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=BV Lawson (writer)=

BV Lawson is an American author of mystery/crime fiction, suspense/thriller, science fiction, and literary novels and short stories. Her novels include the Scott Drayco mystery series: Played to Death, (2014), which was a finalist for a Shamus Award; Requiem for Innocence (2015); Dies Irae (2015); Elegy in Scarlet (2016); The Suicide Sonata (2019); and Deadly Dance; and another crime series featuring Vermont detective, Adam Dutton, and con woman, Beverly Laborde (Steal Away, Hide Away, Burn away, 2020). She is also a prolific author of short stories, for which she has won various honors.

Novels
The Scott Drayco Series • Played to Death (2014) ISBN 978-0990458227 • Requiem for Innocence (2015) ISBN 978-0990458258 • Dies Irae (2015) ISBN 978-0990458289 • Elegy in Scarlet (2016) ISBN 978-0997534719 • The Suicide Sonata (2019) ISBN 978-0997534764 • Deadly Dance (2021) ISBN 978-1951752088

The Beverly Laborde & Adam Dutton Series • Steal Away (2020) ISBN 978-0997534795 • Hide Away (2020) ISBN 978-1951752026 • Burn Away (2020) ISBN 978-1951752057

Awards Won
•	2020 Virginia Indie Author Project, Adult Fiction Winner for Steal Away https://indieauthorproject.com/indie-author-project-2020-contest-winners/ •	2019 Gemini Magazine 2019 Flash Fiction Contest Winner for “Surrectus” http://www.gemini-magazine.com/lawsonsurrectus.html •	2019 Golden Fedora Winner from Noir Nation for “Alien Nation” https://www.noirnation.com/golden-fedora •	2017 Anthony Award for Best Anthology, Blood on the Bayou (“And Down We Go”) https://www.bookreporter.com/features/awards/anthony-awards-2017 •	2015 Next Generation Indie Book Awards Best Mystery, Played to Death https://indiebookawards.com/winners/list/2015 •	2012 Derringer Award for Best Short Story for “Touch of Death” https://shortmystery.blogspot.com/2012/04/2012-derringer-award-winners.html

Award Nominations
• 2019 Foreword Reviews INDIES Book of the Year, Best Mystery for The Suicide Sonata https://www.forewordreviews.com/awards/finalists/2019/mystery/ • 2019 Publishers Weekly Booklife Prize, Mystery/Thriller for Requiem for Innocence https://booklife.com/prize/4/category/5 • 2018 Kindle Book Awards, Mystery/Thriller, for Requiem for Innocence https://www.thekindlebookreview.net/2018-award-winners/ • 2017 Library Journal Indie Ebook Awards, Best Mystery, for Elegy in Scarlet https://www.libraryjournal.com/?detailStory=indie-ebook-award-winners-2017 • 2017 Daphne Award, Mainstream Mystery/Suspense, for Elegy in Scarlet http://rwakissofdeath.org/sites/default/files/pdf/2017published.pdf • 2016 Killer Nashville Silver Falchion Peer Choice Award, for Dies Irae https://killernashville.com/2016-killer-nashville-silver-falchion-finalists • 2016 Library Journal Self-E Finalist[20] for Dies Irae https://www.libraryjournal.com/?detailStory=beyond-the-winners-self-esteem • 2015 Shamus Awards for Best Indie P.I. Novel, for Played to Death https://writingpis.wordpress.com/2015/06/04/private-eye-writers-of-america-2015-shamus-award-finalists/ • 2015 Derringer Award for Best Short Story, for “The Least of These” https://shortmystery.blogspot.com/2015/03/2015-derringer-award-results.html • 2009 Maryland Writers Association Awards, Best Mystery Novel, for Played to Death https://marylandwriters.org/MWA_2009_Novel_Contest_Winners • 2009 Derringer Award for Best Short Story for “The Devil to Play” https://shortmystery.blogspot.com/2009/05/2009-derringer-award-results.html • 2008 Derringer Award for Best Flash Fiction Story, for “Dreaming of a Spite X-Mas” https://shortmystery.blogspot.com/2008/05/2008-derringer-award-results.html