Linda Barnes
Linda Barnes (born June 6, 1949 in Detroit , Michigan , USA) is an American crime novelist .
Life
She studied English and acting in Boston and then worked as an acting teacher and director. First she wrote - with great success - plays, then (1981) she published her first detective novel . In her first four novels, it was the winery owner and actor Michael Spraggue who got involved in criminal cases.
But in 1985 she decided to introduce a professional investigator. Private detective Carlotta Carlyle made her first appearance in the short story "Der Glücksbringer" ( Lucky Penny ) , which also won a literary prize. From 1987 to the present, the confident, tall, red-haired investigator from Boston has had twelve full-length adventures with her tomcat TC Carlyle.
Works
- Michael Spraggue Series
- Blood Will Have Blood (1982, Blood Will Have Blood )
- Fruits of Greed (1983 Bitter Finish )
- Death Marathon (1984, Dead Heat )
- A Corpse for Dinner (1986, Cities of the Dead )
- Carlotta-Carlyle series
- Lucky Penny (1985) - short story
- Carlotta joins (1987, A Trouble of Fools )
- Carlotta Catches Snakes (1989, The Snake Tattoo )
- Carlotta Chases the Coyote (1990, Coyote )
- Carlotta Plays the Blues (1991, Steel Guitar )
- A Snapshot for Carlotta (1993, Snapshot )
- Carlotta Goes Online (1995, Hardware )
- Return from the Realm of the Dead (1997, Cold Case )
- Flames of Vengeance (1999, Flashpoint )
- In the Dark Below the City (2001, The Big Dig )
- Deep Pockets (2004, not yet published in German)
- Heart of the world (2006, not yet published in German)
- Lie Down With The Devil (2008, not yet published in German)
- also
- The Perfect Ghost , 2013
Awards
- 1986 Anthony Award in the short story category
- 1987 Edgar Award in the Roman category ( Carlotta joins )
Individual evidence
- ^ Edgar Award Winners and Nominees in the Private Eye Genre . Thrillingdetective.com. Retrieved September 26, 2013.
Web links
- Literature by and about Linda Barnes in the catalog of the German National Library
- German website on Linda Barnes ( Memento from October 9, 2007 in the Internet Archive )
- Biography and reviews of her books at Krimi-Couch.de
- Homepage of Linda Barnes (English)
- Interview with Linda Barnes (English, Real Media)
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Barnes, Linda |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American crime novelist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 6, 1949 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Detroit , Michigan , USA |