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Hilary Davidson’s first novel, THE DAMAGE DONE (Forge, 2010) — described as a "razor sharp mystery debut" by Publishers Weekly — won the 2011 Anthony Award for Best First Novel, and the Crimespree Award for Best First Novel (it was also a finalist for the Macavity and Arthur Ellis awards).

The sequel, THE NEXT ONE TO FALL, was published on February 14, 2012. According to Publishers Weekly, "The rich history and geography of Peru add depth to an engrossing mystery that constantly keeps the reader guessing." The third novel in the series, EVIL IN ALL ITS DISGUISES, will be published by Forge on March 5, 2013.

Hilary won the 2010 Spinetingler Award for Best Short Story for “Insatiable,” which is in the Beat to a Pulp anthology. Her first short...more


684827In case you haven’t guessed already,Le mal que tu m’as fait is The Damage Done in French. (A literal translation would be, ‘The evil you have done to me.’) This is a special advance edition of the novel — with a handwritten dedication by me —exclusively available for the France Loisirs book club right now. (France Loisirs is the largest book club in Europe). Later on, the book will go into wide...

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Average rating: 3.78 · 634 ratings · 219 reviews · 28 distinct works · Similar authors
The Damage Done
3.78 of 5 stars 3.78 avg rating — 297 ratings — published 2010 — 5 editions
The Next One to Fall
3.49 of 5 stars 3.49 avg rating — 124 ratings — published 2012 — 7 editions
Evil in All Its Disguises
3.79 of 5 stars 3.79 avg rating — 48 ratings — published 2013 — 6 editions
Frommer's Toronto 2009
4.33 of 5 stars 4.33 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2008 — 3 editions
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4.6 of 5 stars 4.60 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2005
Frommer's Toronto 2010
3.5 of 5 stars 3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2009 — 6 editions
Frommer's Toronto 2007
3.5 of 5 stars 3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2007 — 2 editions
Frommer's Toronto 2004
4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2004 — 2 editions
The Other Man
3.0 of 5 stars 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2011
Frommer's Toronto 2008
3.0 of 5 stars 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2008 — 2 editions
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message 5: by Zoë

Zoë Sharp Hi Hilary. Thanks so much for Friending me. Lovely to catch up with you here. I was really sorry not to make LCC this time. It looks fabulous.

How's the writing going with you?


message 4: by Kris

Kris Neri Hey, Hilary. Great to connect with you here. Always great to friend another author.

Kris

Kris Neri
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message 3: by Peg

Peg Brantley Thanks for reaching out to a fellow author to establish a Goodreads friendship, Hilary. Continued phenomenal success to you.


Bradley Thank you for adding me as a friend. =)

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message 1: by Beth

Beth Hi Hilary,
Thanks for befriending this fellow mystery author on Goodreads!


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