# Sean Chercover

Sean Chercover (born 1967) is a Canadian-American author of mystery novels. His debut novel, Big City, Bad Blood (2007) won the 2008 Shamus Award for Best First Novel, while his sophomore novel, Trigger City (2008), won the 2009 Dilys Award.

## Biography

Chercover was born in 1967 to a Canadian father and American mother, granting him dual citizenship in both countries.
He received a Bachelor of Arts from Columbia College Chicago in 1991, after which he became a private investigator, working in Chicago and New Orleans. He has also worked "as a journalist, private investigator in New Orleans, video editor, scuba diver, nightclub magician, encyclopedia salesman, waiter, car-jockey, and truck driver".
Chercover lives in Toronto with his wife and child.

## Awards

Awards for Chercover's writing :
| Year | Title | Awards | Awards | Result |
| 2008 | Big City, Bad Blood | Anthony Awards | First Novel | Finalist |
| 2008 | Big City, Bad Blood | Arthur Ellis Award | First Novel | Finalist |
| 2008 | Big City, Bad Blood | Barry Award | First Novel | Finalist |
| 2008 | Big City, Bad Blood | International Thriller Writers Awards | First Novel | Finalist |
| 2008 | Big City, Bad Blood | Shamus Award | First Novel | Winner |
| 2009 | "One Serving of Bad Luck" in Killer Year | CWA Daggers | Short Story Dagger | Winner |
| 2009 | "A Sleep Not Unlike Death" in Hardcore Hardboiled | Anthony Awards | Short Story | Winner |
| 2009 | "A Sleep Not Unlike Death" in Hardcore Hardboiled | Edgar Awards | Short Story | Finalist |
| 2009 | "A Sleep Not Unlike Death" in Hardcore Hardboiled | Macavity Awards | Short Story | Finalist |
| 2009 | Trigger City | Anthony Awards | Novel | Finalist |
| 2009 | Trigger City | Barry Award | Novel | Finalist |
| 2009 | Trigger City | Crimespree Award for Favorite Book | — | Winner |
| 2009 | Trigger City | Dilys Award | — | Winner |
| 2009 | Trigger City | Macavity Awards | Novel | Finalist |
| 2013 | Trinity Game | Anthony Awards | Novel | Finalist |
| 2013 | Trinity Game | Arthur Ellis Award | Novel | Finalist |
| 2013 | Trinity Game | International Thriller Writers Awards | Novel | Finalist |

## Publications
### Anthology contributions

* Child, Lee, ed. (2007). "One Serving of Bad Luck". Killer Year: Stories to Die For... from the Hottest New Crime Writers. Macmillan. ISBN 9780312374709.

### Daniel Byrne books

* The Trinity Game. Thomas & Mercer. 2012. ISBN 9781612183503.
* The Devil's Game. Thomas & Mercer. 2015. ISBN 9781503944572.
* The Savior's Game. Thomas & Mercer. 2017. ISBN 9781477848791.

### Ray Dudgeon books

* Big City, Bad Blood. William Morrow. 2007. ISBN 9780061128677.
** One Serving of Bad Luck. StoryFront. 2014. ISBN 9781477877852.
* Trigger City. William Morrow. 2008. ISBN 9780061128691.

### Standalone novellas

* Maybe Someday. Shift Lock Incorporated. 2012. ISBN 9780987777232.
* A Sleep Not Unlike Death. Shift Lock Incorporated. 2012. ISBN 9780987777218.
* Cussler, Clive, ed. (2014). A Calculated Risk. StoryFront. ISBN 9781477877845.
* The Non Compos Mentis Blues. StoryFront. 2014. ISBN 9781477877869.

### Short story collections

* Eight Lies (About the Truth): A Collection of Short Stories. Shift Lock Incorporated. 2012. ISBN 9780987777201.