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David Housewright

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Mystery & Thrillers, Entertainment, Literature & Fiction

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A reformed newspaper reporter and ad man, Housewright's book "Penance" (Foul Play Press) earned the 1996 Edgar Award for Best First Novel from the Mystery Writers of America and was nominated for a Shamus in the same category by the Private Eye Writers of America.

"Practice to Deceive" won the 1998 Minnesota Book Award (it is currently being developed as a feature film) and "Jelly's Gold" won the same prize in 2010. His 11th novel -- "Highway 61" -- was published in June 2011.

Housewright's short stories have appeared in several anthologies including "Silence of the Loons," "Twin Cities Noir," "Resort to Murder," and "Once Upon A Crime" and publications as diverse as Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine and True Romance.

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Average rating: 3.69 · 691 ratings · 124 reviews · 26 distinct works
A Hard Ticket Home
3.72 of 5 stars 3.72 avg rating — 100 ratings — published 2004 — 5 editions
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Pretty Girl Gone
3.72 of 5 stars 3.72 avg rating — 86 ratings — published 2006 — 4 editions
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3.8 of 5 stars 3.80 avg rating — 80 ratings — published 2005 — 4 editions
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Jelly's Gold: A McKenzie Novel
3.73 of 5 stars 3.73 avg rating — 74 ratings — published 2009 — 3 editions
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3.92 of 5 stars 3.92 avg rating — 61 ratings — published 2008 — 2 editions
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Dead Boyfriends
3.61 of 5 stars 3.61 avg rating — 57 ratings — published 2007 — 3 editions
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The Taking of Libbie, SD
3.76 of 5 stars 3.76 avg rating — 54 ratings — published 2010 — 3 editions
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Highway 61: A McKenzie Novel
3.54 of 5 stars 3.54 avg rating — 52 ratings — published 2011 — 2 editions
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Penance
3.48 of 5 stars 3.48 avg rating — 33 ratings — 2 editions
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Dearly Departed
3.65 of 5 stars 3.65 avg rating — 23 ratings — published 1999
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"My next novel is CURSE OF THE JADE LILY, which should be out June 5 about the heist of a priceless artifact from a Twin Cities museum, although, like...more "
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