Nicole Lundrigan is a Canadian thriller writer. She has been nominated for the Crime Writers of Canada Award for Best Novel twice.

Nicole Lundrigan
Genre
  • Thriller
  • Crime fiction
RelativesJohn Lundrigan (father)
Website
www.nicolelundrigan.com

Career

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While home with her newborn daughter Lundrigan began writing articles and then decided to try writing a novel.[1]

Personal life

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Nicole Lundrigan was born to parents Nancy and John Lundrigan in Ottawa. Her family moved back to Newfoundland when she was two and a half and she grew up in Upper Gullies, Newfoundland.[2] She attended Queen Elizabeth Regional High School in Foxtrap, Newfoundland. She went on to receive a BSc from the University of New Brunswick and then a BA in anthropology from Saint Mary's University.[3] She moved to Ontario in 1996 to complete an MSc from the University of Toronto.[4] She gave birth to a daughter after finishing her master's and decided not to pursue a PhD.[5]

Books

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  • Unraveling Arva (Jesperson, 2003)
  • Thaw (Jesperson, 2005)
  • The Seary Line (2008)
  • Glass Boys (2011)[6][7]
  • The Widow Tree (2013)[8][9]
  • The Substitute (2017)[10]
  • Hideaway (2019)[11][12]
  • An Unthinkable Thing (2022)[13][14]
  • A Man Downstairs (2024)[1][15]

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Work Result Ref.
2006 ReLit Awards Thaw Longlisted [16]
2009 The Seary Line Longlisted [17]
2012 Glass Boys Longlisted [18]
2020 Crime Writers of Canada Award for Best Novel Hideaway Nominated [19]
2023 An Unthinkable Thing Nominated [20]

References

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  1. ^ a b Gasbarrino, Melaina (2024-04-06). "Boreal Book Club: A Man Downstairs by Nicole Lundrigan". STYLE Canada. Retrieved 2024-09-18.
  2. ^ O'Cinneide, C.S. (2020-05-12). "Interview with Nicole Lundrigan". She Kills Lit. Retrieved 2024-09-17.
  3. ^ "One of Life's Not So Little Mysteries" (PDF). SMArts. Saint Mary's University. 2005. Retrieved 2024-09-17.
  4. ^ "About". Nicole Lundrigan. Retrieved 2024-09-17.
  5. ^ Kowalewski-Pizzi, Ashley (2017-06-20). "What's Her Secret? Author Nicole Lundrigan". 29Secrets. Retrieved 2024-09-18.
  6. ^ Sutcliffe, J.C. (2011-09-16). "Glass Boys, by Nicole Lundrigan". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2024-09-17.
  7. ^ Potkins, Meghan (2011-09-03). "Sep 2011: Opinion: Characters revealed in minute detail". Winnipeg Free Press. Retrieved 2024-09-18.
  8. ^ Marchand, Phillip (2013-11-01). "Open Book: The Widow Tree, by Nicole Lundrigan". National Post. Retrieved 2024-09-17.
  9. ^ Eggertson, Laura (2013-11-07). "The Widow Tree by Nicole Lundrigan: review". Toronto Star. Retrieved 2024-09-18.
  10. ^ Lowe, Kristen (2017-07-07). "Lowe: Keep an eye on this psychological thriller author". Red Deer Advocate. Retrieved 2024-09-18.
  11. ^ "Nicole Lundrigan's Hideaway features mom running rampant". O Canada. 2019-07-26. Retrieved 2024-09-17.
  12. ^ "The Hideaway Review". Publisher's Weekly. Retrieved 2024-09-17.
  13. ^ Cannon, Margaret (2022-09-02). "Six thrillers to help soothe the crime of summer's end". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2024-09-18.
  14. ^ "An Unthinkable Thing". CBC. 2022-04-05. Retrieved 2024-09-17.
  15. ^ "TOtimes Books: A MAN DOWNSTAIRS by Nicole Lundrigan". Toronto Times. 2024-05-22. Retrieved 2024-09-18.
  16. ^ "2006 ReLit Awards longlist". Quill & Quire. 2006-03-08. Retrieved 2024-10-14.
  17. ^ "ReLit longlists announced". Quill & Quire. 2009-08-24. Retrieved 2024-10-14.
  18. ^ Beattie, Steven W. (2012-09-04). "ReLit (very) longlists announced". Quill & Quire. Retrieved 2024-10-14.
  19. ^ Porter, Ryan (2020-04-22). "Arthur Ellis Awards announce 2020 shortlist of the best Canadian crime writing". Quill & Quire. Retrieved 2024-09-17.
  20. ^ Raymundo, Bridget (2023-04-25). "Thomas King, Linwood Barclay, Iona Whishaw, H.N. Khan shortlisted for crime writing awards". CBC. Retrieved 2024-09-17.