Charles Ardai
Charles Ardai | |
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Ardai at a Midtown Comics signing in Manhattan | |
| Alma mater | Columbia University |
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| Employer | D. E. Shaw & Co. |
| Notable work | Juno Online Services Hard Case Crime |
| Awards | Edgar Award (2007) Shamus Award (2008) Ellery Queen Award (2015) Inkpot Award (2024) |
Charles Ardai is an American businessman, and writer of crime fiction and mysteries. He is co-founder and editor of Hard Case Crime, a line of pulp-style paperback crime novels. He was also an early employee of D. E. Shaw & Co. and a managing director of the firm. He is the former chairman of Schrödinger, Inc.