David Fulmer

David Fulmer
Born	Thurston David Fulmer (1950-04-03) April 3, 1950 (age 75) Northumberland, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Occupation	Writer journalist producer
Subject	Historical fiction, Crime fiction, Mystery
Years active	1990-present
Notable works	The Valentin St. Cyr Storyville series
Spouse	Suzanne Mercier ​ ​ (m. 1974;div. 1979)​ Sansanee Sermprungsuk ​ ​ (m. 2013)​
Children	1

David Fulmer (born April 3, 1950) is an American author and former journalist who also made one film.

Career

Fulmer wrote and produced the documentary Blind Willie's Blues (1996), ^[1] which Video Librarian called "nothing less than the economic, social, and historical evolution of America's indigenous music".^{[ citation needed ]} It was re-released on YouTube in December of 2023. ^[2]

Works

St. Cyr series

In 2001, Fulmer's first novel, Chasing the Devil's Tail, was released by Poisoned Pen Press. Harcourt Books purchased the paperback rights in 2003, and then contracted with Fulmer for five more novels.^{[ citation needed ]} Publishers Weekly predicted the book would generate a lot of buzz and sales. ^[3]

Rampart Street won the Benjamin Franklin Award in 2007 for best audiobook fiction. ^[4] San Francisco Chronicle found Rampart Street could be "savored as a stand-alone volume; readers need not have read 'Chasing the Devil's Tail' or its follow- up, 'Jass,' to appreciate it." ^{[5] [6]}

Lost River was reviewed by Kirkus Reviews , ^[7] Booklist , ^[8] and the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. ^[9]

Other novels

His novel The Blue Door was reviewed by Library Journal ^[10] and The Washington Post. ^[11]

Short fiction

• "Back o' Town Blues", Flesh and Blood, 2003 ^[12]
• "Algiers", New Orleans Noir, Akashic Books, April 2007 ^[13]

Awards

Chasing the Devil's Tail

• Winner, AudioFile Earphones Award
• Nominee, 2004 Falcon Award
• Nominee Best Novel - Los Angeles Times Book Prize
• Winner, Shamus Award for Best First Novel ^{[14] [ better source needed ]}
• Nominee, Barry Award for Best Mystery
• "Best New Series", Booklist
• "Hottest Beach Read" - Books Read Lately

Jass

• 2006 Georgia Author of the Year Award for Fiction
• "Best of 2005 List" – Library Journal
• "Best of 2005 List" – The St. Louis Post-Dispatch
• "Best of 2005 List" – Deadly Pleasures Magazine

Rampart Street

• 2007 Benjamin Franklin Award for Adult Fiction Audiobook ^[4]
• New York magazine "Best Novel You've Never Read"

The Dying Crapshooter's Blues

• "Ice Pick of the Month" – Booklist , January 2007

The Blue Door

• "2008 Best of the Shelf" – Atlanta magazine
• Nomination for "2009 Shamus Award for Best Novel"

• "Anthracite" (Pilot screenplay) Semi-Finalist - 2025 Filmmatic Script Competition

References

1. O'Briant, Don (January 21, 1993). "Peach Buzz: 'Blind Willie's' story heads for small screen". The Atlanta Journal and The Atlanta Constitution. p. H/2.
2. Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections (November 7, 2023). Blind Willie's Blues . Retrieved October 8, 2024– via YouTube.
3. "Chasing the Devil's Tail". Publishers Weekly. 248. 42 (October 15, 2001): p. 49.
4. "IBPA, the Independent Book Publishers Association". Ibpa-online.org. Archived from the original on July 31, 2009. Retrieved February 14, 2012.
5. June Sawyers (January 8, 2006). "Sex, death and gumbo". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved February 14, 2012.
6. Taylor, Ihsan (March 11, 2007). "Paperback Row". The New York Times. p. 28.
7. Fulmer, David: Lost River . Kirkus Reviews. (October 1, 2008)
8. Ott, Bill. Lost River . Booklist. 105. 6 (November 15, 2008): p. 20.
9. Lee, David (February 15, 2009). "Atlanta News, Sports, Atlanta Weather, Business News". ajc.com. Archived from the original on June 29, 2011. Retrieved February 14, 2012.
10. Vicarel, Jo Ann. Mystery. Library Journal. 132. 20 (December 1, 2007): p. 91. The Blue Door
11. Anderson, Patrick (February 25, 2008). "Evocative Scenes of the Crime". The Washington Post. Retrieved February 14, 2012.
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13. Julie Smith, ed. (2007). New Orleans Noir . Akashic Books. p.  56. ISBN   9781933354248 . Retrieved February 14, 2012. david fulmer.
14. "The Private Eye Writers of America and The Shamus Awards". Thrillingdetective.com. Retrieved February 14, 2012.