David Liss
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born
March 16, 1966
gender
male
place of birth
The United States
website
genre
Literature & Fiction, Mystery & Thrillers
influences
Henry Fielding and Harry Crews
member since
September 2007
about this author
I am a novelist living in San Antonio, Texas, though, for the record, I am not from Texas. I just live here. I have four novels published: A Conspiracy of Paper (which won the Edgar Award for Best First Novel) and A Spectacle of Corruption were both national bestsellers. They are set in 18th century London and feature Benjamin Weaver, a Jewish former pugilist, thief-taker for hire. Weaver will be back in 2009 with The Devil’s Company, but he’s featured in a new short story, The Double Dealer” in the anthology Thriller , edited by James Patterson. The Coffee Trader is set in 17th century Amsterdam. It was also a national bestseller, and is a book group favorite. My most recent novel, The Ethical Assassin , is a contemporary animal righ...more
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The Coffee Trader by David Liss (Goodreads author) avg rating 3.59 — 871 ratings — published 2003 14 editions |
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A Conspiracy of Paper by David Liss (Goodreads author) avg rating 3.83 — 808 ratings — published 2000 18 editions |
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The Whiskey Rebels: A Novel by David Liss (Goodreads author) avg rating 3.85 — 554 ratings — published 2008 6 editions |
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A Spectacle of Corruption by David Liss (Goodreads author) avg rating 3.88 — 275 ratings — published 2004 11 editions |
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The Ethical Assassin: A Novel by David Liss (Goodreads author) avg rating 3.47 — 230 ratings — published 1990 11 editions |
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The Devil's Company: A Novel by David Liss (Goodreads author) avg rating 4.02 — 116 ratings — published 2007 4 editions |
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The Whiskey Rebels by David Liss (Goodreads author) avg rating 4.50 — 2 ratings |
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Spectacle of Corruption by David Liss (Goodreads author) avg rating 0.0 — 0 ratings — published 2004 |
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The Whiskey Rebels by David Liss (Goodreads author), Christopher Lane avg rating 0.0 — 0 ratings — published 2009 |
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The Ethical Assassin by David Liss (Goodreads author) avg rating 0.0 — 0 ratings — published 2006 |
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Thanks for the invitation! I really loved The Ethical Assassin, but I still love my pork!! (Though I must admit it did put me off it for a bit.) However, I am definitely off door-to-door salesmen!! Actually, a week or so after finishing the book, a K***y guy stopped by and I let him clean my rug and then told them no thanks as I thought of Lem's slimy boss. Thanks for the confidence!!
Thanks for adding me to your friends. I promise to add more detail to my reviews of your books and post all the ones I've read. (And I've loved them all.);)
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I would like you to visit my picture exhibtion in our website at www.iranipc.net on 30 nov to 6 dec 2008 and give me your advice
Hi David,thank you for the book recommendation.
I put it on my to-read list.
ediFanoB
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"All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us."
J. R. R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring
British scholar & fantasy novelist (1892 - 1973)
Hi David and thanks for the book recommendation.
Sound pretty interesting. I'll have to check it out!
Jeannie
Hi David and thanks for adding me as a friend. Even if you're not from Texas, I'm sending a warm southern hello and we're glad you're here. You have such an impressive bio! I know you're a busy man, but if you have the time, I'd love for you to visit my web site, jeanniebarber.com. I'm a novice writer so feel free to make any kind of suggestions, ideas or thoughts to correct it. I’m co-authoring a novel with Patty Wiseman, another friend on Goodreads. We’ve known each other for over 30 years. While you're there, please sign the guestbook, too! There’s also a link to our book you can click on…clairkelley@synthasite.com. This site is brand new and in the editing stage as is our story. Please visit it as well. We’re both very green, but we’ve met so many people on this site willing to reach out and offer advice or a guiding hand, we feel very blessed.
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Jeannie
Thank you for adding me, David. I'm definitely interested in some of your titles. I'll add them to my list of books to read.My first mystery/suspense was released in June, after many years of trying to write mysteries.
Are you participating in the Texas Book Festival in Austin? Our publishing house is too small to afford that festival, yet. We're going to Decatur (GA) the last of this month, though.
Vivian
