Ridley Pearson

Ridley Pearson (born March 13, 1953 in Glen Cove , Long Island , New York ) is an American writer . He lives in St. Louis , Missouri with his wife Marcelle and two daughters.

Life

Ridley Pearson 2007

Pearson was born to Robert and Betsy Pearson and grew up in Riverside Connecticut. He attended the University Of Kansas and Brown University .

Pearson wrote many novels a. a. The First Sacrifice (1999) and Above the Abyss (2002). His best-known series of novels is set in Seattle and revolves around Detective Lou Boldt and police psychologist Daphne Matthews. In 2002 he wrote the prequel for Stephen King's miniseries Stephen King's House of Damnation under the title The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer. My life on "Rose Red" appeared. The novel was made into a film by Craig R. Baxley a year later (see The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer ).

Pearson is also the bass guitarist in the rock band "Rock Bottom Remainders", in which mainly writers like Stephen King or Mitch Albom play .

Works (for adults)

Lou Boldt / Daphne Matthews novels

• 1988: Cross-Killer - novel of a crime ( Undercurrents ) (1989 Heyne 01/7931 ISBN 3-453-03640-9 )
• 1993: no publication in Germany ( The Angel Maker )
• 1994: Spur ohne Schatten ( No Witnesses ) (1996 Goldmann 43617 ISBN 3-442-43617-6 )
• 1997: Beyond Recognition (2000 Blanvalet 35221 ISBN 3-442-35221-5 )
• 1998: Der Rattenfänger ( The Pied Piper ) (2001 Bastei Lübbe 14 571 ISBN 3-404-14571-2 )
• 1999: The First Victim (2001 Bastei Lübbe 14 632 ISBN 3-404-14632-8 )
• 2000: The Single Track ( Middle of Nowhere ) (2002 Bastei Lübbe 14 776 ISBN 3-404-14776-6 )
• 2002: Abgrund ( The Art of Deception ) (2005 Bastei Lübbe 15 403 ISBN 3-404-15403-7 )
• 2004: The hidden guilt ( The Body of David Hayes ) (2006 Bastei Lübbe 15 549 ISBN 3-404-15549-1 )
• 2010: no release in Germany ( In Harm's Way ) Crossover to Walt Fleming

Chris Klick novels (originally published under the pseudonym Wendell McCall )

• 1988: Nachtjagd - novel of a plot ( Dead Aim ) (1994 Heyne 01/9109 ISBN 3-453-07560-9 )
• 1990: no publication in Germany ( Aim for the Heart )
• 1999: no release in Germany ( Concerto in Dead Flat )

Sheriff Walt Fleming novels

• 2007: The blind death ( Killer Weekend ) (2008 Bastei Lübbe 15 911 ISBN 978-3-404-15911-6 )
• 2008: no publication in Germany ( Killer View )
• 2009: no release in Germany ( Killer Summer )
• 2010: no release in Germany ( In Harm's Way ) Crossover to Boldt / Matthews

Other novels

• 1984: Joker - novel of a deception ( Blood of the Albatross ) (1990 Heyne 01/8031 ISBN 3-453-04158-5 )
• 1985: Clayton - Roman einer Rache ( Never Look Back ) (1989 Heyne 01/7898 ISBN 3-453-03304-3 )
• 1987: Ultimatum - novel of an extortion ( Seizing of Yankee Green Mall ) (1988 Heyne 01/7740 ISBN 3-453-02877-5 )
• 1990: Murder trap - novel of a persecution ( Probable Cause ) (1991 Heyne 01/8249 ISBN 3-453-04861-X )
• 1992: Explosion - Novel of an Obsession ( Hard Fall ) (1993 Heyne 01/8668 ISBN 3-453-06176-4 )
• 1995: Out of Control ( Chain of Evidence ) (2003 Bastei Lübbe 15 046 ISBN 3-404-15046-5 )
• 2001: The Last Lie ( Parallel Lies ) (2005 Bastei Lübbe 15 252 ISBN 3-404-15252-2 )
• 2002: The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer. My Life on "Rose Red" ( The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer ) (as Joyce Reardon )
• 2005: The lonely hour ( Cut and Run ) (2007 Bastei Lübbe 15 735 ISBN 978-3-404-15735-8 )

Works (for children) (selection)

• 2004: Peter and the Starcatchers ( Peter and the Starcatchers ) (along with Dave Barry ) (via Peter Pan )
• 2006: Peter and the Shadow Thieves (with Dave Barry)
• 2007: Peter and the Secret of Rundoon ( Peter and the Secret of Rundoon ) (along with Dave Barry)
• 2009: Peter and the Sword of Mercy (with Dave Barry)
• 2011: The Bridge to Neverland (with Dave Barry)

Web links

• Official website
• Literature by and about Ridley Pearson in the catalog of the German National Library