The Nero Award
1 appearances
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Edition 12 (1993) award
John Dunning
ジョン・ダニング
Jon Daningu
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1942-01-09 （Brooklyn, New York City, United States）
- Died
- 2023-05-23 （Denver, Colorado, United States） age 81
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Charleston, South Carolina, United States → Denver, Colorado, United States
Career
- Occupations
- mystery novelist, bookseller (antiquarian), newspaper reporter
- Active Years
- 1970-2023
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Nero Wolfe Award | Booked to Die | — | The Wolfe Pack | Winner |
Nero Wolfe Award
1996
Work:
Booked to Die
Organization:
The Wolfe Pack
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
The Dilys Award
1 appearances
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Edition 2 (1993) award
Works
Major Works
The Holland Suggestions
1975 MysteryAn early mystery novel; detailed synopsis not available.
crimeinvestigation
Translations
- Japanese translation by Matsuura Masayuki
Looking for The Ginger North
1980 MysteryA standalone mystery novel; detailed synopsis not provided.
isolationshadows of the past
Translations
- Japanese translation by Mikawa Motoyoshi
Deadline
1981 MysteryA work from the early 1980s; synopsis not specified.
timedeath
Translations
- Japanese translation by Mikawa Motoyoshi
Two O'Clock Eastern Wartime
2001 MysteryA mystery involving radio broadcasting; published in two volumes.
mediadeception
Translations
- Japanese translation by Mikawa Motoyoshi
Booked to Die
1992 Mystery (bibliophilic mystery)A bibliophilic mystery set around rare books and antiquarian bookshops; the first in the Clifford Jernway series.
rare booksbibliographycrime investigation
Translations
- Japanese translation by Miyawaki Takao
The Bookman's Wake
1995 Mystery (bibliophilic mystery)A sequel continuing investigations tied to rare books.
booksellinginheritance
Translations
- Japanese translation by Miyawaki Takao
The Bookman's Promise
2004 Mystery (bibliophilic mystery)Another installment in the series focusing on rare-book collecting mysteries.
collectorssecrets
Translations
- Japanese translation by Miyawaki Takao
The Sign of the Book
2005 Mystery (bibliophilic mystery)A tale of curses and crimes connected to rare books.
cursesinvestigation
Translations
- Japanese translation by Yokoyama Hiroaki
The Bookwoman's Last Fling
2006 Mystery (bibliophilic mystery)A later entry in the series dealing with crimes among bibliophiles.
bibliophilesbetrayal
Translations
- Japanese translation by Yokoyama Hiroaki
Denver
1980 FictionA novel set in Denver.
urban liferelationships
Turn in Yesterday
1975 Non-fictionA non-fiction work published in the mid-1970s.
reminiscenceculture
Bibliography
- The Holland Suggestions (1975)
- Turn in Yesterday (1975)
- Denver (1980)
- Looking for The Ginger North (1980)
- Deadline (1981)
- Booked to Die (1992)
- The Bookman's Wake (1995)
- The Bookman's Promise (2004)
- The Sign of the Book (2005)
- The Bookwoman's Last Fling (2006)
- Two O'Clock Eastern Wartime (2001)
Translations of Works
- Booked to Die — Japanese translation by Miyawaki Takao
- The Bookman's Wake — Japanese translation by Miyawaki Takao
- Looking for The Ginger North — Japanese translation by Mikawa Motoyoshi
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Traditional mystery style that pays homage to bibliophiliaHumorous, dialogue-driven prose
- Recurring Motifs
- rare booksbookshopsbibliography
Legacy
Known for bibliophilic mysteries drawing on his experience as an antiquarian bookseller; his Clifford Jernway series is well regarded in the niche of book-related mysteries and influenced local antiquarian book culture in Denver.
Trivia
- Born in Brooklyn and moved to Charleston at age three.
- Worked as a groom at racetracks and later as a reporter for The Denver Post.
- Stopped writing for a period after 1981 and ran a rare-book shop.
- Returned to fiction with Booked to Die in 1992 and won the Nero Wolfe Award.