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American writer
David Liss (born March 16, 1966) is an American
writer of novels , essays and short fiction; more recently working also in comic books.
[1]
[2] He was born in
New Jersey and grew up in
South Florida . Liss received his
BA degree from
Syracuse University , an
MA from
Georgia State University and his
M. Phil from
Columbia University . He left his post-graduate studies of 18th Century British literature and unfinished
dissertation to write full-time. "If things had not worked out with fiction, I probably would have kept to my graduate school career track and sought a job as a literature professor," he said.
[3] A full-time writer since 2010, Liss lives in
San Antonio , Texas, with his wife and children.
[4]
Most of Liss' novels are
historical -mystery (or historical-thriller) novels. Settings include 18th-century London and America and
17th-century
Amsterdam . One novel,
The Ethical Assassin , is a modern mystery-thriller. His first book,
A Conspiracy of Paper (2000), won the 2001
Edgar Award for Best First Novel.
[5] A member of the
International Thriller Writers ,
[6] he is a regular attendee at
Bouchercon and Thrillerfest .
Works
Novels
Short fiction
"The Double Dealer", in the anthology
Thriller .
"What Maisie Knew", in the anthology
The New Dead , edited by
Christopher Golden .
ISBN
978-0-312-55971-7
"Watchlist: A Serial Thriller".
ISBN
978-1-59315-559-9 (Collaborator)
"A Bad Season for Necromancy", in the anthology Four Summoner's Tales .
ISBN
978-1-4516-9668-4
"Hollow Choices", with
Robert Jackson Bennett , first published in Dark Duets: All-New Tales of Horror and Dark Fantasy ,
Harper Voyager , 2014
"Dead Man's Pecker", first published in
Dark Discoveries , issue #26, 2014
Comic books
The
Daring Mystery Comics 70th Anniversary Special , featuring
The Phantom Reporter , published by
Marvel Comics (January 2010)
Black Panther : The Man Without Fear (which became Black Panther: The Most Dangerous Man Alive ) #513–529,
ongoing series , published by Marvel Comics (February 2011 – April 2012)
Mystery Men , 5-issue
limited series with
Patrick Zircher , published by Marvel Comics (August–November 2011)
tpb : hardcover
ISBN
978-0785162933 , soft cover
ISBN
978-0785147459
The Spider , comic book series, with
Colton Worley , published by
Dynamite Entertainment (May 2012 – March 2014)
The Shadow Now , 6-issue limited series, with Colton Worley, Dynamite Entertainment (October 2013 – April 2014)
Sherlock Holmes : Moriarty Lives , 5-issue limited series, with
Daniel Indro , published by Dynamite Entertainment (December 2013 – July 2014)
[7]
Further reading
Art at Our Doorstep: San Antonio Writers and Artists featuring David Liss. Edited by Nan Cuba and Riley Robinson (
Trinity University Press , 2008).
References
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"The Daring Mystery Comics 70th Anniversary Special, featuring The Phantom Reporter" . Archived from
the original on January 20, 2012. Retrieved December 23, 2010 .
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"Black Panther: The Man Without Fear #513 (new ongoing writer)" . Archived from
the original on January 20, 2012. Retrieved December 23, 2010 .
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The Devil's Company by David Liss , International Thriller Writers (accessed 08-2010)
Archived July 11, 2011, at the
Wayback Machine
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Author's website – bio (accessed 08-2010)
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"Edgar Awards database (accessed 08-2010)" . Archived from
the original on September 27, 2018. Retrieved August 25, 2010 .
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David Liss page at International Thriller Writers (accessed 08-2010)
Archived June 20, 2010, at the
Wayback Machine
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Dynamite Announces 'Moriarty' (accessed 08-09-2013)
External links
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