David Liss

David Liss in 2007.

David Liss (born 1966) is an American writer of novels, essays and short fiction; more recently working also in comic books.^[1][2] He was born in New Jersey and grew up in South Florida. Liss received his B. A. degree from Syracuse University, an M. A. from Georgia State University and his M. Phil from Columbia University. 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.^[3] Now (2010) a full-time writer, Liss lives in San Antonio, Texas with his wife and children.^[4]

Most of Liss' novels to date (through 2009) are historical-mystery (or historical-thriller) novels. Settings include 18th century London and America, and 17th century Amsterdam. One novel, The Ethical Assassin, is a contemporary mystery-thriller. His first book, A Conspiracy of Paper (2000), won the 2001 Edgar Award for Best First Novel.^[5] A member of the International Thriller Writers,^[6] he is a regular attendee at Bouchercon 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 (2008)
• The Devil's Company (2009)
• The Twelfth Enchantment (2011)

Short Fiction

• The Double Dealer, in the anthology Thriller.
• What Maisie Knew, in the anthology The New Dead, edited by Christopher Golden. ISBN 978-0-312-55971-7
• Watchlist: A Serial Thriller. ISBN 978-1-59315-559-9 (Collaborator)
• A Bad Season for Necromancy, in the anthology Four Summoner’s Tales. ISBN 978-1-4516-9668-4

Comic Books

• The Daring Mystery Comics 70th Anniversary Special, featuring The Phantom Reporter
• Black Panther: The Man Without Fear, new ongoing writer, starting with issue #513
• The Mystery Men, mini-series with Patrick Zircher, published by Marvel Comics in 2011.
• The Spider, comic book series started in 2012, published by Dynamite Entertainment
• Sherlock Holmes: Moriarty Lives, comic book series, 2013, published by Dynamite Entertainment.^[7]

Further reading

• Art at Our Doorstep: San Antonio Writers and Artists featuring David Liss. Edited by Nan Cuba and Riley Robinson (Trinity University Press, 2008).

Sources

External links

• Official website