Among the many accolades are a 2015 Edgar Award nomination from the Mystery Writers of America, and inclusion on the Virginia State Reading Association’s 2015-2016 Readers Choice List. His debut young adult novel, Fake ID, sold to HarperCollins in 2011, and since its publication in 2014 has gained national acclaim. It was at ODU where he decided to pursue writing as a career, making his first professional short story sale at the age of 21.įrom there his work was featured in the Dark Dreams anthology from Kensington Publishing, he was honored with a fellowship from the Virginia Commission of the Arts, and was a Top 10 finalist in the ScifiNow/TorUK International War of the Words Competition. After graduating from Hopewell High School in 1997, he attended Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia. His love of stories and storytelling began at an early age in his hometown of Hopewell, Virginia. Giles) is an author, speaker, and founding member of We Need Diverse Books, a non-profit dedicated to changing the face of publishing. (Mar.Lamar “L.R.” Giles (also writes under, L.R.
Agent: Jamie Weiss Chilton, Andrea Brown Literary. Nikki’s sharp observations and self-deprecating sense of humor lighten the overall mood of this dark and twisty thriller. Racial elements at play-the Tates are black while their rivals, the Carlinos, are white-hover in the background, adding another layer to Giles’s murder mystery. Giles (Endangered) excels at pulpy crime drama, including a romance with a wealthy casino heir, scattering a trail of clues and bluffs to keep readers guessing. High-stakes gambling, low-level espionage, and more typical high school concerns intersect, though the talk of football rivalries and choosing colleges can sometimes feel out of place against the deadly serious backdrop.
When he winds up dead outside his casino, his 16-year-old daughter, Nikki, already responsible for running the business and carrying on his legacy at the card table, starts doing some detective work in order to bring his killer to justice. Famed poker player Nathan “the Broker” Tate is back in Las Vegas and free from death row after fresh evidence overturns a wrongful murder conviction.
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