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William L DeAndrea


(William Louis DeAndrea)
USA flag (1952 - 1996)
Husband of Jane Haddam

aka Philip DeGrave, Lee Davis Willoughby

William L. DeAndrea was an American mystery writer and columnist. He won three Edgar Awards from the Mystery Writers of America, the first for his first novel, Killed in the Ratings. The majority of his novels made up several series. The Matt Cobb mysteries drew on DeAndrea's experience working for a major American television network. The Niccolo Benedetti mysteries paid homage to great detectives such as Nero Wolfe. (DeAndrea was an active member of the Wolfe Pack when he lived in New York.) The Clifford Driscoll series ventured into the realm of the spy thriller, while the Lobo Blacke/Quinn Booker series of historical mysteries were set in the old West.

DeAndrea was born in New York and educated at Syracuse University. During the 1980s his job took him to Europe, first to Paris and then London. On his return to the USA he lived in Litchfield County, Connecticut.

DeAndrea was also the author of the J'Accuse! column in the Armchair Detective, a fanzine published by Mysterious Press. He won his third Edgar in 1994 for his reference work, Encyclopedia Mysteriosa. He was married to mystery writer Jane Haddam.
 

Genres: Mystery
 
Series
Matt Cobb
   1. Killed in the Ratings (1978)
   2. Killed in the Act (1981)
   3. Killed With a Passion (1983)
   4. Killed On the Ice (1984)
   5. Killed in Paradise (1988)
   6. Killed On the Rocks (1990)
   7. Killed in Fringe Time (1994)
   8. Killed in the Fog (1996)
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Noccolo Benedetti
   1. The Hog Murders (1979)
   2. The Werewolf Murders (1992)
   3. The Manx Murders (1994)
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Clifford Driscoll
   1. Cronus (1984)
   2. Snark (1985)
   3. Azrael (1987)
   4. Atropos (1990)
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Novels
   The Lunatic Fringe (1980)
   Five O'Clock Lightning (1982)
   Unholy Moses (1985) (as by Philip DeGrave)
   Keep the Baby Faith (1986) (as by Philip DeGrave)
   Keep the Baby, Faith (Bogie's Mystery) (1988)
   When Dinosaurs Ruled the Basement (1995) (with Matthew DeAndrea)
   The Night of the Living Yogurt (1996) (with Matthew DeAndrea)
   The Pizza That Time Forgot (1999) (with Matthew DeAndrea)
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Collections
   Murder: All Kinds (2003)
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Non fiction show
 
Anthologies containing stories by William L DeAndrea
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Holmes for the Holidays (1996)
edited by
Martin H Greenberg, Jon L Lellenberg and Carol-Lynn Waugh

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