Richard Stevenson Lipez (November 30, 1938 – March 16, 2022), commonly known by his pen name Richard Stevenson, was an American
journalist
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and
mystery
Mystery, The Mystery, Mysteries or The Mysteries may refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media Fictional characters
*Mystery, a cat character in ''Emily the Strange''
Films
* ''Mystery'' (2012 film), a 2012 Chinese drama film
* ''Mystery'' ( ...
author
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"''An author is "the person who originated or gave existence to anything" and whose authorship determines responsibility f ...
, most recently residing in
Massachusetts
Massachusetts (Massachusett language, Massachusett: ''Muhsachuweesut assachusett writing systems, məhswatʃəwiːsət'' English: , ), officially the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, is the most populous U.S. state, state in the New England ...
. He was best known for his
Donald Strachey
Donald "Don" Strachey is a fictional character who appears in novels by mystery writer Richard Stevenson.
Strachey, a gay man, lives in Albany, New York, with his partner Timothy Callahan. Don's clients often feel that his sexual orientation giv ...
mysteries.
Lipez was openly
gay
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While scant usage referring to male homosexuality dates to the late 1 ...
,Richard Lipez /ref> and married his husband Joe Wheaton in 2004. He died from pancreatic cancer on March 16, 2022, at the age of 83.
Awards
Publications
* ''Grand Scam'', with Peter Stein (1980)
Donald Strachey Mysteries
# ''Death Trick'' (1981)
# ''On the Other Hand, Death'' (1984)
# ''Ice Blues'' (1986)
# ''Third Man Out'' (1992)
# ''Shock to the System'' (1995)
# ''Chain of Fools'' (1996)
# ''Strachey's Folly'' (1998)
# ''Tongue Tied'' (2003)
# ''Death Vows'' (2008)
# ''The 38 Million Dollar Smile'' (2009)
# ''Cockeyed'' (2010)
# ''Red White Black and Blue'' (2011)
# ''The Last Thing I Saw'' (2012)
# ''Why Stop at Vengeance'' (2015)
# ''WWW.Dropdead'' (2016)
# ''Killer Reunion'' (2019)
Clifford Waterman
# Knock Off the Hat (2022)
Filmography
* ''
Third Man Out
''Third Man Out'' is a 2005 gay-themed mystery film. It is the first film adaptation of a Richard Stevenson novel featuring fictional detective Donald Strachey.Shock to the System'' (2006)
* ''
On the Other Hand, Death
''On the Other Hand, Death'' is a 2008 gay-themed mystery film. It is the third film adaptation of a Richard Stevenson novel featuring fictional detective Donald Strachey. The film was screened at several LGBT film festivals, including the New Yor ...
'' (2008)
* ''
Ice Blues
''Ice Blues'' is a 2008 gay-themed mystery television film starring Chad Allen and Sebastian Spence, and directed by Emmy-nominated Canadian-born director Ron Oliver. featuring fictional detective Donald Strachey. It is the third adaptation of a ...