David Liss (born March 16, 1966) is an American writer of novels, essays and short fiction; more recently working also in comic books. He was born in

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and grew up in

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. Liss received his BA degree from

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, an MA from

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and his M. Phil from

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. He left his post-graduate studies of 18th Century British literature and unfinished dissertation to write full-time. "If things had not worked out with fiction, I probably would have kept to my graduate school career track and sought a job as a literature professor," he said. A full-time writer since 2010, Liss lives in

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, Texas, with his wife and children. Most of Liss' novels are

historical History is the systematic study of the past, focusing primarily on the human past. As an academic discipline, it analyses and interprets evidence to construct narratives about what happened and explain why it happened. Some theorists categ ...

-mystery (or historical-thriller) novels. Settings include 18th-century London and America and

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. One novel, '' The Ethical Assassin'', is a modern mystery-thriller. His first book, '' A Conspiracy of Paper'' (2000), won the 2001

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for Best First Novel. A member of the

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, he is a regular attendee at

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and ''Thrillerfest''.

Works

Novels

* '' A Conspiracy of Paper'' (2000) * '' The Coffee Trader'' (2003) * '' A Spectacle of Corruption'' (2004) * '' The Ethical Assassin'' (2006) * ''

The Whiskey Rebels ''The Whiskey Rebels'' is a 2008 historical novel by American writer David Liss, inspired by events in the early history of the United States. According to Liss (from the 'Historical Note' following the novel), "This novel, in many respects, de ...

'' (2008) * '' The Devil's Company'' (2009) * ''The Twelfth Enchantment'' (2011) * ''The Day of Atonement'' (2014) * ''Randoms'' (2015) * ''Rebels'' (2016) * ''Renegades'' (2017) * '' Spider-Man: Hostile Takeover'' (2018) * The Peculiarities (2021)

Short fiction

* "The Double Dealer", in the anthology '' Thriller''. * "What Maisie Knew", in the anthology '' The New Dead'', edited by

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. * "Watchlist: A Serial Thriller". (Collaborator) * "A Bad Season for Necromancy", in the anthology ''Four Summoner's Tales''. * "Hollow Choices", with

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, first published in ''Dark Duets: All-New Tales of Horror and Dark Fantasy'', Harper Voyager, 2014 * "Dead Man's Pecker", first published in Dark Discoveries, issue #26, 2014

Comic books

* ''The

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70th Anniversary Special'', featuring The Phantom Reporter, published by

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(January 2010) * ''

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: The Man Without Fear'' (which became ''Black Panther: The Most Dangerous Man Alive'') #513–529,

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, published by Marvel Comics (February 2011 – April 2012) * ''

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'', 5-issue

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with

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, published by Marvel Comics (August–November 2011) tpb: hardcover , soft cover * ''

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'', comic book series, with Colton Worley, published by

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(May 2012 – March 2014) * ''

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Now'', 6-issue limited series, with Colton Worley, Dynamite Entertainment (October 2013 – April 2014) * ''

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: Moriarty Lives'', 5-issue limited series, with Daniel Indro, published by Dynamite Entertainment (December 2013 – July 2014)''Dynamite Announces 'Moriarty'' (accessed 08-09-2013)
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