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David Liss
David Liss (born March 16, 1966) is an American writer of novels, essays and short fiction; more recently working also in comic books. 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. A full-time writer since 2010, Liss lives in San Antonio, Texas, with his wife and children. 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 Awar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York; on the east, southeast, and south by the Atlantic Ocean; on the west by the Delaware River and Pennsylvania; and on the southwest by Delaware Bay and the state of Delaware. At , New Jersey is the fifth-smallest state in land area; but with close to 9.3 million residents, it ranks 11th in population and first in population density. The state capital is Trenton, and the most populous city is Newark. With the exception of Warren County, all of the state's 21 counties lie within the combined statistical areas of New York City or Philadelphia. New Jersey was first inhabited by Native Americans for at least 2,800 years, with the Lenape being the dominant group when Europeans arrived in the early 17th century. Dutch and Swedish colonists founded the first European settlements in the state. The British later seized control o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edgar Award
The Edgar Allan Poe Awards, popularly called the Edgars, are presented every year by the Mystery Writers of America, based in New York City. Named after American writer Edgar Allan Poe (1809–1849), a pioneer in the genre, the awards honor the best in mystery fiction, non-fiction, television, film, and theater published or produced in the previous year. Active author categories Robert L. Fish Memorial Award The Robert L. Fish Memorial Award was established in 1984 to honor the best first mystery short story by an American author. The winners are listed below. Lilian Jackson Braun Award The Lilian Jackson Braun Award was established to honor Lilian Jackson Braun and is presented in the "best full-length, contemporary cozy mystery as submitted to and selected by a special MWA committee." Sue Grafton Memorial Award The Sue Grafton Memorial Award was established in 2019 to honor Sue Grafton and is presented to "the best novel in a series featuring a female protagonist." ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dark Discoveries
''Dark Discoveries'' is an internationally distributed, quarterly slick magazine formerly published by Dark Discoveries Publications, and now published by Journalstone, LLC. It focuses primarily on the horror fiction, dark fantasy, and science fiction genres. The magazine's content includes short fiction, interviews, nonfiction articles, profiles of industry notables, and is fully illustrated. ''Dark Discoveries'' was founded in January, 2004 by James R. Beach of Longview, WA. The magazine began as a black and white periodical with David Emrich, of David Emrich Design, doing the layout and art direction from 2004 to 2007. Together Editor-in-chief Beach and designer Emrich created the basic look and feel of the magazine that continued through the first ten issues. Designer Cesar Puch briefly took over the layout for two issues in 2008, but left for a job with Bad Moon Books after that. ''Dark Discoveries'' then became a color publication in 2009 after Jason V Brock Jason Vincen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harper Voyager
HarperCollins Publishers LLC is one of the Big Five English-language publishing companies, alongside Penguin Random House, Simon & Schuster, Hachette, and Macmillan. The company is headquartered in New York City and is a subsidiary of News Corp. The name is a combination of several publishing firm names: Harper & Row, an American publishing company acquired in 1987—whose own name was the result of an earlier merger of Harper & Brothers (founded in 1817) and Row, Peterson & Company—together with Scottish publishing company William Collins, Sons (founded in 1819), acquired in 1989. The worldwide CEO of HarperCollins is Brian Murray. HarperCollins has publishing groups in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, Brazil, India, and China. The company publishes many different imprints, both former independent publishing houses and new imprints. History Collins Harper Mergers and acquisitions Collins was bought by Rupert Murdoch's News Corpo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Jackson Bennett
Robert Jackson Bennett (born 1984) is an American writer of speculative fiction. Early life and education Robert Jackson Bennett was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. He graduated from the University of Texas with special honors in English in 2005, and settled down in Austin, Texas. Career Bennett's debut as an author was the novel '' Mr. Shivers'' (2010). He went on to write '' The Company Man'' (2011), '' The Troupe'' (2012), and '' American Elsewhere'' (2013). Bennett's fifth novel, '' City of Stairs'' (2014), was the first of a fantasy trilogy, '' The Divine Cities'', followed by ''City of Blades'' (2016) and ''City of Miracles'' (2017). ''The Divine Cities'' was nominated for Best Series by the Hugo Awards in 2018, but lost to ''World of the Five Gods'' by Lois McMaster Bujold. In August 2018, Bennett published '' Foundryside'', the first installment of his new series, ''The Founders Trilogy''. Awards and nominations Bibliography Novels *'' Mr. Shivers'' (2010; Orbi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christopher Golden
Christopher Golden (born July 15, 1967) is an American author of horror, fantasy, and suspense novels for adults and teens. Early life Golden was born and raised in Massachusetts, where he still lives with his family. He graduated from Tufts University. Career As well as novels, Golden has written comic books and video games, and co-written the online animated series '' Ghosts of Albion'' with actress/writer/director Amber Benson. He co-created and co-writes the Dark Horse Comics series ''Baltimore'' with Mike Mignola and wrote the introduction to the now collectible, 200-only copies, slipcased edition of Joe Hill's book of short stories titled '' 20th Century Ghosts''. He has also edited numerous horror and dark fantasy fiction anthologies. Golden worked on the script for ''Hellboy'', a reboot film based on Mignola's comic series Hellboy, though he ultimately was uncredited. Bibliography Novels * ''Strangewood'' (Signet, 1999) * ''Straight On 'Til Morning'' (Signet, 200 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The New Dead
''The New Dead: A Zombie Anthology'' is an anthology of zombie short stories edited by Christopher Golden. The stories contained in it were written by authors including Max Brooks, son of Mel Brooks and author of ''World War Z'' and ''The Zombie Survival Guide'',Bookgas2010 Review: ''The New Dead: A Zombie Anthology''Retrieved August 14, 2015 and Joe Hill, son of Stephen King, author of ''Heart-Shaped Box'' writer of Locke & Key Contents * "Lazarus" by John Connolly * "What Maisie Knew" by David Liss * "Copper" by Stephen R. Bissette * "In the Dust" by Tim Lebbon * "Life Sentence" by Kelley Armstrong * "Delice" by Holly Newstein * "The Wind Cries Mary" by Brian Keene * "Family Business" by Jonathan Maberry * "The Zombie Who Fell From The Sky" by M.B. Hamler * "My Dolly" by Derek Nikitas * "Second Wind" by Mike Carey * "Closure, Limited" by Max Brooks * "Among Us" by Aimee Bender * "Ghost Trap" by Rick Hautala * "The Storm Door" by Tad Williams * "Kids and Their Toys" by James ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thriller (book)
''Thriller: Stories to Keep You Up All Night'' (2006) is a compilation of 30 Thriller (genre), thriller short stories edited by James Patterson. Short stories with descriptions "James Penney's New Identity" by Lee Child In Laney, California, a man named James Penney is fired after 17 years on the job. Infuriated, James burns down his house and starts a new life. However, the fire had spread across the neighborhood, and James is wanted for arson. Now a wanted criminal, James meets up with a military cop, Jack Reacher, who sympathises with him and helps him out of his predicament. "Operation Northwoods" by James Grippando A massive fire across a US Naval Station in Cuba originates from a plane crash believed to contain a large quantity of napalm. The area of the naval station on fire housed suspected terrorists. In Miami, Florida, the FBI receives an anonymous tip that a man named Jack Swyteck, a defense lawyer, is in danger. A SWAT team is sent to investigate his home only to f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hostile Takeover
Hostile Takeover may refer to: * Hostile takeover, the purchase of one business by another against the wishes of management * ''Hostile Takeover Trilogy'', a science fiction trilogy by S. Andrew Swann * ''Hostile Takeover'' (album) by RBL Posse * "Hostile Takeover" (''Supergirl''), an episode from the first season of ''Supergirl'' * "Hostile Takeover" (''CSI: Miami''), an episode from the eighth season of ''CSI: Miami'' * '' Hostile Takeover: How Islam Impedes Progress and Threatens Society'', a 2018 book by Thilo Sarrazin * ''Hostile Takeover: Resisting Centralized Government's Stranglehold on America'', a 2012 book by Matt Kibbe See also *''Hostyle Takeover'', a 2016 album by Hostyle Gospel *"Hostel Takeover", an episode from the seventh season of ''Hotel Impossible'' *'' Hostile Makeover'', a 2009 television film *Takeover (other) A takeover is the purchase of one company by another. Takeover or Take Over may also refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Literat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Devil's Company
''The Devil's Company '' is a historical-mystery-thriller novel by David Liss, set in 18th century London. It is the third of three novels containing the memoir of the fictional Benjamin Weaver, a retired bare-knuckle boxer, now a "thief-taker" (a cross between a modern private investigator and bounty hunter). Weaver's "memoir" began with Liss' first novel, '' A Conspiracy of Paper'' (2000), and continued in ''A Spectacle of Corruption'' (2004). Synopsis Plot This third memoir installment begins in November of 1722, eight months after the 1722 General Election that provided the historical setting for ''A Spectacle of Corruption''. This time, Weaver finds himself involved in puzzling and dangerous events surrounding the all-powerful East India Company. Victimized, along with family and friends, by an elaborate extortion scheme, Weaver is forced to spy and steal for the enigmatic Jerome Cobb. Under Cobb's direction, Weaver infiltrates the Company and attempts to learn its secrets ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Whiskey Rebels
''The Whiskey Rebels'' is a 2008 historical novel by American writer David Liss, inspired by events in the early history of the United States. According to Liss (from the 'Historical Note' following the novel), "This novel, in many respects, details the events that led up to the Whiskey Rebellion of 1794". Synopsis Despite the title, the novel's action does not include the Whiskey Rebellion of 1794; it is set mainly in the preceding years from 1788 to 1792. Two main fictional characters, Ethan Saunders and Joan Maycott, offer first-person narratives that begin separately, in alternating chapters, and gradually come together for the climactic scenes. The reader first meets Ethan Saunders in 1792 Philadelphia, the temporary capital of the newly formed United States of America. Saunders is a disgraced former spy for General Washington during The American Revolution, now a drunkard and scoundrel but still seeking redemption. Joan Maycott's autobiography begins at the age of seventeen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Spectacle Of Corruption
''A Spectacle of Corruption'' is a historical-mystery novel by David Liss, set in 18th century London. It is the middle of three novels containing the memoir of the fictional Benjamin Weaver, a Jewish former bare-knuckle boxer and current "thief-taker" (private investigator). Synopsis This tale picks up a few months after the conclusion of David Liss' first novel, '' A Conspiracy of Paper''. It's late in the year 1721 and Benjamin Weaver is hired by a clergyman to investigate a death threat against him. His quest doesn't go according to plan, however, and Weaver soon finds himself falsely accused of murder, sentenced to hang and confined in the infamous Newgate Prison. He must somehow escape this fate, clear his name, and find those responsible. The safest course, once having escaped from prison, would be to escape England altogether - but Weaver would not hear of it. He is determined to pursue his investigations in a London where he is a hunted man, with the very substantial re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
