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    Lori Rader-Day is the Edgar® Award-nominated and Agatha, Anthony, and Mary Higgins Clark award-winning author of The Death of Us, Death at Greenway, The Lucky One, Under a Dark Sky, The Day I Died, Little Pretty Things, and The Black Hour. She lives in Chicago, where she is co-chair of the mystery readers’ festival Midwest Mystery Conference and served as 2019-2020 national president of Sisters in Crime. She teaches creative writing for Northwestern University’s School of Professional Studies.

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    The discovery of a submerged car stirs old secrets and a small town’s vengeance.

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    “Masterful. Riveting. What a ride!”

    Death at Greenway

    Agatha Christie’s holiday home is a haven from WWII—and a place of secrets.

    The Lucky One

    Most people who go missing are never found. But Alice was the lucky one…

    Under a Dark Sky

    Only in the dark can Eden find the truth. Edgar Award nominee

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    The Day I Died

    A handwriting expert uses her skills to search for a lost boy—and save her family.

    Little Pretty Things

    Will an old rivalry finally die? Mary Higgins Clark Award winner

    The Black Hour

    A survivor of violence faces rumor and shame. Anthony Award Best First Novel

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Featured Reviews -Global
Praise for Death of Us:

“Masterful. Riveting. What a ride!”

- Tracy Clark, award-winning author
Praise for Death at Greenway:

“Irresistible.”

- New York Times
Praise for The Lucky One:

“Riveting.”

- Library Journal
Praise for Under a Dark Sky:

“Mary Higgins Clark with teeth bared.”

- Kirkus Reviews
Praise for The Day I Died:

“Beautiful prose and tack-sharp observations.”

- Publishers Weekly
Praise for Little Pretty Things:

“…dark atmosphere, witty dialogue, and complex, charismatic characters.”

- Booklist Starred Review
Praise for The Black Hour:

“Captivates from page one.”

- Library Journal Starred Review
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By Lori|2023-07-25T14:21:40-05:00March 17, 2023|

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Lori Rader-Day is the author of THE BLACK HOUR (forthcoming from Seventh Street Books, July 2014). She lives in Chicago.

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