Linda Barnes
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| Linda Barnes | |
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| Born | June 6, 1949 |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Language | English |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Boston University |
| Genres | Mystery fiction |
| Notable work(s) | Carlotta Carlyle series |
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Linda Barnes (born June 6, 1949) is an American mystery writer.
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[edit] Biography
Barnes was born and raised in Detroit, and graduated cum laude from the School of Fine and Applied Arts at Boston University. She then went on to become a drama teacher and director at Chelmsford and Lexington, Massachusetts schools. While teaching drama, Barnes wrote two plays, the award-winning "Wings" and "Prometheus" but went on to write highly successful mystery novels. Linda Barnes is also a poet.
Linda Barnes lives near Boston with her husband and son.
[edit] Novels
Barnes is best known for her series featuring Carlotta Carlyle, a 6'1" redheaded detective from Boston. Carlotta Carlyle is in the tradition of the hard-boiled female detectives created by Sue Grafton and Sara Paretsky.
[edit] Michael Spraggue series
- Blood Will Have Blood (1981)
- Bitter Finish (1982)
- Dead Heat (1984)
- Cities Of The Dead (1985)
[edit] Carlotta Carlyle series
- A Trouble Of Fools (1987)
- The Snake Tattoo (1989)
- Coyote (1990)
- Steel Guitar (1991)
- Snapshot (1993)
- Hardware (1995)
- Cold Case (1997)
- Flashpoint (1999)
- The Big Dig (2002)
- Deep Pockets (2004)
- Heart Of The World (2006)
- Lie Down With The Devil (2008)
[edit] Awards
[edit] Wins
- 1986 Anthony award for Best short story, "Lucky Penny"[1]
- 1987 Edgar award for Best novel, A Trouble of Fools[2]
[edit] Nominations
- 1986 Shamus award for Best private eye short story, "Lucky Penny"[3]
- 1988 Anthony award for Best novel, A Trouble of Fools[1]
- 1988 Edgar award for Best mystery novel, A Trouble of Fools[4]
- 1988 Shamus award for Best private eye novel, A Trouble of Fools[3]
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Bouchercon World Mystery Convention : Anthony Awards Nominees". Bouchercon.info. October 2, 2003. http://www.bouchercon.info/nominees.html. Retrieved March 5, 2012.
- ^ "Edgar Award Winners and Nominees in the Private Eye Genre". Thrillingdetective.com. http://www.thrillingdetective.com/trivia/triv50.html. Retrieved March 5, 2012.
- ^ a b "The Private Eye Writers of America and The Shamus Awards". Thrillingdetective.com. http://www.thrillingdetective.com/trivia/triv72.html. Retrieved March 5, 2012.
- ^ "Best Mystery Novel Edgar Award Winners and Nominees - Complete Lists". Mysterynet.com. http://www.mysterynet.com/edgars/previous/novel/. Retrieved March 5, 2012.
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