Chris Holm (author)

Chris Holm is an American author. His novel The Killing Kind won the Anthony Award for Best Novel in 2016.

Holm was born in Syracuse, New York.^[1] Before committing himself to writing, Holm worked as a molecular biologist, which inspired his 2022 novel Child Zero.^[2] He lives in Portland, Maine with his wife, Katrina Niidas Holm.^[1]

Awards and honors

Awards for Holm's writing

Year	Title	Award	Result	Ref.
2014	The Big Reap	Anthony Award for Best Paperback Original	Finalist	[3]
2016	The Killing Kind	Anthony Award for Best Novel	Winner	[3][4]
		Barry Award for Best Thriller	Finalist	[3]
		Lefty Award for Best World Mystery	Finalist	[3]
		Macavity Award for Best First Mystery	Finalist	[3][5]
2017	Red Right Hand	Anthony Award for Best Novel	Finalist	[3][6]

Publications

Short stories

• Coben, Harlan; Otto, Penzler, eds. (2015). "The Hitter". The Best American Mystery Stories 2011. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. ISBN 978-0-547-55396-2.^[7]

Michael Hendricks books

• The Killing Kind. Mulholland Books. 2015. ISBN 978-0-316-25953-8.^[8]
• Red Right Hand. Mulholland Books. 2016. ISBN 978-0-316-25956-9.^[9]

Sam Thornton books

• Dead Harvest. Angry Robot. 2012. ISBN 978-0-85766-218-7.^[10]
• The Wrong Goodbye. Angry Robot. 2012. ISBN 9780857662217.
• The Big Reap. Angry Robot. 2013. ISBN 9780857663429.

Standalone novels

• Child Zero. Mulholland Books. 2022. ISBN 978-0-316-29512-3.^[11]