Linda Barnes (writer) explained

Birth Date:	6 December 1949
Occupation:	Writer
Language:	English
Nationality:	American
Alma Mater:	Boston University
Genre:	Mystery fiction
Notableworks:	Carlotta Carlyle series

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

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.

Book reviews

• The Perfect Ghost Carolyn Haley's book review in the New York Journal of Books noted “Don’t be surprised if Linda Barnes gets an award for The Perfect Ghost, . . .”^[2]
• Kirkus wrote "Barnes puts aside her Carlotta Carlyle series (Lie Down With the Devil, 2008, etc.) for an eerie, suspenseful stand-alone that focuses more on the characters and their dark pasts than on a clever mystery."^[3]
• Publishers Weekly wrote "Although the mystery is slow to build, Barnes delivers a captivating story of love, rivalry, and revenge."^[4]

Awards

Wins

• 1986 Anthony award for Best short story, "Lucky Penny"^[5]
• 1987 Edgar award for Best novel, A Trouble of Fools^[6]

Nominations

• 1986 Shamus award for Best private eye short story, "Lucky Penny"^[7]
• 1988 Anthony award for Best novel, A Trouble of Fools^[5]
• 1988 Edgar award for Best mystery novel, A Trouble of Fools^[8]
• 1988 Shamus award for Best private eye novel, A Trouble of Fools^[7]

Publications

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

• Blood Will Have Blood (1981)
• Bitter Finish (1982)
• Dead Heat (1984)
• Cities Of The Dead (1985)

Carlotta Carlyle series

• A Trouble Of Fools (1987)
• The Snake Tattoo (1989)
• Coyote (1990)
• Steel Guitar (1991)
• Snapshot (1993)
• Hardware (1995)
• Cold Case (1997)
• Flashpoint (1999)
• The Big Dig (2002)
• Deep Pockets (2004)
• Heart Of The World (2006)
• Lie Down With The Devil (2008)

Em Moore

• The Perfect Ghost (2013)

Notes and References

1. page 15, Great Women Mystery Writers, 2nd Ed. by Elizabeth Blakesley Lindsay, 2007, publ. Greenwood Press,
2. New York Journal of Books
3. Kirkus
4. Publishers Weekly
5. Web site: Bouchercon World Mystery Convention : Anthony Awards Nominees . Bouchercon.info . October 2, 2003 . March 5, 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120207060829/http://www.bouchercon.info/nominees.html . February 7, 2012 .
6. Web site: Edgar Award Winners and Nominees in the Private Eye Genre . Thrillingdetective.com . March 5, 2012 . October 18, 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111018104715/http://thrillingdetective.com/trivia/triv50.html . live .
7. Web site: The Private Eye Writers of America and The Shamus Awards . Thrillingdetective.com . March 5, 2012 . August 7, 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110807082823/http://www.thrillingdetective.com/trivia/triv72.html . live .
8. Web site: Best Mystery Novel Edgar Award Winners and Nominees - Complete Lists . Mysterynet.com . March 5, 2012 . December 15, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121215192439/http://www.mysterynet.com/edgars/previous/novel/ . live .