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name: Rob Osler
about: Rob's debut mystery, DEVIL'S CHEW TOY, is a finalist for Best Debut Mystery Novel at the 2023 Anthony Awards (Bouchercon) and Lefty Awards (Left Coast Crime) and Agatha Awards (Malice Domestic) and 2022 Best of List by Crime Reads, The BOLO Books Review, Book Riot, and POPSUGAR. The second book in the Hayden &amp; Friends Mystery Series--CIRQUE DU SLAY--is due in March 5, 2024. The traditional mysteries feature a rainbow cast of very amateur sleuths. Rob's debut mystery short story, ANALOGUE, published in ELLERY QUEEN MYSTERY MAGAZINE (EQMM), won the Mystery Writers of America 2022 Robert L Fish Award for best debut short story by an American Author. Other forthcoming short stories include MISS DIRECTION (Sept/Oct 2023 in EQMM, and RED SHOES (W Rob's debut mystery, DEVIL'S CHEW TOY, is a finalist for Best Debut Mystery Novel at the 2023 Anthony Awards (Bouchercon) and Lefty Awards (Left Coast Crime) and Agatha Awards (Malice Domestic) and 2022 Best of List by Crime Reads, The BOLO Books Review, Book Riot, and POPSUGAR. The second book in the Hayden &amp; Friends Mystery Series--CIRQUE DU SLAY--is due in March 5, 2024. The traditional mysteries feature a rainbow cast of very amateur sleuths. Rob's debut mystery short story, ANALOGUE, published in ELLERY QUEEN MYSTERY MAGAZINE (EQMM), won the Mystery Writers of America 2022 Robert L Fish Award for best debut short story by an American Author. Other forthcoming short stories include MISS DIRECTION (Sept/Oct 2023 in EQMM, and RED SHOES (Winter 2023) Down &amp; Out Books Anthology.A new historical series featuring a queer female detective in Chicago in the Progressive Era from Kensington Books comes Fall 2024 or Spring 2025.After many years of living in Chicago and Seattle, he resides in California with his long-time partner and a tall, gray cat. Discover more at www.robosler.com ...more