David L. Lindsey | |
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| Born | 1944 (age 79–80) Kingsville, Texas, U.S. |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Alma mater | North Texas State University |
| Period | 1983–present |
| Genre | Mystery, Crime fiction, Spy fiction |
| Notable works | Mercy (1990) |
| Spouse | Joyce Lindsey |
| Children | 2 |
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David L. Lindsey (born 1944) is an American novelist, working primarily in the mystery and crime fiction genres. He has published fourteen novels in a writing career spanning 29 years.
Biography
Lindsey was born in Kingsville, Texas, in 1944. [1] He spent his childhood in the Texas Rio Grande Valley and in West Texas, near San Angelo. He graduated from North Texas State University with a degree in English literature. He moved to Austin, Texas, in 1970 and has lived there ever since.
During the 1970s, Lindsey worked as a book editor at a number of small publishing houses in Austin. At one point he operated his own publishing firm, Heidelberg Publishers. [2]
During his years in publishing, Lindsey had an interest in writing, but felt it would be fiscally "irresponsible". [3] Finally, in 1980 his wife urged him to "go for it". [2] Lindsey decided to write mystery fiction because of its general marketability. [2] [3] His first two novels appeared in 1983: Black Gold, Red Death and A Cold Mind. The latter work introduced Houston homicide detective Stuart Haydon, a cultured, independently wealthy protagonist who appeared in four subsequent novels.
By 1994 Lindsey had over two million books in print. [2] By 2004, his novels had been translated into 20 languages. [3] His 1990 novel Mercy was adapted into a movie - also called Mercy - in 2000.
Novels
- Black Gold, Red Death (1983)
- A Cold Mind (1983) – a Stuart Haydon novel
- Heat from Another Sun (1984) – a Stuart Haydon novel
- Spiral (1986) – a Stuart Haydon novel
- In the Lake of the Moon (1988) – a Stuart Haydon novel
- Mercy (1990)
- Body of Truth (1992) – a Stuart Haydon novel
- An Absence of Light (1994)
- Requiem for a Glass Heart (1996)
- The Color of Night (1999)
- Animosity (2001)
- The Rules of Silence (2003)
- The Face of the Assassin (2004)
- Pacific Heights (2011) (under the pen name Paul Harper)
References
- ^ Graham, Don (October 1, 2001), "Writers Bloc", Texas Monthly
- ^ a b c d Dingus, Anne (July 1, 1994), "Blood Lines", Texas Monthly, p. 42
- ^ a b c Strickland, Barbara (May 1, 2004), "David Lindsey Deals In Death", The Good Life, archived from the original on September 8, 2008, retrieved 2008-09-20
External links
- David Lindsey official website
- Reid, Jan (October 1, 1986), "Partners in Crime", Texas Monthly, p. 170
- Suspense Novelist David Lindsey on Rag Radio, interviewed by Thorne Dreyer, September 23, 2011
- 1944 births
- Living people
- Novelists from Texas
- 20th-century American novelists
- 21st-century American novelists
- American male novelists
- American mystery writers
- American spy fiction writers
- University of North Texas alumni
- People from Kingsville, Texas
- 20th-century American male writers
- 21st-century American male writers