Sat, Nov 15 · 10:30 AM CST
Is the modern American mystery novel the most important literature being written today? Why do private eyes and fictional detectives continue to fascinate us? Do we want all our problems neatly solved or see proof that crime really doesn’t pay? Or do we just want to have fun? Maybe we should ask the expert or have a chance to see how even Minnesota can be a place where dark alleyways, seedy dives, and the homes of the rich and famous can be a gateway to a sinister world. Do we want to find out? Of course we do.
A past President of the Private Eye Writers of America, David Housewright won a prestigious Edgar Award from the Mystery Writers of America and three Minnesota Book Awards for his Rushmore McKenzie and Holland Taylor private eye novels as well as other tales of murder and mayhem in the Midwest. He has published 31 novels, including Them Bones (St. Martin’s Minotaur) and Girl In A Dumpster (Down and Out Books). He has earned an Edgar Award from the Mystery Writers of America, a Shamus nomination from the PWA, and three Minnesota Books Awards. A reformed newspaper reporter and ad man, he also taught at the University of Minnesota and Loft Literary Center in Minneapolis. He was recently added to “Minnesota Writers on the Map*”* by the Minnesota Historical Society and Friends of the St. Paul Public Library. His website is www.davidhousewright.com.
