Carolyn Wheat

Carolyn Wheat (born August 8, 1946) is an American mystery writer.

Carolyn Wheat
Born (1946-08-08) August 8, 1946
Green Bay, Wisconsin, United States
Occupationnovelist
Alma materUniversity of Toledo
Period1983–
GenreMystery

Early life and education

Wheat was born on August 8, 1946, in Green Bay, Wisconsin to librarian Mary (née Sensiba) and engineer Lawrence Wheat.[1]

She studied at the University of Toledo, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in 1968 and a Juris Doctor in 1971.[1]

Career

Wheat is the author of the Cass Jameson series of mystery novels.[2]

In 1996 she won the Agatha Award for best short story for "Accidents Will Happen".[3] That story also won the [4] She won the 1997 MacAvity Award for best mystery short story for "Cruel & Unusual" and was shortlisted in 2000 and 2003.[5]

Wheat teaches novel writing at the University of San Diego.[6]

Works

Mystery novels
  • Wheat, Carolyn (1983). Dead Men's Thoughts. St Martin's Press. ISBN 978-0312185015.
  • —— (1986). Where Nobody Dies. St. Martin's Press. ISBN 978-0-312-86700-3.
  • —— (1995). Fresh Kills. Berkley. ISBN 978-0-425-15276-8.
  • —— (1996). Mean Streak. Berkley. ISBN 978-0-425-15317-8.
  • —— (1997). Troubled Waters. Berkley. ISBN 978-0-425-15784-8.
  • —— (1998). Sworn to Defend. Berkley. ISBN 978-0-425-16303-0.

Short stories
  • Wheat, Carolyn (2000). Tales Out of School. Crippen & Landru. ISBN 1-885941-47-1.

Non-fiction
  • Wheat, Carolyn (2003). How to Write Killer Fiction. Daniel & Daniel. ISBN 978-1880284629.

References
  1. "Wheat, Carolyn 1946–". Encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 2023-08-17.
  2. "Books by Carolyn Wheat and Complete Book Reviews". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved 2023-08-17.
  3. "Agatha Awards – 1996". Stop, You're Killing Me!. Retrieved 2023-08-17.
  4. "Anthony Award Nominees – 1997". Boucheron. Archived from the original on 2010-06-17. Retrieved 2023-08-17.
  5. "Macavity Awards". Mystery Readers International. Retrieved 2023-08-17.
  6. "Wheat, Carolyn". UC San Diego Division of Extended Studies. Retrieved 2023-08-17.


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