David Fulmer (born April 3, 1950) is an American author, journalist, and filmmaker.

Biography

Born Thurston David Fulmer, to Thurston (1924–2012) and Flora (née Prizzi) Fulmer (1925-2020) in

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(pop 3,714). He is Sicilian on his mother's side and English, German, and Dutch on his father's side. He worked as a reporter and photographer at local newspapers during and after attending Shikellamy High School. He was drafted into the

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in 1971 and became a photographer attached to IDHS Section of the

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Intelligence Center in

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, Germany. On May 24, 1972, his location was bombed by the Baader-Meinhof Gang shortly after he left his building and three of his co-workers were killed. From 1974-1979 he was married to Suzanne Mercier, a native of Sydney, Australia. After his discharge from the Army in 1974, they spent a year in

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and a year in

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before moving to

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. He worked as a bartender at Rose's Cantina (later known as the 688 Club) while attending

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. In 2013, he married Sansanee Sermprungsuk, a research librarian. They reside in East Atlanta. His daughter Italia was born in 1996 and she and her husband Adam Kostrinsky have two children.

Career

As an author, Fulmer has written and published eleven novels and one novella since 2001, along with number of short stories. As a journalist, he has written about music and other subjects for the ''

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'', ''Southline'', ''

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'', '' City Life'', ''Markee'', '' Georgia Music Magazine'', ''Blues Access'', ''

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'', ''Goodlife'', ''

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'', ''The Atlanta Tribune'', ''Creative Loafing'', and ''BackStage''. Between 1995 and 2005, he also wrote and produced video content for corporate, sports, and non-profit clients. Fulmer wrote and produced the documentary ''Blind Willie's Blues'' (1996), which ''Video Librarian'' called "nothing less than the economic, social, and historical evolution of America's indigenous music". It was re-released on Youtube in December of 2023.

Works

In 2001, Fulmer's first novel, ''Chasing the Devil's Tail'', was released by Poisoned Pen Press. ''

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'' purchased the paperback rights in 2003, and then contracted with Fulmer for five more novels. Two of Fulmer's novels won national literary awards: ''Chasing the Devil's Tail'' won the ''

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'' (2002) and ''Rampart Street'' won the ''Benjamin Franklin Award'' (2007). His novel ''The Blue Door'' was nominated for the 2009 Shamus Award for Best Novel. Fulmer's work has received high praise from such publications as ''

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Novels

*''Chasing the Devil's Tail'' (Hardcover), Poisoned Pen Press, November 2001; A Valentin St. Cyr mystery. Blackstone Audiobook *''Chasing the Devil's Tail'' (Trade paperback and ebook), Harcourt Books, June 2003; Japanese and Italian translations, September 2002. French translation, September 2008; Blackstone Audiobook, May 2007; A Valentin St. Cyr mystery. *''Jass'' (Trade paperback and ebook), Harcourt Books, January 2005 (Trade paperback), January 2006; French translation May 2010; A Valentin St. Cyr mystery. *''Rampart Street'' (Trade paperback and ebook), Harcourt Books, January 2006; (Trade paperback) January 2007; BBC America Audiobook, January 2006; French translation, October 2011; A Valentin St. Cyr mystery. Blackstone Audiobook. *''Chasing the Devil's Tail'' (Paperback) Crescent City Books, January 2017. *''The Dying Crapshooter's Blues'' (Trade paperback and ebook), Harcourt Books, January 2007; (Trade paperback) January 2008; Recorded Books Audiobook. *''The Blue Door'' (Hardcover), Harcourt Books, January 2008; (Trade paperback) January 2009; Turkish translation, May 2011. Ebook release, February 2016. [Blackstone Audiobook. *''Lost River'' (Trade paperback and ebook), Harcourt Books, November 2008; A Valentin St. Cyr mystery. *''The Night Before (also published as Bethlehem ''(Trade paperback and ebook), Bang Bang Lulu Editions, November 2012. *''Will You Meet Me in Heaven??'' (Trade paperback and ebook), Bang Bang Lulu Editions, May, 2014. *''Anthracite'' (Trade paperback and ebook), Bang Bang Lulu Editions, September 2015. *''Chasing the Devil's Tail'' (Paperback) Crescent City Books, January 2017. A Valentin St. Cyr mystery *''Jass'' (Paperback) Crescent City Books, February 2017. A Valentin St. Cyr mystery *''Rampart Street'' (Paperback) Crescent City Books, March 2017.A Valentin St. Cyr mystery *''Lost River'' (Paperback) Crescent City Books, May 2017. A Valentin St. Cyr mystery *''The Iron Angel'' (Paperback) Crescent City Books, July 2017. A Valentin St. Cyr mystery *''Eclipse Alley'' (Trade paperback) Crescent City Books February 2018. A Valentin St. Cyr mystery *''The Day Ends at Dawn'' (Paperback) Crescent City Books, January 2019. A Valentin St. Cyr mystery *''The Book of Numbers'' (Working Title) Completed. Publication date TBA.

Short fiction

*"black cat bone", ''Blues Access'', Spring 1997 *"Back o' Town Blues", ''Flesh and Blood'', 2003 *"Algiers", ''New Orleans Noir'', Akashic Books, April 2007

Magazines and newspapers

Beginning in 1985, Fulmer contributed to periodicals including the ''Atlanta Journal-Constitution'', BackStage, Blues Access, ''City Life'', ''Paste Magazine'', ''The Atlanta Tribune'', ''Southline'', ''Atlanta Magazine'', ''Creative Loafing'', ''Advertising Age'',''Business Atlanta'', ''Il Giornale'' and various trade publications.

Awards

''Chasing the Devil's Tail'' *Winner, AudioFile Earphones Award *Nominee, 2004 Falcon Award *Nominee Best Novel - Los Angeles Times Book Prize *Winner, Shamus Award for Best First Novel *Nominee, Barry Award for Best Mystery *"Best New Series", ''Booklist'' *"Hottest Beach Read" - Books Read Lately ''Jass'' *2006 Georgia Author of the Year Award for Fiction *"Best of 2005 List" – ''Library Journal'' *"Best of 2005 List" – ''The St. Louis Post-Dispatch'' *"Best of 2005 List" – ''Deadly Pleasures Magazine'' ''Rampart Street'' *2007 Benjamin Franklin Award for Adult Fiction Audiobook *''

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'' magazine "Best Novel You've Never Read" ''The Dying Crapshooter's Blues'' *"Ice Pick of the Month" – ''

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Biography

Career

Works

Novels

Short fiction

Magazines and newspapers

Awards

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