Carter Wilson
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Carter Wilson | |
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Born | 1970 New Mexico |
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Nationality | American |
Alma mater | Cornell University |
Period | 2003 - Present |
Genre | psychological thriller, suspense |
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Carter Wilson is an American novelist and short fiction writer based in Erie, Colorado. He is best known for his works of domestic and psychological suspense.[1][2][3][4]
Biography[]
Wilson was born in New Mexico and grew up in Los Angeles, California.[5] He attended Cornell University in New York, where he received his B.S. degree in 1992. Since 1996, Wilson has been living with his family in Boulder, Colorado metropolitan area.[1][6][7]
Literary career[]
Wilson began writing in 2003.[8] His first novel Final Crossing was accepted and published in 2012.[1] Wilson's third novel, The Comfort of Black, made the USA Today bestseller chart,[9] and won several book awards and nominations, including Colorado Book Award in the Thriller category.[10][11][12] His 5th novel, Mister Tender’s Girl, was an International Thriller Writers Awards finalist in 2019.[13][14] His works have been noted and reviewed by various publications and literary critics, including Kirkus Reviews, Publishers Weekly, Library Journal, and The Denver Post, among others.[15][16][17][18]
Published works[]
- The Dead Husband (2021)[19][20]
- The Dead Girl in 2A (2019)[3][21]
- Mister Tender's Girl (2018)
- Revelation (2017)[22][23]
- The Comfort of Black (2015)
- The Boy in the Woods (2014)
- Final Crossing (2012)
Translations[]
- German translations: Revelation (Das Letzte Bekenntnis), The Comfort of Black (Das Dunkel der Shuld) [24][25]
- Polish translations: The Comfort of Black (Pokusa Czerni), The Boy in the Woods (Chlopiec w lesie)[26]
- Czech translations: The Boy in the Woods (Chlapec v lese)[27]
Literary awards[]
- International Thriller Writers Awards finalist (2019)
- Colorado Book Awards winner in 2016, 2017, 2019 and 2020[10][3]
References[]
- ^ a b c "The potency of possibility". Boulder Weekly.
- ^ "Up Close: Carter Wilson". The Big Thrill.
- ^ a b c "ITW Spotlight: A Death 31,000 Feet Up". BookTrib.
- ^ "Colorado Bookshelf: The Dead Girl in 2A". 5280 Denver's Mile High Magazine.
- ^ "Carter Wilson Biography". The Book Reporter.
- ^ "Carter Wilson". Cherry Hill Publishing.
- ^ "Carter Wilson". Linkedin (year of graduation verification.
- ^ "Erie Author Carter Wilson on His Latest Eerie Book, The Dead Husband". WestWord.
- ^ "The Comfort of Black by Carter Wilson". USA Today Best-Selling List.
- ^ a b "Colorado Book Awards (See "Thriller Category")". Colorado Humanities.
- ^ "2016 RONE Awards". IndTale.
- ^ "Book awards: Colorado Book Award (2016)". Library Thing.
- ^ "Mister Tender's Girl by Carter Wilson is a 2019 Thriller Awards Finalist". SourceBooks.
- ^ "International Thriller Awards winners announced". The Amazon Book Review.
- ^ "Books by Carter Wilison". Kirkus.
- ^ "Books by Carter Wilson and Complete Book Reviews". Publishers Weekly.
- ^ "Wilson, Carter". The Library Journal.
- ^ "Regional books: "This Boy's War," "The Dead Girl in 2A" and more". The Denver Post.
- ^ "The Dead Husband by Carter Wilson". Fresh Fiction.
- ^ "Journey to the end of the world, and beyond: May titles from John Grisham, Andy Weir, Carter Wilson and Julian Sancton". Mountain Times.
- ^ "Flying By the Seat of His Pants". The Bigt Thrill.
- ^ "Q & A #54 – Carter Wilson, "Revelation"". Book Reviews by Mark Stevens.
- ^ "Revelation by Carter Wilson - Following a Dark Path". The Big Thrill.
- ^ "Das letzte Bekenntnis". LovelyBooks.
- ^ "Subsidiary rights". Author's website.
- ^ "Pokusa Czerni". Cyfroteka.
- ^ "Chlapec v lese". Databazeknih.cz.
- 1970 births
- Living people
- 21st-century American novelists
- American thriller writers
- Cornell University alumni
- Novelists from Colorado
- American horror writers