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William Louis DeAndrea (July 1, 1952 - October 9, 1996) was an American mystery writer and columnist.

Biography

DeAndrea was born in Port Chester, New York in 1952 and was educated at Syracuse University. During the 1980s his job took him to Europe, first to Paris and then London; on his return to the United States he settled in Litchfield County, Connecticut. 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 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.

In 1982, he participated in the intercontinental quiz show Top of the World, which pitted contestants via satellite from Australia, the US and the UK. DeAndrea emerged as the American champion (thanks to his knowledge of Ellery Queen) and was invited to the final in London, but lost out to British insurance broker James Eccleson. He was married to mystery writer Jane Haddam, and died on October 9, 1996.

Bibliography

The Lunatic Fringe (1980)

Five O'clock Lightning (1982)

The Matt Cobb Mysteries:

Killed in the Ratings 1978 (Edgar winner: Best First Novel)
Killed in Fringe Time 1994
Killed in the Fog 1996
Killed in Paradise 1988
Killed in the Act 1981
Killed on the Ice 1984
Killed on the Rocks 1990
Killed With a Passion 1983

The Professor Niccolo Benedetti Mysteries:

The HOG Murders 1979 (Edgar winner: Best Paperback Original)
The Manx Murders 1992
The Werewolf Murders 1994

The Clifford Driscoll series:

Atropos
Azrael
Cronus
Snark

The Lobo Blacke/Quinn Booker Mysteries:

Fatal Elixir
Written in Fire

As Philip DeGrave:

Unholy Moses
Keep the Baby, Faith (Bogie's Mystery)

Collection:

Murder — All Kinds (Crippen & Landru, 2003)

Non-Fiction

Encyclopedia Mysteriosa

References

Haddam, Jane (1999) New Introduction to The Hog Murders by William L. DeAndrea, International Polgonics, New York City

External links

{{Official website|http://www.janehaddam.com/billsbooks.html|Bill's page on Jane Haddam's official website}}
The Official Site of the Nero Wolfe Fan Club, The Wolfe Pack
List of short stories by William L. DeAndrea

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