Brendan DuBois

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Brendan DuBois (born 1959/1960) [1] is an American mystery fiction and suspense writer. [2]

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Biography

DuBois grew up in Dover, New Hampshire, [3] graduated from St. Thomas Aquinas High School located there, [4] and then graduated from the University of New Hampshire in 1982. [3] [4] As of 2015, he was married and living in Exeter, New Hampshire. [5]

DuBois has twice won a Shamus Award for Best Short Story, in 1995 and 2001. [3] His short story "The Dark Snow" was published in Best American Mystery Stories of the Century (edited by Otto Penzler and Tony Hillerman). Despite success in those primary genres, he is best known for his alternate history novel Resurrection Day (1999), which won the Sidewise Award for Alternate History. [6] [7] [8]

DuBois was the champion on the September 28, 2012, episode of Jeopardy! and defeated The Beast on the February 24, 2015, episode of The Chase . [5]

On July 10, 2024, DuBois was arrested in Exeter, New Hampshire and charged with six felony counts of possession of child pornography. [9] He was arraigned the next day and held at the Rockingham County Jail. [9] Severn River Publishing, which published or republished 12 of his novels, has removed all his books from its online catalog. [10]

Bibliography

Novels

Lewis Cole series

  1. Dead Sand (1994)
  2. Black Tide (1995)
  3. Shattered Shell (1999)
  4. Killer Waves (2001)
  5. Buried Dreams (2004)
  6. Primary Storm (2006)
  7. Deadly Cove (2011)
  8. Fatal Harbor (2014)
  9. Blood Foam (2015)
  10. Storm Cell (2016)
  11. Hard Aground (2018)
  12. Terminal Surf (2024)

Empire of the North series (ebooks)

  1. The Noble Warrior (2012)
  2. The Noble Prisoner (2012)
  3. The Noble Prince (2012)

Dark Victory series

  1. Dark Victory (2015)
  2. Red Vengeance (2017)
  3. Black Triumph (2018)

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References

  1. ↑ Ganley, Shaun (July 10, 2024). "Brendan DuBois, New England best-selling author arrested, charged with possession of child pornography". WCVB-TV . Retrieved July 10, 2024.
  2. ↑ Rule, Rebecca (May 1, 1994). "A Seacoast detective, with depth". The Telegraph. Retrieved 27 June 2012.
  3. 1 2 3 McCartin, Jeanné (July 1, 2007). "Brendan DuBois never forgets his roots". Portsmouth Herald. Retrieved 2024-05-16.
  4. 1 2 "Miss Boulger weds Brendan DuBois". North Adams Transcript . North Adams, Massachusetts. September 14, 1985. p. 8. Retrieved July 11, 2024– via newspapers.com.
  5. 1 2 Hawkins, Erik (February 25, 2015). "Exeter man wins $17,500 on Game Show Network". Seacoast Online. Retrieved September 4, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Award Category: 1999 Best Long Form Alternate History (Sidewise Awards for Alternate History)". www.isfdb.org. Retrieved 2024-05-16.
  7. ↑ "Sidewise Awards Winners". Chicago Public Library. Retrieved 2024-05-16.
  8. ↑ "SFE: Sidewise Award". sf-encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 2024-05-16.
  9. 1 2 The Associated Press, The Associated Press (July 12, 2024). "Bestselling author Brendan DuBois charged with possessing child sexual abuse material". Associated Press. Retrieved July 12, 2024.
  10. ↑ "Bestselling author Brendan DuBois charged with possessing child sexual abuse materials". NBC News. The Associated Press. 12 July 2024.


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