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.
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.
Awards: Shamus (2014), Nero (2010) see all
Genres: Mystery, Thriller
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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)
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)
Novels
Say Nothing (2017)
Closer Than You Know (2018)
Interference (2020)
Unthinkable (2021)
The Boundaries We Cross (2024)
Closer Than You Know (2018)
Interference (2020)
Unthinkable (2021)
The Boundaries We Cross (2024)
Books containing stories by Brad Parks
Anatomy of Innocence (2017)
Testimonies of the Wrongfully Convicted
edited by
Laura Caldwell and Leslie S Klinger
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Brad Parks recommends
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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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