Valerie Wilson Wesley
Valerie Wilson Wesley (born November 22, 1947 in Connecticut ) is an American journalist and writer .
Life
Growing up on US military bases in Spain and Germany, she studied philosophy and journalism at Howard University , a private university for African-Americans . Her articles have appeared in the New York Times , in women's magazines such as Essence or Family Circle , in German in Weltwoche . The German translations of her novels - with the detective novel series Ein Fall für Tamara Hayle - are published by Diogenes Verlag . Her children's books, including the seven-volume series Willimena Rules! , have not yet been translated into German.
It is the playwright and screenwriter -author Richard Wesley married, with whom she has two daughters.
Works
Tamara Hayle series
- An angel over your grave . Roman ( When Death Comes Stealing , 1994). Diogenes, Zurich 1996
- In devil's kitchen . Novel ( Devil's Gonna Get Him , 1995). Diogenes, Zurich 1998
- Where Evil Sleeps , 1996
- Death blues . Roman ( No Hiding Place , 1997). Diogenes, Zurich 1999
- On the way up . Roman ( Easier to Kill , 1998). Diogenes, Zurich 2000
- Off-road kids . Roman ( The Devil Riding , 2000). Diogenes, Zurich 2003
- Remember Celia Jones . Roman ( Dying in the Dark , 2004). Diogenes, Zurich 2006
- Room 311 . Roman ( Of Blood and Sorrow , 2008). Diogenes, Zurich 2009
More novels
- Everything will stay different . Roman ( Ain't Nobody's Business if I Do , 1999). Diogenes, Zurich 2001
- Four women . Roman ( Always True to You in My Fashion , 2002). Diogenes, Zurich 2004
Web links
- Literature by and about Valerie Wilson Wesley in the catalog of the German National Library
- Brief portrait of the Diogenes Verlag
- Author's website ( Memento of December 17, 2005 in the Internet Archive )
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Wesley, Valerie Wilson |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American journalist and writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 22, 1947 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Connecticut |