Bill (W. H.) Cameron (born November 19, 1963,

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Publishing History

Bill Cameron's first novel, ''Lost Dog'' (2007), was a Left Coast Crime Rocky Award nominee and a finalist for the 2008 Spotted Owl Award for best mystery in the Pacific Northwest. His second novel, ''Chasing Smoke'' (2008), received a

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'' and was a finalist for the 2009 Spotted Owl Award. It was also an IndieBound Notable Next for January 2009. Cameron's third novel, ''Day One'', was published by Tyrus Books in 2010, and features the return of his series character, Skin Kadash. ''Day One'' was a finalist for the 2011 Spotted Owl Award and was included in the Best of 2010 list by the Portland Mercury. His fourth novel, ''County Line'' was published by Tyrus Books/F+W Crime in June 2011. ''County Line'' received a starred review from Publishers Weekly. ''County Line'' was named a Favorite of 2011 by the Portland, Oregon mystery bookstore Murder by the Book. In March 2012, ''County Line'' was named the winner of the 2012 Spotted Owl Award for Best Northwest Mystery. Cameron's short story, 'The Princess of Felony Flats,' from the 2010 anthology ''First Thrills'' edited by

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was nominated for the CWA Short Story Dagger, an award given annually by the UK-based

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. His young adult mystery, ''Property of the State'', was named a 'Best Book of 2016: Teen' by

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. Writing as W.H. Cameron, his sixth novel, ''Crossroad'', was published in 2019 by Crooked Lane Books. It received favorable reviews from

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. Cameron currently lives in

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Bibliography

;Novels * 2007 – ''Lost Dog'' (Midnight Ink, 2007: ) * 2008 – ''Chasing Smoke'' (Bleak House Books, 2008: ) * 2010 – ''Day One'' (Tyrus Books, 2010: ) * 2011 – ''County Line'' (Tyrus Books, 2011: ) * 2016 – ''Property of the State'' (Poisoned Pen Press, 2016: ) * 2019 – ''Crossroad'' (Crooked Lane Books, 2019 (Distributed by

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): ) ;Short stories * 2006 – "A Tall House" (published i
Spinetingler Magazine
* 2008 – "Slice of Pie" (published in ''Killer Year'' edited by

- St. Martin's Press) * 2009 – "Coffee, Black" (published in ''Portland Noir'' edited by Kevin Sampsell - Akashic Books) * 2010 – "The Princess of Felony Flats" (published in ''First Thrills'' edited by

- Forge Books) * 2011 – "Sunlight Nocturne" (published in ''Deadly Treats'' edited by

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- Nodin Press) * 2011 – "The Last Ship" (published in ''West Coast Crime Wave'' edited by

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- BSTSLLR) * 2014 – "Daisy and the Desperado" (published in ''Murder at the Beach'' edited by Dana Cameron - Down & Out Books: ) * 2015 – "Heat Death" (published in ''

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'', July/August 2015 issue) * 2019 – "Hey Nineteen" (writing as W.H. Cameron) (published in ''A Beast Without a Name: Crime Fiction Inspired by the Music of Steely Dan'' edited by

- Down & Out Books: )

References

External links

Bill Cameron's Official Web Site
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