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Occupation
  
Writer

Genre
  
Mystery fiction

Language
  
English

Name
  
Linda Barnes


Nationality
  
American

Role
  
Writer

Alma mater
  
Boston University

Education
  
Boston University

Linda Barnes (writer) wwwlindabarnescomlindaphotobiojpg

Born
  
December 6, 1949 (age 74) (
1949-12-06
)

Notable works
  
Carlotta Carlyle series

Awards
  
Anthony Award for Best Short Story

Nominations
  
Edgar Award for Best Novel, Shamus Award for Best P. I. Short Story

Books
  
The Perfect Ghost, A Trouble of Fools, Lie down with the devil, The Snake Tattoo, Deep pockets

Similar People
  
Marcia Muller, Sara Paretsky, Nevada Barr, Sue Grafton, Eric Orton

Linda Barnes (born December 6, 1949) is an American mystery writer.

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Biography

Linda Barnes was born and raised in Detroit, and graduated cum laude from the School of Fine and Applied Arts at Boston University. After college, Barnes became a drama teacher and director at Chelmsford and Lexington, Massachusetts schools. While teaching drama, Barnes wrote two plays, the award-winning "Wings" and "Prometheus", and went on to write highly successful mystery novels.

Linda Barnes lives near Boston with her husband.

Novels

Barnes is best known for her series featuring Carlotta Carlyle, a 6'1" redheaded detective from Boston. Carlotta Carlyle is in the tradition of the hard-boiled female detectives created by Sue Grafton and Sara Paretsky.

Michael Spraggue series

  • Blood Will Have Blood (1981)
  • Bitter Finish (1982)
  • Dead Heat (1984)
  • Cities Of The Dead (1985)

    • Carlotta Carlyle series

  • A Trouble Of Fools (1987)
  • The Snake Tattoo (1989)
  • Coyote (1990)
  • Steel Guitar (1991)
  • Snapshot (1993)
  • Hardware (1995)
  • Cold Case (1997)
  • Flashpoint (1999)
  • The Big Dig (2002)
  • Deep Pockets (2004)
  • Heart Of The World (2006)
  • Lie Down With The Devil (2008)

    • Em Moore

  • The Perfect Ghost (2013)

    • Book reviews

  • The Perfect Ghost Carolyn Haley's book review in the New York Journal of Books noted “Don’t be surprised if Linda Barnes gets an award for The Perfect Ghost, . . .”
  • Kirkus wrote "Barnes puts aside her Carlotta Carlyle series (Lie Down With the Devil, 2008, etc.) for an eerie, suspenseful stand-alone that focuses more on the characters and their dark pasts than on a clever mystery."
  • Publishers Weekly wrote "Although the mystery is slow to build, Barnes delivers a captivating story of love, rivalry, and revenge."

    • Wins

  • 1986 Anthony award for Best short story, "Lucky Penny"
  • 1987 Edgar award for Best novel, A Trouble of Fools

    • Nominations

  • 1986 Shamus award for Best private eye short story, "Lucky Penny"
  • 1988 Anthony award for Best novel, A Trouble of Fools
  • 1988 Edgar award for Best mystery novel, A Trouble of Fools
  • 1988 Shamus award for Best private eye novel, A Trouble of Fools

    • References

    Linda Barnes (writer) Wikipedia
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