Chris F. Holm is an American author. His novel The Killing Kind won the Anthony Award for Best Novel in 2016.

Holm was born in Syracuse, New York.[1] Before committing himself to writing, Holmes worked as a molecular biologist, which inspired his 2022 novel Child Zero.[2] He lives in Portland, Oregon with his wife, Katrina Niidas Holm.[1]

Awards and honors edit

Awards for Holm's writing
Year Title Award Result Ref.
2014 The Big Reap Anthony Award for Best Paperback Original Finalist [3]
2016 The Killing Kind Anthony Award for Best Novel Winner [3][4]
Barry Award for Best Thriller Finalist [3]
Lefty Award for Best World Mystery Finalist [3]
Macavity Award for Best First Mystery Finalist [3][5]
2017 Red Right Hand Anthony Award for Best Novel Finalist [3][6]

Publications edit

Short stories edit

  • Coben, Harlan; Otto, Penzler, eds. (2015). "The Hitter". The Best American Mystery Stories 2011. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. ISBN 978-0-547-55396-2.[7]

Michael Hendricks books edit

Sam Thornton books edit

Standalone novels edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b "ABOUT". Chris Holm. BlogSpot. Archived from the original on 2023-11-23. Retrieved 2024-05-12.
  2. ^ Picker, Lenny (2022-03-25). "Even a Paper Cut Can Be Fatal: PW Talks with Chris Holm". Publishers Weekly. Archived from the original on 2023-12-02. Retrieved 2024-05-12.
  3. ^ a b c d e f "Chris Holm". Stop, You're Killing Me!. Retrieved 2024-05-12.
  4. ^ "The Anthony Awards: A Literary Award for Crime Fiction". Crime Fiction Awards. Archived from the original on 2017-01-16. Retrieved 2022-07-31.
  5. ^ "Announcing 2016's Macavity Award Nominees!". Criminal Element. 2016-06-13. Archived from the original on 2023-01-02. Retrieved 2023-01-02.
  6. ^ "Awards: Nebulas; Chautauqua; Anthonys". Shelf Awareness. 2017-05-24. Archived from the original on 2023-04-17. Retrieved 2024-05-09.
  7. ^ "The Best American Mystery Stories 2011". Kirkus Reviews. 2019-12-22. Archived from the original on 2017-02-23. Retrieved 2024-05-12.
  8. ^ "The Killing Kind by Chris Holm". Publishers Weekly. 2015-07-13. Archived from the original on 2024-05-12. Retrieved 2024-05-12.
  9. ^ "Red Right Hand by Chris Holm". Publishers Weekly. 2016-07-25. Archived from the original on 2022-08-16. Retrieved 2024-05-12.
  10. ^ "Dead Harvest by Chris Holm". Publishers Weekly. 2012-01-30. Archived from the original on 2023-09-21. Retrieved 2024-05-12.
  11. ^ "Child Zero by Chris Holm". Publishers Weekly. 2022-03-08. Archived from the original on 2022-06-25. Retrieved 2024-05-12.

External links edit