John Lutz (writer)

John Thomas Lutz (born September 11, 1939 in Dallas , Texas ) is an American writer.

Awards

• 1982: Shamus Award - Best Short Story Category for What You Don't Know Can Hurt You
• 1986: Edgar Allan Poe Award - Best Short Story Category for Ride the Lightning
• 1989: Shamus Award - Best Novel category for Ride the Lightning
• 1989: Shamus Award - Best Novel category for Kiss (Ger. A drop of death. Goldmann, Munich 1991)
• 1995: Shamus Award - THE EYE category in recognition of his literary life's work (together with Robert B. Parker )

reception

In addition to his novels and series, Lutz wrote a variety of short stories and is considered a prolific writer . He published most of his works under his own name; but occasionally he also used the pseudonym Van McCloud .

His most famous protagonists are "Alo Nudger" a private investigator who in St. Louis ( Missouri determined) and "Fred Carver" is also a private investigator in the fictional town of Del Moray ( Florida ). Later the former police officer "Frank Quinn" from the NYPD ( New York ) joined them. It is remarkable that Lutz introduces his protagonist Frank Quinn in the fourth volume of his Night series and immediately dedicates his own series to him. For the correct counting of the volumes this means: The volume Darker then night is the fourth volume in the Night series and at the same time the first volume in the Frank Quinn series .

Works (selection)

• Alo Nudger range

1. Warnings are given before buying. Thriller (“Buyer beware”, 1976). Heyne, Munich 1992, ISBN 3-453-05959-X (former title: Open your eyes when buying ).
2. Night Lines. 1984.
3. New Orleans Blues. Detective novel. ("The right ro sing the Blues", 1987). Heyne, Munich 1991, ISBN 3-453-04938-1 .
4. Death penalty. Detective novel. ("Ride the lightning", 1987). Heyne, Munich 1990, ISBN 3-453-04057-0 .
5. Jack Dancer's fault. Detective novel. ("Dancer's debt", 1988). Heyne, Munich 1990, ISBN 3-453-03839-8 .
6. The last photo. Detective novel. ("Time exposure", 1989). Heyne, Munich 1990, ISBN 3-453-04632-3 .
7. Deadly stones. Detective novel. ("Diamond Eyes", 1990). Heyne, Munich 1990, ISBN 3-453-05447-4 .
8. Family ties. Detective novel. ("Thicker than blood", 1993). Heyne, Munich 1994, ISBN 3-453-07884-5 .
9. Murder on Demand. Novel. ("Death by Jury", 1995). Heyne, Munich 2002, ISBN 3-453-19899-9 .
10. Oops! St. Martins Press, New York 1998, ISBN 0-312-18152-3 .
11. The nudger dilemmas. 13 short stories about the private investigator Alo Nudger. Five Star Books, Waterville, Me. 2001, ISBN 0-7862-3147-5 .

• Fred Carver series

1. Tropical heat. Holt, New York 1995, ISBN 0-8050-3828-0 (reprint of the New York 1986 edition).
2. A blazing hot day ("Scorcher", 1987). Goldmann, Munich 1991, ISBN 3-442-05150-9 .
3. A drop of death ("Kiss", 1988). Goldmann, Munich 1991, ISBN 3-442-05151-7 .
4. The second life of Bert Renway. Detective novel. ("Flame", 1990). Goldmann, Munich 1992, ISBN 3-442-05164-9 .
5. Fire in the blood. Detective novel. ("Bloodfire", 1991). Goldmann, Munich 1992, ISBN 3-442-05163-0 .
6. Hot-blooded. Detective novel. ("Hot", 1992). Goldmann, Munich 1994, ISBN 3-442-05819-8 .
7. Spark. Holt, New York 1993, ISBN 0-8050-1993-6 .
8. Torch. Holt, New York 1994, ISBN 0-8050-2610-X .
9. Burn. Holt, New York 1995, ISBN 0-8050-3480-3 .
10. Lightning. Holt, New York 1996, ISBN 0-8050-4379-9 .

• Night series

1. The night caller. Kensington Publ., New York 2001, ISBN 0-7860-1284-6 .
2. The night watcher. Kensington Publ., New York 2002, ISBN 0-7860-1515-2 .
3. Night victims. Kensington Publ., New York 2009, ISBN 978-0-7860-2083-6 (former title: The night spider ).
4. Darker than night. Pinnacle Books, New York 2004, ISBN 0-7860-1633-7 (also Volume 1 of the Frank Quinn series).
5. Fear the night. Pinnacle Books, New York 2005, ISBN 0-7860-1634-5 .
6. Chill of the night. Kensington Publ., New York 2006, ISBN 0-7860-1635-3 .

• Frank Quinn series

1. Darke than night. Pinnacle Books, New York 2004, ISBN 0-7860-1633-7 (also Volume 4 of the Night series).
2. In for the kill. Pinnacle Books, New York 2007, ISBN 978-0-7860-1843-7 .
3. Night kills. Pinnacle Books, New York 2008, ISBN 978-0-7860-1844-4 .
4. Urge to kill. Pinnacle Books, New York 2009, ISBN 978-0-7860-1845-1 .
5. Mister X. Pinnacle Books, New York 2010, ISBN 978-0-7860-2026-3 .
6. Serial. Pinnacle Books, New York 2011, ISBN 978-0-7860-2027-0 .

• Bonegrinder. Putnams, New York 1977, ISBN 0-399-11990-6 .
• Lazarus man. A novel. Morrow, New York 1979, ISBN 0-688-03468-3 .
• Jericho man. Morrow, New York 1980, ISBN 0-688-03719-4 .
• The shadow man. Morrow, New York 1981.
• with Bill Pronzini : The eye. Mystery Press, New York 1984, ISBN 0-89296-075-2 .
• Shadowtown. Mystery Press, New York 1988, ISBN 0-89296-221-6 .
• Female, single, young looking for… a novel. ("SWF seeks same", 1990). Heyne, Munich 1993, ISBN 3-453-06272-8 .
• The last Dance. Novel. ("Dancing with the dead", 1992). Heyne, Munich 1994, ISBN 3-453-07569-2 .
• The ex. Kensington Publ., New York 1996, ISBN 1-57566-078-4 .
• with David August : Until the last second. Novel. ("Final seconds", 1998). Heyne, Munich 2000, ISBN 3-453-16929-8 .
• Francis M. Nevins (Ed.): Better mousetraps. The best mystery stories of John Lutz. 35 short stories. St. Martins Press, New York 1988.
• Shadows everywhere. 12 short stories. 1994.
• Until you are dead. 27 short stories. Five Star Books, Waterville, Me. 1998, ISBN 0-7862-1660-3 .
• Endless road and other stories. 5 short stories. Five Star Books, Waterville, Me. 2003, ISBN 0-7862-5442-4 .

Film adaptations

• Barbet Schroeder (Director): Female, single, young sucht ... 1992 (based on the novel SWF seeks same ).
• Mark L. Lester (Director): The Ax. 1997 (based on the novel The ex ).

Web links

• Literature by and about John Lutz in the catalog of the German National Library
• John Lutz's website
• John Lutz in an interview with Bleeker Books
• John Lutz in an interview with Writers News Weekly on December 8, 2008.