Richard Martin Stern
Richard Martin Stern (born March 17, 1915 in Fresno , California , † October 31, 2001 in Santa Fe , New Mexico ) was an American writer. In 1959 he was awarded the Edgar Allan Poe Award for the best first novel for his novel The Bright Road to Fear (German title: No way back ) . His novel The Tower (1973) served as one of two literary models for the disaster thriller Flaming Inferno (1974).
Stern wrote a lot. 55 novels were published in German alone.
Works
Johnny Ortiz Mysteries
- Murder in the Walls (1971)
- You Don't Need an Enemy (1972)
- Death in the Snow (1973)
- Tangled Murders (1989)
- Missing Man (1990)
- Interloper (1990)
More novels
- The Bright Road to Fear (1958)
- Suspense: Four Short Novels (1959)
- The Search for Tabitha Carr (1960)
- These Unlikely Deeds (1961)
- High Hazard (1962)
- Cry Havoc (1963)
- Right Hand Opposite (1964)
- I Hide, We Seek (1965)
- The Kessler Legacy (1967)
- Merry Go Round (1969)
- Brood of Eagles (1969)
- Manuscript for Murder (1970)
- Storm Is Her Harvest Stanfield Harvest (1972)
- The Tower (1973) (served as a template for the film Flammendes Inferno )
- Power (1974)
- Snowbound Six (1977)
- Flood (1979)
- The Big Bridge (1982)
- Wildfire (1985)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Stern, Richard Martin |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 17, 1915 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Fresno , California , USA |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 31, 2001 |
| Place of death | Santa Fe , New Mexico , USA |