Ed Lynskey is an American poet, critic, and novelist, mostly of

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. He was born in 1956 in Washington, D.C. where he still lives and works. He writes five mystery series, including the P.I. Frank Johnson Mystery Series, the Isabel & Alma Trumbo Cozy Mystery Series, the Piper & Bill Robin Cozy Mystery Series, the Hope Jones (Nozy Cat) Cozy Mystery Series, the Ginny Dove Cozy Mystery Series, and the Juno Patchen Cozy Mystery Series. His creative work has been reviewed in ''

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'', and '' Nashville City Paper''. Lynskey's work has been favorably compared to that of

Loren D. Estleman Loren D. Estleman (born September 15, 1952, in Ann Arbor, Michigan) is an American writer of detective and Western fiction. He is known for a series of crime novels featuring the investigator Amos Walker. Life and work Estleman graduated fro ...

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, Daniel Woodrell,

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. His essays have been reprinted by

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and Gryphon Books. He has written reviews for ''

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''. His speculative literature has appeared in ''

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'', '' Chizine'', and '' Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine''. His numerous poems have appeared in such venues as ''

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''. He won the 1993 Denny C. Plattner Appalachian Heritage Award in Poetry from Berea College, Kentucky. His work has been anthologized by

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, Kent State University Press, and Storyline Press. His poem "April Sashays in Lime Heels" received an Honorable Mention in The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror 2007: 20th Annual Collection, Ellen Datlow, editor. His stories were cited in Hardcore Hardboiled, Todd Robinson, Otto Penzler, editors, Kensington Publishing Group, 2008 and Sex, Thugs, Rock & Roll, Todd Robinson, editor, Kensington Publishing Group, 2009.

Bibliography

Novels

;Private Investigator Frank Johnson Mystery series * ''The Dirt-Brown Derby'' (2006) * ''The Blue Cheer'' (2007) * '' Pelham Fell Here'' (2008) - (actually first novel in series published out of sequence) * '' Troglodytes'' (2010) * '' The Zinc Zoo'' (2011) * '' After the Big Noise'' (2014) * '' Death Car'' (2021) *'' Bent Halo'' (2022) *''

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'' (2023) ;Isabel and Alma Trumbo Cozy Mystery Series *'' Quiet Anchorage'' (2011) *'' The Cashmere Shroud'' (2013) *'' The Ladybug Song'' (2014) *'' The Amber Top Hat'' (2015) *'' Sweet Betsy'' (2015) *'' Murder in a One-Hearse Town'' (2016) *'' Vi's Ring'' (2017) *'' Heirloom'' (2017) *'' A Big Dill'' (2018) *'' Eve's Win'' (2019) *'' To Dye For'' (2021) *''Fowl Play'' (2022) ;Robin and Bill Piper Cozy Mystery Series *'' The Corpse Wore Gingham'' (2015) *'' Fur the Win'' (2016) ;Juno Patchen Cozy Mystery Series *'' Berried Truths'' (2020) ;Hope Jones Cozy Mystery Series (written under the pseudonym Lyn Key) *'' Nozy Cat 1'' (2016) *'' Nozy Cat 2'' (2017) *'' Nozy Cat 3'' (2018) *'' Nozy Cat 4'' (2019) ;Ginny Dove Cozy Mystery Series (written under the pseudonym Lea Charles) *'' Found Key'' (2018) *''

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'' (2021) ;Stand Alone Novels * ''Lake Charles'' (2011, republished 2018) - Appalachian noir title * '' Ask the Dice'' (2011) - hit man noir title * '' Blood Diamonds'' (2012) - diamond heist title * '' The Quetzal Motel'' (2012) - science fiction title * '' Topaz Moon'' (2014) - suburban noir title *'' Wrong Orbits'' (2015) - suburban noir title *'' Cops Like Us'' (2020) - police novel set in Washington, D.C.

Short story collections

* '' Out of Town a Few Days'' (2004) * '' A Clear Path to Cross'' (2008) * '' Smoking on Mount Rushmore'' (2013)

Continuing characters

* Frank Johnson - Private detective living in Pelham, Virginia. * Isabel & Alma Trumbo - Sister sleuths living in Quiet Anchorage, Virginia. * Piper & Bill Robins - Married couple sleuths living in Beverly Park, Virginia. * Hope Jones - Single mother and sleuth living with her daughter Stacey in Sweet Springs, Virginia. * Ginny Dove - Single mother and sleuth living with her son Boone in Canaan, Virginia. * Juno Patchen - Single mother and sleuth living with her son Chip in Cat's Paw, Virginia.

External links

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Ed Lynskey's GoodReads Author Page

* [https://muse.jhu.edu/login?auth=0&type=summary&url=/journals/appalachian_heritage/v022/22.1.farr.pdf ''Announcement for 1993 Denny C. Plattner Appalachian Heritage Awards, First Place, Poetry, Ed Lynskey''] *
''Sex, Thugs, and Rock & Roll story citation.''

Author interview at ''Writer Unboxed'', August 3, 2007, with Kathleen Bolton.

* ttps://www.booklistonline.com/The-Blue-Cheer-Ed-Lynskey/pid=1880455''2007 Starred Review in Booklist for The Blue Cheer.'' {{DEFAULTSORT:Lynskey, Ed American crime fiction writers Living people American male poets Writers from Washington, D.C. American male novelists Year of birth missing (living people)