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Linda Barnes

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Linda Barnes is a writer and educator. She was born in Detroit, Michigan. Barnes graduated from Boston University's School of Fine and Applied Arts majoring in acting, theater education, and English. After graduation, Barnes taught theater in a Massachusetts high school. She wrote a one-act play näytä lisää that won a contest sponsored by the Boston Globe. The play Wings was published and performed across the country. Barnes' first crime novel was published in 1981 and featured an amateur detective named Michael Spraggue. She continued with a series of books that featured Spraggue until a short story featured a new detective named Carlotta Carlyle. The first book in that series, A Trouble of Fools, won the American Mystery Award for best private eye novel of 1987. Barnes won the Anthony Award for Best Short Story for Lucky Penny in 1986. Some of her other works include Deep Pockets, Heart Of The World and Lie Down With The Devil. (Bowker Author Biography) näytä vähemmän

Sisältää nimet: Linda Barns, Linda Barnes

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Tekijän teokset

Carlotta heittää keikan (1987) 479 kappaletta
The Big Dig (2001) 373 kappaletta
Tatuoitu nainen (1989) 364 kappaletta
Snapshot (1993) 361 kappaletta
Coyote (1990) 352 kappaletta
Steel Guitar (1991) 335 kappaletta
Cold Case (1997) — Tekijä — 332 kappaletta
Hardware (1995) 330 kappaletta
Flashpoint (1999) 286 kappaletta
Deep Pockets (2004) 284 kappaletta
Lie Down with the Devil (2008) 236 kappaletta
Heart of the World (2006) 224 kappaletta
The Perfect Ghost (2013) 176 kappaletta
Bitter Finish (1982) 142 kappaletta
Cities of the Dead (1985) 125 kappaletta
Dead Heat (1984) 122 kappaletta
Blood Will Have Blood (1981) 86 kappaletta
Lucky Penny (2013) 6 kappaletta
Larry's Loud Roar (2011) — Tekijä — 5 kappaletta
A Ghost Party (2012) 3 kappaletta
Sweet Lorraine (1993) 2 kappaletta
Multiple 2 kappaletta
Wings 1 kappale
L'aube du cauchemar (1998) 1 kappale
.38 Special (1989) 1 kappale
Kalde spor (1998) 1 kappale
La Chasse au bahut (2017) 1 kappale
Instantaneas (1994) 1 kappale
The Big One 1 kappale

Associated Works

Kultaiset hämähäkit (1953) — Johdanto, eräät painokset1,028 kappaletta
Watchlist: Two Serial Thrillers in One Killer Book (2010) — Avustaja — 320 kappaletta
Women on the Case (1996) — Avustaja — 209 kappaletta
Nero Wolfe Mysteries: Some Buried Caesar / The Golden Spiders (1938) — Johdanto, eräät painokset195 kappaletta
Masterpieces of Mystery and Suspense (1988) — Avustaja — 189 kappaletta
The Oxford Book of American Detective Stories (1996) — Avustaja — 176 kappaletta
Two of the Deadliest (2009) — Avustaja — 156 kappaletta
Sisters in Crime (1990) — Avustaja — 125 kappaletta
The Copper Bracelet: A Serial Thriller (2009) — Avustaja — 91 kappaletta
The Big Book of Female Detectives (2018) — Avustaja — 79 kappaletta
Lady on the Case: 22 Female Detective Stories (1988) — Avustaja — 76 kappaletta
First Cases: First Appearances of Classic Private Eyes (1996) — Avustaja — 68 kappaletta
A Modern Treasury of Great Detective and Murder Mysteries (1994) — Avustaja — 57 kappaletta
A Century of Mystery 1980-1989 (1997) — Avustaja — 33 kappaletta
Great detective stories (1998) — Avustaja — 20 kappaletta

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Syntymäaika
1949-06-06
Sukupuoli
female
Kansalaisuus
USA
Syntymäpaikka
Detroit, Michigan, USA
Asuinpaikat
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Koulutus
Boston University
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In addition to best selling mysteries, Linda Barnes has also written award- winning plays and short stories.

Born and raised in Detroit, Barnes graduated cum laude from Boston University's School of Fine and Applied Arts. 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."

Among her many honors, Barnes won the Anthony Award and nominations for both the Shamnus Award and the American Mystery Award for Best Short Story for "Lucky Penny" in 1985. In 1987 she received the American Mystery Award for Best Private Eye Novel and nominations for the Edgar, Anthony, and Shamus awards for A Trouble of Fools. The Snake Tattoo was named one of the outstanding books of 1990 by The London Times.

Linda Barnes lives near Boston with her husband and son.

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Mystery surrounding blackmail of Harvard professor.
 
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bentstoker | 4 muuta kirja-arvostelua | Jan 26, 2024 |
Audio book/unabridged. Very good Carlotta Carlisle mystery about missing teenager and missing witness.
 
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derailer | 8 muuta kirja-arvostelua | Jan 25, 2024 |
Mystery, good intro to new character: Carlotta Carlyle. May try her again.
 
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derailer | 3 muuta kirja-arvostelua | Jan 25, 2024 |

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