Billie Sue Mosiman

Mosiman was born Billie Sue Stahl on June 5, 1947, in Mobile, Alabama.[1][2] She wrote in her diary at age 13 that she wanted to become a writer.[3] Mosiman attended the University of Alabama in 1965, though left after studying for only two years.[1] She went on to work at Louisville General Hospital in Kentucky and married her husband, Lyle Duane Mosiman, on July 28, 1968.[1] The couple had three children and Mosiman worked as a stay-at-home mother until 1972.[1] In the late 1970s and early 1980s, as a new mother, she began to write.[3]

In 1986, Mosiman opened up a bookstore called Billie's Book World, in Livingston, Texas.[1] She stayed in Texas for the rest of her career.[4]

Mosiman died on December 26, 2018.[5][4]

Mosiman's wrote horror, science fiction, fantasy and mainstream fiction, emphasizing an "interest in abnormal personalities and the extremes of emotion."[1] Most of her novels are thrillers or suspense and her short stories often feature horror.[6] She has written more than 200 short stories.[4]

Final Cut (2002) is a horror-thriller that centers on a Hollywood publicist and his stalker.[7] Booklist called Final Cut "An entertaining whodunit and an incisive look at Hollywood, where professional and financial self-interest rules."[8] However, Kirkus Reviews found the book's characters to be too "shallow" to connect with.[9] Booklist called Bad Trip South (2004) "Top notch suspense for mature readers."[10]

Mosiman's novel, Night Cruise (1992) was nominated for an Edgar Allan Poe Award in 1992.[1] Widow (1996), was nominated for a Bram Stoker Award in 1996.[1] She was nominated for a Bram Stoker Award in 2016 for Fright Mare: Women Write Horror (2016).[11]

• Wireman. Markham, Ontario: PaperJacks. 1984. ISBN 9780770103033.
• Bloodland. Markham, Ontario: PaperJacks. 1986. ISBN 9780770104177.
• Slice. New York: Pocket Books. 1988. ISBN 9780671658205.
• Deadly Affections. New York: Pocket Books. 1990. ISBN 9780671678746.
• Night Cruise. London: Headline. 1992. ISBN 9780747249368.
• Widow. London: Headline. 1994. ISBN 9780747247425.
• Stilleto. London: Headline Feature. 1995. ISBN 9780747213611.
• Red Moon Rising. New York: DAW Books. 2001. ISBN 9780886779559.
• Malachi's Moon. New York: DAW Books. 2002. ISBN 9780756400484.
• Final Cut. Five Star. 2002. ISBN 9780786241750.
• Craven Moon. New York: DAW Books. 2003. ISBN 9780756401207.
• Dark Matter. Doylestown, Pennsylvania: Betancourt & Co. 2003. ISBN 9781592246168.
• Bad Trip South. Five Star. 2004. ISBN 9781594141058.
• Fright Mare: Women Write Horror. DM Publishing. 2016. ISBN 9781523492602.