Richard Stevenson Lipez (November 30, 1938 – March 16, 2022), commonly known by his pen name Richard Stevenson, was an American journalist and mystery author, most recently residing in Massachusetts. He was best known for his Donald Strachey mysteries.
Lipez was openly gay, and married his husband Joe Wheaton in 2004. He died from pancreatic cancer on March 16, 2022, at the age of 83.
Awards YearTitleAwardResultRef.1993Third Man OutLambda Literary Award for Gay MysteryFinalist1996Shock to the SystemLambda Literary Award for Gay MysteryFinalist1999Strachey’s FollyLambda Literary Award for Gay MysteryFinalist2011CockeyedLambda Literary Award for Gay MysteryFinalistTLA Gaybie Award for Best Gay Mystery Finalist2012Red White Black and BlueLambda Literary Award for Gay MysteryWinner
Publications
Grand Scam, with Peter Stein (1980)
Donald Strachey Mysteries Death Trick (1981) On the Other Hand, Death (1984) Ice Blues (1986) Third Man Out (1992) Shock to the System (1995) Chain of Fools (1996) Strachey's Folly (1998) Tongue Tied (2003) Death Vows (2008) The 38 Million Dollar Smile (2009) Cockeyed (2010) Red White Black and Blue (2011) The Last Thing I Saw (2012) Why Stop at Vengeance (2015) WWW.Dropdead (2016) Killer Reunion (2019) Chasing Rembrandt (2023) Clifford Waterman
Knock Off the Hat (2022)
Filmography Third Man Out (2005) Shock to the System (2006) On the Other Hand, Death (2008) Ice Blues (2008)
References
External links
Richard Lipez's book listing as Richard Stevenson at Fantastic Fiction Donald Strachey mysteries web page on the MLR Press website Biographical notes on Richard Stevenson Interview with Richard Stevenson