Pen name Leigh Richards Name Laurie King Occupation Writer Role Author | Period 1993 to Present Awards Nero Award Genre Detective fiction | |
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Born September 19, 1952 (age 71)
Oakland, California ( 1952-09-19 ) Alma mater University of California, Santa Cruz (1977)
Graduate Theological Union (1984) Spouse Noel Quinton King (1977-2009) Education Graduate Theological Union, University of California, Santa Cruz Notable awards CWA New Blood Dagger, Edgar Award, Lambda Literary Award, Macavity Awards, Nero Award Nominations Edgar Award for Best Novel Books The Beekeeper's Apprentice, Dreaming Spies, The Bones of Paris, A Monstrous Regiment, Pirate King Similar People Leslie S Klinger, Michael Connelly, Nevada Barr, Barbara G Peters, Mary Magdalene Profiles | ||
Interview mystery author laurie r king
Laurie R. King (born September 19, 1952) is an American author best known for her detective fiction.
Contents
- Interview mystery author laurie r king
- Laurie r king interview
- Life and career
- Kate Martinelli mysteries
- Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes mysteries
- Harris Stuyvesant Bennett Grey series
- Non series books
- References
Laurie r king interview
Life and career
Laurie was born in Oakland, California, earned a degree in comparative religion from the University of California, Santa Cruz in 1977 and a masters in theology from the Graduate Theological Union in 1984, where her thesis was on "Feminine Aspects of Yahweh". She later received an honorary doctorate from the Church Divinity School of the Pacific.
Among King's books are the Mary Russell series of historical mysteries, featuring Sherlock Holmes as her mentor and later partner, and a series featuring Kate Martinelli, a fictional lesbian police officer in San Francisco, California. Using the pseudonym "Leigh Richards", she has published a futuristic novel, Califia's Daughters (2004).
King's first book, A Grave Talent (1993), received the 1994 Edgar Award for Best First Novel and a 1995 John Creasey Memorial Award. This was followed by the 1996 Nero Award, for A Monstrous Regiment of Women, the 2002 Macavity Award for Best Novel, for Folly, the 2007 Lambda Award for Best Lesbian Mystery, for The Art of Detection, and the 2015 Agatha Award for Best Historical Novel, for Dreaming Spies. She has also been nominated for two Anthonys, a Barry, two additional Edgars, another Macavity, an Orange Prize, and four RT Reviewers' Choice Awards.
She is a member of the Baker Street Irregulars.
She lives in Watsonville, California, in the hills above Monterey Bay, southeast of Santa Cruz, California. From 1977 until his death in early 2009, she was married to the historian Noel Quinton King. They are the parents of two children, Zoe and Nathan.
Kate Martinelli mysteries
Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes mysteries
(Although written fifth in sequence, the events in this book take place during the latter part of those described in The Beekeeper's Apprentice)
(This short story describes the early events of The Beekeeper's Apprentice from the point of view of Sherlock Holmes. The novella is included with the publication of Garment of Shadows in ISBN 978-0-7490-1377-6)
(Although written thirteenth in sequence, the events in this book take place between those described in The Game and Locked Rooms)
Harris Stuyvesant & Bennett Grey series
(Historical novels of suspense, featuring FBI agent Harris Stuyvesant and injured British soldier Bennett Grey)