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David Liss

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http://www.davidliss.com/

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Literature & Fiction, Mystery & Thrillers

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Henry Fielding and Harry Crews

Member Since

September 2007

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I am the author of thirteen novels, most recently The Peculiarities, a historical fantasy out in September 2021. I've also written numerous novellas and short stories. My previous books include A Conspiracy of Paper which was named a New York Times Notable Book and won the 2001 Barry, MacAvity and Edgar awards for Best First novel. The Coffee Trader was also named a New York Times Notable Book and was selected by the New York Public Library as one of the year’s 25 Books to Remember. Several of these books are currently being developed for television or film. I have also worked on numerous comics projects, including Black Panther and Mystery Men for Marvel, The Spider and Green Hornet for Dynamite, and Angelica Tomorrow. ...more

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Average rating: 3.8 · 55,669 ratings · 6,254 reviews · 148 distinct works • Similar authors

	A Conspiracy of Paper (Benjamin Weaver, #1) 3.87 avg rating — 11,655 ratings — published 2000	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Coffee Trader 3.75 avg rating — 9,195 ratings — published 2003 — 61 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Whiskey Rebels 3.90 avg rating — 7,844 ratings — published 2008 — 31 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Spectacle of Corruption (Benjamin Weaver, #2) 3.95 avg rating — 4,658 ratings — published 2004 — 31 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Devil's Company (Benjamin Weaver #3) 3.96 avg rating — 3,598 ratings — published 2007 — 26 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Twelfth Enchantment 3.49 avg rating — 2,982 ratings — published 2011 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Day of Atonement (Benjamin Weaver #4) 3.95 avg rating — 2,122 ratings — published 2014 — 16 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Spider-Man: Hostile Takeover 3.90 avg rating — 1,671 ratings — published 2018	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Ethical Assassin 3.56 avg rating — 1,606 ratings — published 2006 — 25 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Randoms (Randoms, #1) 4.34 avg rating — 841 ratings — published 2015 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Benjamin Weaver (4 books)
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3.91 avg rating — 22,033 ratings

Randoms (3 books)
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4.33 avg rating — 1,418 ratings

Black Panther: The Man Without Fear/The Most Dangerous Man Alive (18 books)
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David Liss (Goodreads Author),

Simone Bianchi (Cover Art),

Jefte Palo (Artist)

3.48 avg rating — 1,325 ratings

Black Panther: The Man Without Fear (3 books)
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David Liss (Goodreads Author) (Writer),

Jefte Paolo (Illustrator),

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Michael Avon Oeming (Illustrator)

3.40 avg rating — 809 ratings

The Spider (Dynamite) (3 books)
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3.46 avg rating — 587 ratings

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“Sometimes you make your mistakes with your eyes wide open.”
― David Liss

tags: mystery-men

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“I enjoy my pettiness with a dose of wit.”
― David Liss, The Whiskey Rebels

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“What had passed between them had been real and true and lived. Not like the silly infatuation she had felt for [him] when she was 16, or the foolish attraction she’d felt. Theirs had been a true love. Forged and built and earned.”
― David Liss, The Twelfth Enchantment

tags: infatuation, love

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Standard Deviation

by Katherine Heiny

17 votes, 30.9%

Bridge of Clay

by Markus Zusak

11 votes, 20.0%

A Ladder to the Sky

by John Boyne

8 votes, 14.5%

The Whiskey Rebels

by David Liss

7 votes, 12.7%

The 57 Bus: A True Story of Two Teenagers and the Crime That Changed Their Lives

by Dashka Slater

5 votes, 9.1%

The Truths and Triumphs of Grace Atherton

by Anstey Harris

4 votes, 7.3%

The Good Lord Bird

by James McBride

3 votes, 5.5%

55 total votes

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message 8: by M

Mar 16, 2009 06:58PM

Thanks for the invitation! I really loved The Ethical Assassin, but I still love my pork!! (Though I must admit it did put me off it for a bit.) However, I am definitely off door-to-door salesmen!! Actually, a week or so after finishing the book, a K***y guy stopped by and I let him clean my rug and then told them no thanks as I thought of Lem's slimy boss. Thanks for the confidence!!

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message 7: by Meg

Mar 11, 2009 07:03AM

Thanks for adding me to your friends. I promise to add more detail to my reviews of your books and post all the ones I've read. (And I've loved them all.)

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message 6: by Saleh

Dec 24, 2008 10:55AM

Hi.What We Talk About When We Talk About Love?PLZ Answer The Question In My Profile.

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message 5: by Michael

Sep 30, 2008 08:57AM

Hi David,
thank you for the book recommendation.
I put it on my to-read list.

ediFanoB

QUOTE
"All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us."
J. R. R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring
British scholar & fantasy novelist (1892 - 1973)

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message 4: by Jeannie

Sep 30, 2008 07:42AM

Hi David and thanks for the book recommendation.
Sound pretty interesting. I'll have to check it out!
Jeannie

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message 3: by Jeannie

Aug 29, 2008 12:20PM

Hi David and thanks for adding me as a friend. Even if you're not from Texas, I'm sending a warm southern hello and we're glad you're here. You have such an impressive bio! I know you're a busy man, but if you have the time, I'd love for you to visit my web site, jeanniebarber.com. I'm a novice writer so feel free to make any kind of suggestions, ideas or thoughts to correct it. I’m co-authoring a novel with Patty Wiseman, another friend on Goodreads. We’ve known each other for over 30 years. While you're there, please sign the guestbook, too! There’s also a link to our book you can click on…clairkelley@synthasite.com. This site is brand new and in the editing stage as is our story. Please visit it as well. We’re both very green, but we’ve met so many people on this site willing to reach out and offer advice or a guiding hand, we feel very blessed.
Thanks,
Jeannie

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message 2: by Vivian

Aug 11, 2008 09:13AM

Thank you for adding me, David. I'm definitely interested in some of your titles. I'll add them to my list of books to read.

My first mystery/suspense was released in June, after many years of trying to write mysteries.

Are you participating in the Texas Book Festival in Austin? Our publishing house is too small to afford that festival, yet. We're going to Decatur (GA) the last of this month, though.

Vivian

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message 1: by J.R.

Feb 22, 2008 07:48AM