Richard S. Forrest

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Richard S. Forrest
Born
Richard Stockton Forrest

(1932-05-08)May 8, 1932
Upper Montclair, New Jersey, U.S.
DiedMarch 14, 2005(2005-03-14) (aged 72)
Towson, Maryland, U.S.
OccupationAuthor
Known forMystery novels

Richard Stockton Forrest (May 8, 1932 – March 14, 2005) was an American mystery and suspense novelist and short story author.[1][2]

Biography

Forrest was born in

Edgar Award.[3] His books and short stories were published in the U.S., U.K., Japan, Italy, Finland, France, Germany, and Sweden. The Richard Forrest collection, which includes published and unpublished manuscripts, correspondence, personal memorabilia, printed materials, research materials, legal materials, and financial materials is stored in the Howard Gotlieb Archival Research Center at Boston University.[4]

Forrest died of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease due to smoking in 2005.[5]

Books

Lyon and Bea Wentworth Mystery Series

The Lyon and Bea Wentworth Mystery Series comprises 10 novels set in a small town called Murphysville, Connecticut. Lyon Wentworth and his wife, Bea Wentworth, a state senator, team up with Police Chief Rocco Herbert, Lyon's wartime buddy, to unravel a variety of murder mysteries.[6] Lyon writes children's books and is a hot air balloonist.[7] The New York Times Book Review called the first book in the series, A Child's Garden of Death,[8] "a curiously absorbing book, and a compassionate one."[9]

  • A Child's Garden of Death (1975)[8] - Two adults and a young girl clutching a doll are found in a 30-year old grave.[10]
  • The Wizard of Death (1977)[11] - A gubernatorial candidate that Bea introduces at a rally is shot, but she soon learns that she is also a target.[12]
  • Death Through the Looking Glass (1978)[13] - Lyon spots his best friend's airplane crash while he is hot air ballooning over long island sound, but there is no sign of the wreckage.[6]
  • The Death in the Willows (1979)[14] - Lyon is aboard a bus that is hijacked and stopped in the middle of the Lincoln Tunnel.[15]
  • The Death at Yew Corner (1980)[16] - Bea visits her college philosophy professor at a convalescent home, and discovers that she has been murdered.[17]
  • Death Under the Lilacs (1985)[18] - Bea is kidnapped and left to die, and Lyon must race to save her.[19]
  • Death on the Mississippi (1989)[20] - Lyon's old army buddy and his houseboat filled with cash disappear.[21]
  • The Piped Piper of Death (1997)[22] - Bea and Lyon attend a party where a historian-in-residence turns up murdered.[23]
  • Death in the Secret Garden (2004)[24] - A woman is found murdered in the woods, and a retired and mentally unstable Vietnam Veteran, the "Spook," is (falsely) accused.[25]
  • Death at King Arthur's Court (2005), published posthumously[26] - Lyon wakes up from what he thinks is a dream in which he is pursued by a hooded monk wielding a medieval sword. But the dream turns to nightmare when he realizes his clothes are torn and bloodstained.[27]

Sign Mystery Series with Diff James

Forrest wrote three novels for youth and low fluency adults as part of "The Thumbprint Mysteries" series. Each of these books features Diff James, a mute woodsman with an uncanny ability to understand animals.

  • Sign of the Beast (1998) - Old man Hardy was found dead inside his locked cabin. Was he killed by a bear or a human?[28]
  • Sign of Blood (1998) - Diff sees a plane crash into a lake. Two days later the pilot was found in his plane with a gunshot to his head.[29]
  • Sign of Terror (1999) - Diff is arrested for the murder of an actress and must prove his innocence.[30]

Non-Series Books

  • Who Killed Mr. Garland's Mistress (1974)[3]
  • The Killing Edge (1980)[31]
  • Lark (1986)[32]
  • Nursing Homes: The Complete Guide (1990)[33]
  • Retirement Living: A Guide to Housing Alternatives (1991)[34]
  • The Disappearing Airplane (1996-1997) - Published as a 21-part serial novel in Asahi Weekly
  • Murder in the Big Apple (1999) - Published as a 20-part serial novel in Asahi Weekly
  • The Impossible Crime (2002) - Published as a 25-part serial novel in Asahi Weekly

Non-Series Books Published Under Pseudonym Stockton Woods

  • The Laughing Man (1980)[35]
  • Game Bet (1981)[36]
  • The Man Who Heard Too Much (1983)[37]

Short stories

Fiction

  • "Bellamy Thurgood Learns to Skate" (January 1983) - Northeast Magazine, The Hartford Courant
  • "Family Friends" (February 1983) - Northeast Magazine, The Hartford Courant
  • "Sailors" (July 1983) - Northeast Magazine, The Hartford Courant
  • "The Crooked Tree" (December 1983) - Northeast Magazine, The Hartford Courant
  • "Crossing the Moat" (1993) St. Raphael's Better Health Writing Contest Winner

Mystery

  • "Mark of the Beast" (1976) - Mystery Monthly[38]
  • "Return of the Beast" (1976) - Mystery Monthly[39]
  • "The Headmaster Helps One of His Boys" (1982) - Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine[40]
  • "A Very Small Rasher" (1994) - Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine[41]
  • "Lazy Man" (1998) - Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine[42]

References

  1. ISBN 1-85743-1790
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  2. ISBN 0-671-85025-3
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  3. ^
    ISBN 052300446X
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  4. ^ "Collection - Howard Gotlieb Archival Research Center". hgar-srv3.bu.edu. Retrieved 2016-01-17.
  5. ISSN 0362-4331
    . Retrieved 2016-01-17.
  6. ^
    ISBN 1-890208-61-2
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  7. ISBN 0-89480-768-4
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  8. ^
    ISBN 0672521512
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  9. ^ New York Times Book Review (1977). New York Times Saturday Review of Books and Art, Volume 2; Volume 81. Arno Press.
  10. ^ "A Child's Garden of Death". Goodreads. Retrieved 2016-01-17.
  11. ISBN 067181799X
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  12. ^ "The Wizard of Death". Goodreads. Retrieved 2016-01-17.
  13. ISBN 0672522381
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  14. ISBN 0030492963
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  15. ^ "FFB: The Death In The Willows - Richard Forrest". Not The Baseball Pitcher. 10 June 2010. Retrieved 2016-01-17.
  16. ISBN 0030533864
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  17. ^ "The Death at Yew Corner". Goodreads. Retrieved 2016-01-17.
  18. ISBN 0312188781
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  19. ^ "DEATH UNDER THE LILACS by Richard Forrest | Kirkus Reviews". Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved 2016-01-17.
  20. ISBN 0312033230
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  21. ^ "Summary/Reviews: Death on the Mississippi /". www.buffalolib.org. Retrieved 2016-01-17.
  22. ISBN 0312152922
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  23. ^ "The Pied Piper of Death by Richard Forrest - FictionDB". www.fictiondb.com. Retrieved 2016-01-17.
  24. ISBN 0727861921
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  25. ISBN 9780727861924
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  26. ISBN 0727863142
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  27. ISBN 9780727863140
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  28. ISBN 9780809206766
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  29. ISBN 9780809206773
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  30. ISBN 9780809206780
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  31. ISBN 9780505515674
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  32. ISBN 9780451141651
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  33. ISBN 0-8160-2170-8
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  34. ISBN 9780816023394
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  35. ISBN 9780449143650
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  36. ISBN 9780449144305
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  37. ISBN 9780449123904
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  38. ^ Forrest, Richard (August 1976). "Mark of the Beast". Mystery Monthly.
  39. ^ Forrest, Richard (December 1976). "Return of the Beast". Mystery Monthly.
  40. ^ ""The Headmaster Helps One of His Boys" by Richard Forrest, Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, Wednesday, January 27th, 1982". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  41. ^ ""A Very Small Rasher" by Richard Forrest, Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, February 1994". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  42. ^ ""Lazy Man" by Richard Forrest, Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, June 1998". {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)
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