Aaron Elkins
Forfatter af Old Bones
Om forfatteren
Former anthropologist Aaron Elkins has been writing mysteries and thrillers since 1982. He won an Edgar award for Old Bones, as well as an Agatha (with his wife Charlotte), and a Nero Wolfe Award. His major continuing series features forensic anthropologist-detective Gideon Oliver, "the skeleton vis mere detective". Aaron speaks often at professional conferences, is a frequent contributor to the New York Times, has written for Smithsonian magazine, and is the author of several short stories. His work, which has been published in over a dozen languages, include: NASTY BREAKS (with his wife Charlotte Elkins), MAKE NO BONES, A DECEPTIVE CLARITY, SKELETON DANCE, THE DARK PLACE, and Little Tiny Teeth. He and his wife Charlotte live in Washington. (Bowker Author Biography) vis mindre
Serier
Værker af Aaron Elkins
Nasty Breaks (Lee Ofsted, #3) 1 eksemplar
A Slight Mistake [short story] 1 eksemplar
Vengance 1 eksemplar
Associated Works
Malice Domestic 1: An Anthology of Original Traditional Mystery Stories (1992) — Bidragyder — 181 eksemplarer
Reader's Digest Mystery & Intrigue Vol 1: Make No Bones / Just Cause / The Cat Who Moved a Mountain / Hope Against Hope (1992) — Bidragyder — 2 eksemplarer
We the Bereaved | Print-Out | Fellowship of Fear — Forfatter — 1 eksemplar
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- Juridisk navn
- Elkins, Aaron
- Fødselsdato
- 1935-01-24
- Køn
- male
- Nationalitet
- USA
- Fødested
- Brooklyn, New York, USA
- Bopæl
- Rhode Island, USA
- Uddannelse
- Hunter College (BA | 1956)
University of Wisconsin, Madison (1957-1959)
University of Arizona (MA | 1960)
California State University, Los Angeles (MA | 1962)
University of California, Berkeley (EdD | 1976) - Erhverv
- anthropologist
Anthropology Professor, University of Maryland's Overseas Division - Relationer
- Elkins, Charlotte (wife)
- Organisationer
- Mystery Writers of America
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- 39
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- 13
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- Popularitet
- #3,134
- Vurdering
- 3.6
- Anmeldelser
- 214
- ISBN
- 309
- Sprog
- 9
- Udvalgt
- 24
This isn't the first book I've read written by Elkins. He seems to have a knack for choosing topics that I'm deeply interested in, but I can't say that I'm a fan of his writing. Loot suffers from an unnecessary love interest and a hero who's more than a little dense when it comes to the safety of himself and others, but the book's fast pace and interesting premise kept me reading happily until the end.… (mere)