Richard Stevenson Lipez (November 30, 1938 – March 16, 2022), commonly known by his pen name Richard Stevenson, was an American

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and mystery

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, most recently residing in

Massachusetts Massachusetts (Massachusett language, Massachusett: ''Muhsachuweesut assachusett writing systems, məhswatʃəwiːsət'' English: , ), officially the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, is the most populous U.S. state, state in the New England ...

. He was best known for his Donald Strachey mysteries. Lipez was openly gay,Richard Lipez
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Awards

Publications

* ''Grand Scam'', with Peter Stein (1980)

Donald Strachey Mysteries

# ''Death Trick'' (1981) # ''On the Other Hand, Death'' (1984) # ''Ice Blues'' (1986) # ''Third Man Out'' (1992) # ''Shock to the System'' (1995) # ''Chain of Fools'' (1996) # ''Strachey's Folly'' (1998) # ''Tongue Tied'' (2003) # ''Death Vows'' (2008) # ''The 38 Million Dollar Smile'' (2009) # ''Cockeyed'' (2010) # ''Red White Black and Blue'' (2011) # ''The Last Thing I Saw'' (2012) # ''Why Stop at Vengeance'' (2015) # ''WWW.Dropdead'' (2016) # ''Killer Reunion'' (2019) Clifford Waterman # Knock Off the Hat (2022)

Filmography

* ''

Third Man Out ''Third Man Out'' is a 2005 gay-themed mystery film. It is the first film adaptation of a Richard Stevenson novel featuring fictional detective Donald Strachey.Shock to the System'' (2006) * '' On the Other Hand, Death'' (2008) * '' Ice Blues'' (2008)

References

External links

*
Richard Lipez's book listing as Richard Stevenson at Fantastic Fiction

Donald Strachey mysteries web page on the MLR Press website

Biographical notes on Richard Stevenson

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