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Linda Barnes (born December 6, 1949[1]) is an American mystery writer.

Linda Barnes
Born (1949-12-06) December 6, 1949 (age 72)
OccupationWriter
LanguageEnglish
NationalityAmerican
Alma materBoston University
GenreMystery fiction
Notable worksCarlotta Carlyle series
Website
www.lindabarnes.com

Biography


Linda Barnes was born and raised in Detroit, and graduated cum laude from the School of Fine and Applied Arts at Boston University. After college, Barnes became a drama teacher and director at Chelmsford and Lexington, Massachusetts schools. While teaching drama, Barnes wrote two plays, the award-winning "Wings" and "Prometheus", and went on to write highly successful mystery novels.

Linda Barnes lives near Boston with her husband and has one son.


Novels


Barnes is best known for her series featuring Carlotta Carlyle, a 6'1" redheaded detective from Boston. Carlotta Carlyle is in the tradition of the hard-boiled female detectives created by Sue Grafton and Sara Paretsky.


Michael Spraggue series



Carlotta Carlyle series



Em Moore



Book reviews



Awards



Wins


Nominations


References


  1. page 15, Great Women Mystery Writers, 2nd Ed. by Elizabeth Blakesley Lindsay, 2007, publ. Greenwood Press, ISBN 0-313-33428-5
  2. New York Journal of Books
  3. Kirkus
  4. Publishers Weekly
  5. "Bouchercon World Mystery Convention : Anthony Awards Nominees". Bouchercon.info. October 2, 2003. Archived from the original on February 7, 2012. Retrieved March 5, 2012.
  6. "Edgar Award Winners and Nominees in the Private Eye Genre". Thrillingdetective.com. Retrieved March 5, 2012.
  7. "The Private Eye Writers of America and The Shamus Awards". Thrillingdetective.com. Retrieved March 5, 2012.
  8. "Best Mystery Novel Edgar Award Winners and Nominees - Complete Lists". Mysterynet.com. Retrieved March 5, 2012.





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