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Crime Fiction | Edgar Award Winner
Lou Berney
Lou Berney has won the Edgar, Hammett, Steel Dagger, Barry, Macavity, Lefty, Anthony, and Oklahoma Book awards, and has been a finalist three times for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize. His novels include Crooks (Sept. 3, 2025), Dark Ride, November Road, and The Long and Faraway Gone. His short fiction has appeared in publications such as The New Yorker, Ploughshares, and the Pushcart Prize anthology. He lives in Oklahoma City.