Aaron Elkins
Aaron Elkins | |
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Aaron Elkins | |
Born | (1935-07-24) July 24, 1935 (age 89) Brooklyn, New York |
Occupation | Author |
Language | English |
Genre | Mystery |
Spouse | Charlotte Elkins |
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Aaron Elkins (born July 24, 1935 in Brooklyn) is an American mystery writer. He is best known for his series of novels featuring forensic anthropologist Gideon Oliver—the 'skeleton detective'.
Biography
Elkins's father was a machinist, his mother a homemaker. Elkins graduated from Hunter College in 1956 with a Bachelor of Arts, after which he studied at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, earned master of arts degrees at the University of Arizona (1960) and California State University, Los Angeles (1962), and received a doctorate in Education (Ed.D.) in 1976 from the University of California, Berkeley.
Elkins had a multi-year career as a government employee, consultant, lecturer, and teacher in the fields of business, psychology, and anthropology.[citation needed]
Elkins and his wife, Charlotte Elkins, live in Sequim, Washington;[1] they have two children.[2]
Writing
Elkins began his first novel (the first in the Gideon Oliver series) in 1978, at the age of 42. The fourth Oliver book, Old Bones, received the 1988 Edgar Award for "Best Mystery Novel" and was nominated for the 1988 Anthony Award in the same category.[3][4]
The seventh Gideon Oliver novel, Make No Bones, was nominated for an Agatha Award in 1991.[5]
In another series, the protagonist is museum curator Chris Norgren, an expert in Northern Renaissance art. His third novel in the Chris Norgren series, Old Scores, won a Nero Award for best mystery novel (1994),[6] and was also nominated for an Agatha Award for "Best Novel".[5]
One of his stand-alone thrillers, Loot, deals with art stolen by the Nazis and introduces protagonist Dr. Benjamin Revere.
With his wife, he has also co-written a series of golf mysteries about LPGA member Lee Ofsted. They shared an Agatha Award (1992) for their short story "Nice Gorilla".[5]
Works
Gideon Oliver novels
- Fellowship of Fear (1982)
- The Dark Place (1983)
- Murder in the Queen's Armes (1985)
- Old Bones (1987)
- Curses! (1989)
- Icy Clutches (1990)
- Make No Bones (1991)
- Dead Men's Hearts (1994)
- Twenty Blue Devils (1997)
- Skeleton Dance (2000)
- Good Blood (2004)
- Where There's a Will (2005)
- Unnatural Selection (2006)
- Little Tiny Teeth (2007)
- Uneasy Relations (2008)
- Skull Duggery (2009)
- Dying on the Vine (2012)
- Switcheroo (2016)
Chris Norgren novels
- A Deceptive Clarity (1987)
- A Glancing Light (1991)
- Old Scores (1993)
Lee Ofsted novels (with Charlotte Elkins)
- A Wicked Slice (1989)
- Rotten Lies (1995)
- Nasty Breaks (1997)
- Where Have all the Birdies Gone? (2004)
- On the Fringe (2005)
Alix London novels (with Charlotte Elkins)
- A Dangerous Talent (2012) (German version: Gefährliches Talent, Translator: Olaf Knechten, 2013)
- A Cruise to Die For (2013)
- The Art Whisperer (2014)
- The Trouble with Mirrors (2016)
Other novels
- Loot (1999)
- Turncoat (2002)
- The Worst Thing (2011)
- A Long Time Coming (2018)
Adaptations
The character of Gideon Oliver appeared in an eponymous TV series starring Louis Gossett Jr. that ran on the ABC television network between February 1989 and May 1989 as part of the ABC Mystery Movie rotation.
References
- ^ Urban, Diane (July 29, 2008), 'Looking out at the water, my mind floats freer': How author Aaron Elkins is inspired to write best-sellers, Peninsula Daily News, archived from the original on July 15, 2011, retrieved January 10, 2011
- ^ "Profile of Aaron Elkins". weread.com. Archived from the original on December 28, 2012. Retrieved March 8, 2012.
- ^ "Best Mystery Novel Edgar Award Winners and Nominees - Complete Lists". Mysterynet.com. Retrieved March 8, 2012.
- ^ "Bouchercon World Mystery Convention : Anthony Awards Nominees". Bouchercon.info. October 2, 2003. Archived from the original on February 7, 2012. Retrieved March 8, 2012.
- ^ a b c "Malice Domestic Convention - Bethesda, MD". Malicedomestic.org. August 23, 1988. Archived from the original on April 12, 2010. Retrieved March 8, 2012.
- ^ "Wolfe Pack Nero Award Recipients chronologically". Nerowolfe.org. December 12, 2011. Archived from the original on May 14, 2013. Retrieved March 8, 2012.
External links
Interview with Aaron Elkins, A DISCUSSION WITH National Authors on Tour TV Series, Episode #12 (1992)
Interview with Aaron Elkins, A DISCUSSION WITH National Authors on Tour TV Series, Episode #85 (1994)
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- Mo Moulton (2019)
- Christina Lane (2020)
- Robert Barnard (1988)
- Sharyn McCrumb (1989)
- Joan Hess (1990)
- Margaret Maron (1991)
- Aaron Elkins and Charlotte Elkins (1992)
- M. D. Lake (1993)
- Dorothy Cannell (1994)
- Elizabeth Daniels (1995)
- Carolyn Wheat (1996)
- M. D. Lake (1997)
- Barbara D'Amato (1998)
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- Art Taylor (2013)
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- Barb Goffman (2015)
- Art Taylor (2016)
- Gigi Pandian (2017)
- Leslie Budewitz and Tara Laskowski (2018) (tie)
- Shawn Reilly Simmons (2019)
- Barb Goffman (2020)
- Cindy Callaghan (2018)
Young Adult Fiction
- Penny Warner (2001)
- Daniel J. Hale & Matthew LaBrot (2002)
- Kathleen Karr (2003)
- Blue Balliett (2004)
- Peter Abrahams (2005)
- Nancy Means Wright (2006)
- Sarah Masters Buckey (2007)
- Chris Grabenstein (2008)
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- Sarah Smith (2010)
- Chris Grabenstein (2011)
- Penny Warner (2012)
- Chris Grabenstein (2013)
- Penny Warner (2014)
- Amanda Flower (2015)
- Penny Warner (2016)
- Cindy Callaghan (2017)
- Frances Schoonmaker (2019)
- Richard Narvaez (2020)
for Lifetime Achievement
- Phyllis A. Whitney (1990)
- Mignon G. Eberhart (1994)
- Mary Stewart (1996)
- Emma Lathen (1997)
- Charlotte MacLeod (1998)
- Patricia Moyes (1999)
- Dick Francis (2000)
- Mildred Benson (2001)
- Tony Hillerman (2002)
- Barbara Mertz, Elizabeth Peters and Barbara Michaels (2003)
- Marian Babson (2004)
- H.R.F. Keating (2005)
- Robert Barnard (2006)
- Carolyn Hart (2007)
- Peter Lovesey (2008)
- Anne Perry (2009)
- Mary Higgins Clark (2010)
- Sue Grafton (2011)
- Simon Brett (2012)
- Aaron Elkins (2013)
- Dorothy Cannell, Joan Hess and Margaret Maron (2014)
- Sara Paretsky (2015)
- Katherine Hall Page (2016)
- Charlaine Harris (2017)
- Nancy Pickard (2018)
Poirot Award
- David Suchet (2003)
- Ruth Cavin (2004)
- Angela Lansbury (2005)
- Douglas G. Greene (2006)
- Janet Hutchings and Linda Landrigan (2008)
- Kate Stine and Brian Skupin (2009)
- William Link (2010)
- Janet Rudolph (2011)
- Lee Goldberg (2012)
- Tom Schantz (2014)
- Barbara G. Peters (2016)
- Martin Edwards (2017)
- Brenda Blethyn (2018)