Tracy Clark (she/her)

Tracy Clark, a native Chicagoan, is the award-winning author of the Cass Raines Chicago Mystery series and the Detective Harriet Foster series, both set in Chicago. She is a multi-nominated Anthony, Lefty, Edgar, International Thriller Writers, Macavity, and Shamus Award finalist. Tracy is also the 2020 and 2022 winner of the G.P. Putnam’s Sons Sue Grafton Memorial Award, the 2022 Sara Paretsky Award, the 2024 Lefty Award for Best Mystery Novel and the 2024 Anthony Award for Best Paperback Original. She is a member of Crime Writers of Color, Rogue Women Writers, Mystery Writers of America and Sisters in Crime and sits on the board of the Midwest Mystery Conference.

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Awards: Tracy Clark, author of the Cass Raines Chicago Mystery series and the Det. Harriet Foster series, is a multi-nominated Anthony, International Thriller Writers, Shamus, Edgar, Macavity, and Lefty Award finalist. She is the winner of the 2020 and 2022 G.P Putnam's Sons Sue Grafton Memorial Award, the 2022 Sara Paretsky Award, the 2024 Lefty Award for Best Mystery Novel and the 2024 and 2025 Anthony Award for Best Paperback Original.

Communities: African American

Books:

Edge

Mystery / Thrillers
Amazon Publishing
December 2025
ISBN 9781662517358
Paperback

From acclaimed author Tracy Clark comes a page-turning mystery featuring hard-boiled Chicago detective Harriet Foster, who’s on the hunt for a serial killer with a deadly affinity for redheads. When a young red-haired woman is found brutally murdered in downtown Chicago, one detail stands out: the red lipstick encircling her wrists and ankles. Detective Harriet Foster is on the case, even though she’s still grieving the sudden death of her partner. As a Black woman in a male-dominated department, Foster anticipates a rocky road ahead acclimating to a new team—and building trust with her new partner isn’t coming easily. After another victim turns up with the same lipstick markings, Foster suspects she’s looking for a serial killer. Through a tip from a psychiatrist, Foster learns about Bodie Morgan: a troubled man with a twisted past and a penchant for pretty young redheads with the bluest eyes. As Foster wades into Morgan’s sinister history, the killer continues their gruesome assault on Chicago’s streets. In her desperate race to catch the murderer before they strike again, Foster will have to confront the darkest of secrets—including her own. More/less