Lori Rader-Day is an American author of mystery, crime, and suspense novels. She has won three Anthony Awards (2015, 2018, 2019), a Simon & Schuster Mary Higgins Clark Award (2016), and an Agatha Award for Best Historical Novel (2021).
Rader-Day was born in Thorntown, Indiana and currently lives in Chicago.
She received a Bachelor of Science degree from Ball State University, Master of Arts degree in creative nonfiction from Ball State University and a Master of Fine Arts degree in creative writing from Roosevelt University.
From 2019 to 2020, Rader-Day served as the national president for Sisters in Crime. She presently serves as the co-chair of the Midwest Mystery Conference.
Rader-Day also teaches creative writing for Northwestern UniversityâÂÂs School of Professional Studies. She previously taught at Ball State University, Roosevelt University, and Yale University.
In 2017, Rader-Day won the Regional Award for the Indiana Authors Awards.