Steve Hockensmith (born August 17, 1968) is an American author. He was born in Louisville, Kentucky. He currently lives in California's bay area with his wife, two children, and pet dog.Steve's Steve - Steve's Web Place
Early life and education Hockensmith attended Bridgeport High School and Indiana University Bloomington.
Career Hockensmith is the author of the Holmes on the Range mystery series. The first book in the series, Holmes on the Range (published in 2006), was a finalist for the Edgar, ShamusShamus Awards list and Anthony Awards for Best First Novel.
Several of Hockensmith's short stories have been nominated for awards in the mystery field. He won the Short Mystery Fiction Society's Derringer Award for "Erie's Last Day," published in the May 2000 issue of Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine (AHMM). Two subsequent Larry Erie stories, "Tricks" (AHMM, August 2004) and "The Big Road" (AHMM, May 2005), were finalists for the Shamus Award for Best Short Story from the Private Eye Writers of America (PWA). "The Big Road" was also nominated for the Anthony and Barry Awards.List of Barry Awards More recently, a Big Red/Old Red story, "Dear Dr. Watson" (published in the February 2007 EQMM), was a finalist for the Anthony Award.
Hockensmith authored the third book in the Quirk Classics series, Pride and Prejudice and Zombies: Dawn of the Dreadfuls, in 2010, as well as its sequel, Pride and Prejudice and Zombies: Dreadfully Ever After in 2011Attending C2E2 This Weekend? Meet the BRAAAAINS Behind Quirk Classics
Bibliography
Novels Title Pub. date Notes Holmes on the Range 2006 first in the series, featuring Big Red & Old Red On the Wrong Track 2007 part of the Holmes on the Range series The Black Dove 2008 part of the Holmes on the Range series The Crack in the Lens 2009 part of the Holmes on the Range series Pride and Prejudice and Zombies: Dawn of the Dreadfuls 2010 prequel to Pride and Prejudice and Zombies Naughty: Nine Tales of Christmas Crime 2010 ebook World's Greatest Sleuth! 2011 part of the Holmes on the Range seriesPride and Prejudice and Zombies: Dreadfully Ever After 2011 sequel to Pride and Prejudice and ZombiesThe White Magic Five and Dime: A Tarot Mystery 2014 first in the seriesFool Me Once: A Tarot Mystery 2015 sequel to The White Magic Five and DimeGive the Devil His Due: A Tarot Mystery 2017 third in the seriesThe Double-A Western Detective Agency2018part of the Holmes on the Range series
Short stories
Title Publication or Anthology Pub. date NotesErie's Last DayAlfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine 2000featuring Larry ErieSpecial DeliveryEllery Queen's Mystery Magazine Jan 2002Dear Mr. HolmesEllery Queen's Mystery Magazine Feb 2003 debut of Big Red & Old RedSecret SantaEllery Queen's Mystery Magazine Jan 2004TricksAlfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine 2004 featuring Larry ErieFred Menace, Commie for HireShow Business Is Murder 2004 featuring Fred MenaceNaughtyEllery Queen's Mystery Magazine Jan 2005Gustav Amlingmeyer, Holmes of the RangeEllery Queen's Mystery Magazine Feb 2005 featuring Big Red & Old RedThe Big RoadAlfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine 2005 featuring Larry ErieNaivetéEllery Queen's Mystery Magazine Jan 2006Wolves in WinterEllery Queen's Mystery Magazine Feb 2006 featuring Big Red & Old RedDear Dr. WatsonEllery Queen's Mystery Magazine Feb 2007 featuring Big Red & Old RedHidden GiftsEllery Queen's Mystery Magazine Jan 2008The Devil's AcreEllery Queen's Mystery Magazine Feb 2008 featuring Big Red & Old RedGreetings from Purgatory!Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine Feb 2009 featuring Big Red & Old RedThe old SenatorSherlock Holmes: The American Years Feb 2010 featuring Sherlock HolmesAn Introduction to Jewish Myth and MysticismAn Apple for a CreatureAug 2012The HerdLightspeed Magazine Oct 2014 Do Not DisturbEllery Queen's Mystery MagazineJun 2019The Death and Carnage BoyEllery Queen's Mystery MagazineJul 2020Curious IncidentsEllery Queen's Mystery MagazineDec 2020
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