, yesterday’s Echo. Coyle turns the difficult trick of paying the proper respect to the traditions of the classic hardboiled novel while stamping it all with his own distinct, contemporary take. A great read."

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