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.[1]

Steve Hockensmith
Born (1968-08-17) August 17, 1968 (age 56)
Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.
OccupationAuthor
NationalityAmerican
Children2
Website
www.stevehockensmith.com

Early life and education

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Hockensmith attended Bridgeport High School and Indiana University Bloomington.

Career

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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, Shamus[2] 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.[3] 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 2011[4]

Bibliography

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Novels

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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 series
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies: Dreadfully Ever After 2011 sequel to Pride and Prejudice and Zombies
The White Magic Five and Dime: A Tarot Mystery 2014 first in the series
Fool Me Once: A Tarot Mystery 2015 sequel to The White Magic Five and Dime
Give the Devil His Due: A Tarot Mystery 2017 third in the series
The Double-A Western Detective Agency 2018 part of the Holmes on the Range series

Short stories

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Title Publication or Anthology Pub. date Notes
Erie's Last Day Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine 2000 featuring Larry Erie
Special Delivery Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine Jan 2002
Dear Mr. Holmes Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine Feb 2003 debut of Big Red & Old Red
Secret Santa Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine Jan 2004
Tricks Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine 2004 featuring Larry Erie
Fred Menace, Commie for Hire Show Business Is Murder 2004 featuring Fred Menace
Naughty Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine Jan 2005
Gustav Amlingmeyer, Holmes of the Range Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine Feb 2005 featuring Big Red & Old Red
The Big Road Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine 2005 featuring Larry Erie
Naiveté Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine Jan 2006
Wolves in Winter Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine Feb 2006 featuring Big Red & Old Red
Dear Dr. Watson Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine Feb 2007 featuring Big Red & Old Red
Hidden Gifts Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine Jan 2008
The Devil's Acre Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine Feb 2008 featuring Big Red & Old Red
Greetings from Purgatory! Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine Feb 2009 featuring Big Red & Old Red
The old Senator Sherlock Holmes: The American Years Feb 2010 featuring Sherlock Holmes
An Introduction to Jewish Myth and Mysticism An Apple for a Creature[5] Aug 2012
The Herd Lightspeed Magazine Oct 2014
Do Not Disturb Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine Jun 2019
The Death and Carnage Boy Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine Jul 2020
Curious Incidents Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine Dec 2020

Notes

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  1. ^ Steve's Steve - Steve's Web Place
  2. ^ Shamus Awards list
  3. ^ List of Barry Awards Archived 2012-04-23 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ Attending C2E2 This Weekend? Meet the BRAAAAINS Behind Quirk Classics
  5. ^ "An Apple for a Creature".
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