John Copenhaver

John Copenhaver is an American writer of crime fiction. His books include Dodging and Burning (2018), The Savage Kind (2022), and Hall of Mirrors (2024).

Career
His work has appeared on CrimeReads, Electric Lit, PANK magazine, and the New York Journal of Books. He is a member of the Mystery Writers of America.

His works has received critical reviews and awards. His first novel, Dodging and Burning won the Macavity Award for Best First Mystery Novel, nominated for the 2019 Strand Critics Awards, Barry Award for Best First Novel, Anthony Award for First Best Novel, and Lambda Award for Best Gay Mystery. His second work, The Savage Kind won the Lambda Literary Award for Best LGBTQ Mystery, and was nominated for Left Coast Crime's 2022 Best Historical Mystery.

Copenhaver has been a fellow of many literary societies. He was an Artist Fellow of the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities. His novels are set in the 1940s in Virginia and Washington, DC, and often explores the lives of the LGBTQ community through a mystery narrative. He teaches at the University of Nebraska`s MFA in Creative Writing Program, and the Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Virginia

Novels

 * Dodging and Burning (2018)
 * The Savage Kind (2021)
 * Hall of Mirrors (2024)