David Liss

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David Liss
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Liss at the 2016 Texas Book Festival
Born (1966-03-16) March 16, 1966 (age 56)
New Jersey, United States
OccupationWriter, author
NationalityAmerican
CitizenshipUnited States
Education Syracuse University
Georgia State University
Columbia University
Genre Thriller, mystery, comic books
Website
davidliss.com

David Liss (born March 16, 1966) is an American writer of novels, essays and short fiction; more recently working also in comic books. [1] [2] 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. [3] A full-time writer since 2010, Liss lives in San Antonio, Texas, with his wife and children. [4]

Contents

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. [5] A member of the International Thriller Writers, [6] he is a regular attendee at Bouchercon and Thrillerfest.

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Novels

Short fiction

Comic books

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