Art Taylor

Art Taylor is an accomplished American author of mystery thrillers and fiction, with a successful career spanning over two decades. He is best known for his award-winning short stories, which have been featured in various critically acclaimed anthologies and magazines. Taylor made his debut in fiction with the publication of "Murder on the Orient Express" in 1995 in EQMM's Department of First Stories. However, he did not publish again until the first decade of the new millennium. Since then, he has made a significant impact in the genre, with his first novel, "On the Road with Del & Louise," making the shortlist for the Macavity Award and the Antony Award in the Best First Novel category.

Taylor's short fiction has won numerous awards, including three Derringer Awards, a Macavity, an Agatha, and the 2019 Edgar Award for Best Short Story for "English 398: Fiction Workshop," originally published in Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine. His work has appeared in various magazines, including Smokelong Quarterly, Prick of the Spindle, Plots with Guns, PANK, Mysterical-E, Fiction Weekly, North American Review, Needle: A Magazine of Noir, Barrelhouse, and Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine. Taylor's short fiction has also been featured in the critically acclaimed Chesapeake Crime anthologies Storm Warning, Homicidal Holidays, and This Job is Murder.

In addition to his work as an author, Taylor is an associate professor of English at George Mason University, where he teaches literature, composition, and creative writing. He is also a regular reviewer of mysteries for several Washington-based newspapers, including the Washington Independent Review of Books, the Washington Post, and Mystery Scene, among other publications. Taylor's work has been featured in Best American Mystery Stories, and he has edited several anthologies, including Murder Under the Oaks: Bouchercon Anthology 2015, winner of the Anthony Award for Best Anthology or Collection; California Schemin': Bouchercon Anthology 2020; and Lawyers, Guns, and Money: Crime Fiction Inspired by the Songs of Warren Zevon.
Standalone Novels
# Title Year
1 On the Road with Del and Louise 2015
Short Stories/Novellas
# Title Year
1 When Duty Calls 2012
2 The Care and Feeding of House Plants 2013
3 Premonition 2014
4 The Odds Are Against Us 2014
5 Parallel Play 2016
6 A Necessary Ingredient 2017
7 English 398: Fiction Workshop 2018
8 Better Days 2019
9 Hard Return 2019
10 The Boy Detective & The Summer of '74 2020
11 The Invisible Band 2022
Short Story Collections
# Title Year
1 The Boy Detective & The Summer of '74 and Other Tales of Suspense 2020
2 The Adventure of the Castle Thief and Other Expeditions and Indiscretions 2023
Chesapeake Crimes Books
# Title Year
1 Chesapeake Crimes 2004
2 Chesapeake Crimes 3 2008
3 Chesapeake Crimes: Fur, Feathers, and Felonies 2018
Art Taylor Anthologies
# Title Year
1 Chesapeake Crimes: This Job Is Murder! 2012
2 Chesapeake Crimes 3 2008
3 2012 Press 53 Open Awards Anthology 2012
4 The Crooked Road, Volume 3 2013
5 Chesapeake Crimes: Homicidal Holidays 2014
6 Murder Under the Oaks 2015
7 Coast to Coast: Private Eyes from Sea to Shining Sea 2017
8 Crime Travel 2019
9 California Schemin' 2020
10 Chesapeake Crimes: Fur, Feathers, and Felonies 2018
11 The Beat of Black Wings 2020
12 California Schemin': The 2020 Bouchercon Anthology 2020
13 Chesapeake Crimes: Invitation to Murder 2020
14 Lawyers, Guns, and Money: Crime Fiction Inspired by the Music of Warren Zevon 2022
15 Edgar & Shamus Go Golden 2022
16 School of Hard Knox 2023
17 Mystery Tribune / Issue Nº21 2024
18 Midsummer Mysteries Short Stories 2024