David L. Lindsey

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David L. Lindsey (born 1944) is an American novelist, working primarily in the mystery and crime fiction genres. He has published fourteen novels in a writing career spanning 29 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. He graduated from North Texas State University with a degree in English literature. He 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 appeared 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 - also called Mercy - in 2000.

Novels

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  • 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 the pen name Paul Harper)

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