John Peyton Cooke Explained

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Birth Name:John Peyton Cooke
Birth Date:7 March 1967
Birth Place:Amarillo, Texas, U.S.
Genre:Crime fiction

John Peyton Cooke (born March 7, 1967) is an American novelist.[1] [2] He is most notable as a short story writer known for thrillers, often with gay male protagonists and including themes of male homosexuality and psychological suspense.

Reviews

His novel Torsos, a fictionalized account of the Cleveland Torso Murderer, was a finalist for the Lambda Literary Award for Best Gay Men’s Mystery for 1993,[3] [4] [5] and was noted by Marilyn Stasio in The New York Times Book Review for its atmospheric depiction of Cleveland, Ohio, during the Great Depression.[1] His short story "After You’ve Gone" was selected for The Best American Mystery Stories 2003, edited by Michael Connelly and Otto Penzler.[6]

Cooke's 1991 gay vampire novel Out for Blood, originally published by Avon Books, was reprinted in 2019 by Valancourt Books (also issued in audiobook) and Cooke was interviewed about his novel by the audiobook's narrator Sean C. Duregger on his podcast Audiobooks from Hell.[7]

Awards and honors

Publications

Books

Short fiction

Other

Personal life

He was born in Amarillo, Texas, and grew up in Laramie, Wyoming.[9] He has also lived in New York City, Toronto, London, and currently lives in Los Angeles.

Notes and References

  1. News: Stasio. Marilyn. 1994-01-23. Crime. en-US. The New York Times. 2021-07-03. 0362-4331.
  2. Web site: Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Summary Bibliography John Peyton Cooke. 2021-08-23.
  3. Cooke, John Peyton (1993). Torso, Headline, London. .
  4. Cooke, John Peyton (1994). Torsos, Mysterious Press, New York. .
  5. Web site: 6th Annual Lambda Literary Awards. 14 July 1994. Lambda Literary Foundation. 2021-07-08.
  6. Web site: Connelly . Michael . The Best American Mystery Stories (2003) . 2021-07-03 . Michael Connelly . en-US.
  7. Web site: Audiobooks from Hell, Episode 5: John Peyton Cooke Is Out for Blood. 13 March 2020. 2021-08-23.
  8. Web site: Out for Blood. 2021-08-23.
  9. http://johnpeytoncooke.blogspot.com/