David L. Lindsey

David L. Lindsey
Born	1944 Kingsville, Texas
Occupation	Novelist
Alma mater	North Texas State University
Period	1983–Present
Genres	Mystery, Crime fiction, Spy fiction
Notable work(s)	Mercy (1990)
Spouse(s)	Joyce Lindsey
Children	2
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David L. Lindsey is an American novelist, working primarily in the mystery and crime fiction genres. He has published thirteen novels in a writing career spanning 25 years.

Biography

Lindsey was born in Kingsville, Texas in 1944. ^[1] He spent his childhood in the Texas Rio Grande Valley and in West Texas, near San Angelo. Lindsey graduated from North Texas State University with a degree in English literature. Lindsey moved to Austin, Texas in 1970 and has lived there ever since.

During the 1970s, Lindsey worked as a book editor at a number of small publishing houses in Austin. At one point he operated his own publishing firm, Heidelberg Publishers. ^[2]

During his years in publishing, Lindsey had an interest in writing, but felt it would be fiscally "irresponsible". ^[3] Finally, in 1980 his wife urged him to "go for it".^[2] Lindsey decided to write mystery fiction because of its general marketability.^[2][3] His first two novels appeared in 1983: Black Gold, Red Death and A Cold Mind. The latter work introduced Houston homicide detective Stuart Haydon, a cultured, independently wealthy protagonist who would appear in four subsequent novels.

By 1994 Lindsey had over two million books in print.^[2] By 2004, his novels had been translated into 20 languages.^[3] His 1990 novel Mercy was adapted into a movie of the same name in 2000.

Novels

• Black Gold, Red Death (1983)
• A Cold Mind (1983) – a Stuart Haydon novel
• Heat from Another Sun (1984) – a Stuart Haydon novel
• Spiral (1986) – a Stuart Haydon novel
• In the Lake of the Moon (1988) – a Stuart Haydon novel
• Mercy (1990)
• Body of Truth (1992) – a Stuart Haydon novel
• An Absence of Light (1994)
• Requiem for a Glass Heart (1996)
• The Color of Night (1999)
• Animosity (2001)
• The Rules of Silence (2003)
• The Face of the Assassin (2004)
• Pacific Heights (2011) (Under pen name Paul Harper)

See also

Novels portal

Mercy (film), an adaptation of Lindsey's 1990 novel

External links

• David Lindsey Official Website
• Reid, Jan (October 1, 1986), "Partners in Crime", Texas Monthly: 170, http://www.texasmonthly.com/1986-10-01/index.php 
• Suspense Novelist David Lindsey on Rag Radio, interviewed by Thorne Dreyer, September 23, 2011

References

1. ^ Graham, Don (October 1, 2001), "Writers Bloc", Texas Monthly, http://www.texasmonthly.com/2001-05-01/feature3.php 
2. ^ ^{a b c d} Dingus, Anne (July 1, 1994), "Blood Lines", Texas Monthly: 42, http://www.texasmonthly.com/1994-07-01/index.php 
3. ^ ^{a b c} Strickland, Barbara (May 1, 2004), "David Lindsey Deals In Death" (– ^{Scholar search}), The Good Life, http://www.goodlifemag.com/archives/2004/05-04/05-04_Lindsey.htm, retrieved 2008-09-20 ^{[dead link][dead link]}

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Name	Lindsey, David L.
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Date of birth	1944
Place of birth	Kingsville, Texas
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