Nicole Lundrigan

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

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

Career

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

Personal life

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

  • 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

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

  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.