Jean M. Redmann

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Jean M. Redmann
Born (1955-06-09) June 9, 1955 (age 69)
Mississippi, U.S.
Pen nameJ. M. Redmann
Occupation Novelist, activist
Period20th century
Genre Mystery
Subject Lesbian fiction
Literary movement LGBT literature

Jean M. Redmann (born June 9, 1955 in Mississippi), known professionally as J. M. Redmann and R. Jean Reid, is an American novelist best known for her Micky Knight mystery series, which has won the Lambda Literary Award for Lesbian Mystery three times and been a finalist four times.

Contents

Redmann's novels contain similar themes regarding "the protagonist's troubled childhood and how it affects her adult life, discrimination based on sexual orientation and alcoholism. Her novels follow the tradition of hardboiled fiction." [1] [ better source needed ]

She "is a gay rights activist and works as the director of prevention at NO/AIDS Task Force." [1] [ better source needed ]

Redmann's work has influenced several Spanish authors, who have also created detective characters and developed crime fiction stories based on lesbian female characters. These authors include Clara Asunción García, Isabel Franc, and Susana Hernández. [2]

Awards

Awards for Redmann's writing
YearWorkAwardResultRef.
1993Deaths of Jocasta Lambda Literary Award for Lesbian Mystery Finalist [3]
1996The Intersection of Law and DesireLambda Literary Award for Lesbian MysteryWon [4]
2000Lost DaughtersLambda Literary Award for Lesbian MysteryFinalist [5]
2010Death of a Dying ManLambda Literary Award for Lesbian MysteryWon [6]
2011Water Mark Golden Crown Literary Society Award for Mystery/ThrillerWon [7]
Lambda Literary Award for Lesbian MysteryFinalist
Rainbow Award for LGBT MysteryWon
2012Night Shadows: Queer Horror Shirley Jackson Award for Edited AnthologyFinalist [8]
Lambda Literary Award for Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror Finalist [9]
2013Ill WillLambda Literary Award for Lesbian MysteryWon [9] [10]
2018The Girl on the Edge of SummerLambda Literary Award for Lesbian MysteryFinalist [11]
2024Transitory Joseph Hansen Award Won [12] [13]

Publications

Micky Knight series

  1. Death by the Riverside (1990)
  2. Deaths of Jocasta (1992)
  3. The Intersection of Law and Desire (1995)
  4. Lost Daughters (1999)
  5. Death of a Dying Man (2009)
  6. Water Mark (2010)
  7. Ill Will (2012)
  8. The Shoal of Time (2013)
  9. The Girl on the Edge of Summer (2017)
  10. Not Dead Enough (2019)
  11. Transitory (2023)

Nell McGraw series (as R. Jean Reid)

  1. Roots of Murder (2016)
  2. Perdition (2017)

Anthology contributions

Anthologies edited

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