Richard Lipez

Richard Stevenson Lipez (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. He was best known for his Donald Strachey mysteries.

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

Publications

 * Grand Scam, with Peter Stein (1980)

Donald Strachey Mysteries
Clifford Waterman
 * 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)


 * 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)