Sean Doolittle (author)

American novelist

This article is about the author. For the baseball player, see Sean Doolittle.

Sean Doolittle

Born| 1971 (age 52-53)
Nebraska, U.S.
Occupation| Author
Nationality| American
Genre| Crime/Suspense
Notable awards| ITW Thriller Award
Barry Award
Website
www.seandoolittle.com

Sean Doolittle (1971 Nebraska-) is an American author of crime and suspense fiction.[1]

## Career

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Born and raised in southeastern Nebraska, Doolittle began publishing short stories in small press horror magazines and commercial anthologies while attending college at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

Doolittle's first novel, Dirt (UglyTown, 2001), shifted into crime fiction and appeared at #83 in the extended Amazon's Best Books of the Year listing (Top 100 Editors Picks, 2001). His second novel, Burn (UglyTown, 2003), was reprinted in paperback by Random House/Bantam Dell. Bantam Dell went on to publish Doolittle's next four crime novels, which garnered critical praise from The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, The Chicago Sun-Times, and People, among other publications, as well as from respected authors in the genre.

Doolittle's books have been translated in Brazil, France, The Netherlands, and Poland.

## Novels

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* Dirt (UglyTown, 2001)[2]
* Burn (UglyTown, 2003; Bantam Dell, 2003)
* Rain Dogs (Bantam Dell, 2005)
* The Cleanup (Bantam Dell, 2006)[3]
* Safer (Bantam Dell, 2009)[4][5]
* Lake Country (Bantam Dell, 2012)
* Kill Monster (Audible Originals, Severn House, 2019)

## Awards

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* ITW Thriller Award – Best Paperback Original (Winner, Lake Country, 2013)
* Barry Award – Best Paperback Original (Winner, The Cleanup, 2007)
* Anthony Award – Best Paperback Original (Nomination, The Cleanup, 2007)
* CrimeSpree Magazine “Favorite Book” (Readers’ choice, The Cleanup, 2007)
* Spinetingler Award – Rising Star (Winner, The Cleanup, 2007)
* ForeWord Magazine Book of the Year (Gold Medal, Burn, 2003)
* Derringer Award – Best Long Story (Tie, 2011)
* CWA/Macallan Short Story Dagger (Nomination, 2002)
* Nebraska Book Award honor book selections for Lake Country and The Cleanup

## References

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1. ^ "Biography – Doolittle, Sean (1971-): An article from: Contemporary Authors Online," by Gale Reference Team".
2. ^ Stasio, Marilyn (24 December 2006). "Yukon Burning". The New York Times.
3. ^ Lynch, Jeremy (23 July 2009). "A Talk with Alex Turner". CrimeSpree Cinema.
4. ^ Drabelle, Dennis (23 March 2009). "When the Neighborhood Watch Goes Bad". The Washington Post.
5. ^ Emmons, Josh (16 March 2009). "Picks and Pans: Books". People.

## External links

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* Official Website

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* ISNI
* VIAF
* WorldCat

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* United States
* France
* BnF data
* Netherlands
* Poland
* Israel

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