Richard Lipez

Richard Stevenson Lipez^[2] (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.^[3] He was best known for his Donald Strachey mysteries.

Richard Lipez
Born	Richard Stevenson Lipez (1938-11-30)November 30, 1938 Lock Haven, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died	March 16, 2022(2022-03-16) (aged 83) Becket, Massachusetts, U.S.
Pen name	Richard Stevenson
Occupation	Novelist
Nationality	American
Genre	Mystery, Detective fiction, Journalist, Columnist
Spouse	Hedy Lipez (19??-1989; divorced)[1] Joe Wheaton ​ (m. 2004)​
Children	2

Lipez was openly gay,^[4] and married his husband Joe Wheaton in 2004. He died from pancreatic cancer on March 16, 2022, at the age of 83.^[2]

Awards

Year	Title	Award	Result	Ref.
1993	Third Man Out	Lambda Literary Award for Gay Mystery	Finalist	[5]
1996	Shock to the System	Lambda Literary Award for Gay Mystery	Finalist	[6]
1999	Strachey’s Folly	Lambda Literary Award for Gay Mystery	Finalist	[7]
2011	Cockeyed	Lambda Literary Award for Gay Mystery	Finalist
		TLA Gaybie Award for Best Gay Mystery	Finalist	[8]
2012	Red White Black and Blue	Lambda Literary Award for Gay Mystery	Winner	[9]

Publications

• Grand Scam, with Peter Stein (1980)

Donald Strachey Mysteries

1. Death Trick (1981)
2. On the Other Hand, Death (1984)
3. Ice Blues (1986)
4. Third Man Out (1992)
5. Shock to the System (1995)
6. Chain of Fools (1996)
7. Strachey's Folly (1998)
8. Tongue Tied (2003)
9. Death Vows (2008)
10. The 38 Million Dollar Smile (2009)
11. Cockeyed (2010)
12. Red White Black and Blue (2011)
13. The Last Thing I Saw (2012)
14. Why Stop at Vengeance (2015)
15. WWW.Dropdead (2016)
16. Killer Reunion (2019)

Clifford Waterman

1. 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

1. Profile, pabook.libraries.psu.edu. Accessed February 19, 2024.
2. Seelye, Katharine Q. (March 30, 2022). "Richard Lipez, Who Reimagined the Gay Detective Novel, Dies at 83". The New York Times. Retrieved March 30, 2022.
3. "Richard Lipez". The Pennsylvania Center for the Book.
4. Richard Lipez
5. "4th Annual Lambda Literary Awards". Lambda Literary. 1992-07-14. Retrieved 2022-01-18.
6. "8th Annual Lambda Literary Awards | Lambda Literary". 2012-03-04. Archived from the original on 2012-03-04. Retrieved 2022-01-18.
7. Antonio, Gonzalez Cerna (1999-07-15). "11th Annual Lambda Literary Awards". Lambda Literary. Retrieved 2022-01-18.
8. "Cockeyed". Goodreads. Retrieved 2022-02-27.
9. "24th Annual Lambda Literary Award Winners Announced in New York". Lambda Literary. 2012-06-05. Retrieved 2022-01-14.

External links

• Richard Stevenson at IMDb
• 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