Roger Margason

This article refers to an American author. For the Oscar Wilde character see Dorian Gray

Roger Margason, who uses the pseudonym of Dorien Grey, is an openly gay^[1] American author, (born in Northern Illinois). Margason served in the U.S. Navy and graduated from Northern Illinois University with a BA in English.^[2]

Margason is the author of the thirteen-book Dick Hardesty mystery series, four of which have been finalists for a Lambda Literary Award. In addition, the series received a WordWeaving Series of Excellence award.

He also has a gay western/romance/adventure novel, Calico, aimed at young adults and traditional western buffs, and has recently published His Name Is John, Aaron's Wait, and Caesar's Fall the first three books of his Elliott Smith Mystery series to alternate with the Dick Hardesty series.

In addition to his books, he has a three-times weekly blog, "Dorien Grey and Me", a blog of his more than half-century old Navy letters, "A World Ago", a blog of photographs chronicling his life, "Dorien Grey: A Life in Photos", and periodic blogs on AuthorsDen on Amazon.com.

Works

The Dick Hardesty Mystery Series

• The Ninth Man (2000) ISBN 1879194783
• The Butcher's Son† (2001) ISBN 1879194864
• The Bar Watcher (2001) ISBN 1879194791
• The Hired Man† (2002) ISBN 1879194767
• The Good Cop (2002) ISBN 1879194759
• The Bottle Ghosts (2003) ISBN 1879194732
• The Dirt Peddler (2003) ISBN 1879194724
• The Role Players† ISBN 187919449X
• The Popsicle Tree (2005) ISBN 1879194554
• The Paper Mirror† (2005) ISBN 1879194570
• The Dream Ender (2007) ISBN 1934135623
• The Angel Singers (2008) ISBN 9781934841068
• The Secret Keeper (2009) ISBN 978-1934841426

The Elliott Smith Mysteries Series

• His Name Is John (2008) ISBN 9781934841044
• Aaron's Wait (2009) ISBN 1934841404
• Caesar's Fall (2010) ISBN 978-1936144082

Other works

• Calico (2006) ISBN 193413533X

† Denotes Lambda Literary Award finalists

References

1. ^ "Dorien Grey: The Role Players". The Literary World. 2005-01-06. http://www.literaryworld.org/DorienGrey.html. Retrieved 2007-07-05. 
2. ^ "Dorien Grey". Mystery Lover's Corner. http://www.sleuthedit.com/DorienGrey/DorienGrey.html. Retrieved 2007-07-05. 

External links

• The World of Dorien Grey
• "Dorien Grey and Me" blog
• "A World Ago" blog
• "Dorien Grey: A Life in Photos" blog
• Dorien Grey at AuthorsDen at Amazon.com

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