Chris Wiltz

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Christine Wiltz (born January 3, 1948) is an American writer of mystery fiction. A native of New Orleans, Wiltz attended school at a number of different universities in Louisiana before completing a BA at San Francisco State College in 1969. Prior to becoming a full-time writer she held a number of jobs including advertising, grant writing, selling books, and short-order cooking. [1] She has written four mystery novels featuring Neal Rafferty, a former member of the New Orleans Police Department turned private investigator. She has also written a biography of Norma Wallace, The Last Madam, and a standalone novel, Shoot the Money. Her writing has appeared in the New Yorker and the Los Angeles Times , and has been writer-in-residence and adjunct professor at Tulane University and Loyola University New Orleans. [2] [3] [4] Wiltz is married; she and her husband survived Hurricane Katrina. [5]

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Neal Rafferty series

Standalone novels

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  1. Kathleen Gregory Klein (1994). Great Women Mystery Writers: Classic to Contemporary. Greenwood Press. ISBN   978-0-313-28770-1.
  2. "Chris Wiltz". Open Road Media. Retrieved Apr 4, 2021.
  3. "Christine Wiltz- Author". www.portraitpainter.com. Retrieved Apr 4, 2021.
  4. "Author Interview: Christine Wiltz" . Retrieved Apr 4, 2021.
  5. Rowell, Charles H; Wiltz, Chris (Apr 4, 2006). "Chris Wiltz" . Callaloo. 29 (4): 1265–1270. doi:10.1353/cal.2007.0090. S2CID   201774695 . Retrieved Apr 4, 2021 via Project MUSE.
  6. "Chris Wiltz". www.fantasticfiction.com. Retrieved Apr 4, 2021.