David Liss
David Liss (born March 16, 1966) is an American
writer of novels, essays and short fiction; more recently working also in comic books. He was born in
New Jersey and grew up in
South Florida. Liss received his
BA degree from
Syracuse University, an
MA from
Georgia State University and his
M. Phil from
Columbia University. He left his post-graduate studies of 18th Century British literature and unfinished
dissertation to write full-time. "If things had not worked out with fiction, I probably would have kept to my graduate school career track and sought a job as a literature professor," he said. A full-time writer since 2010, Liss lives in
San Antonio, Texas, with his wife and children.
Most of Liss' novels are
historical-mystery (or historical-thriller) novels. Settings include 18th-century London and America and
17th-century Amsterdam. One novel, ''
The Ethical Assassin'', is a modern mystery-thriller. His first book, ''
A Conspiracy of Paper'' (2000), won the 2001
Edgar Award for Best First Novel. A member of the
International Thriller Writers, he is a regular attendee at
Bouchercon and ''Thrillerfest''.
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