David Corbett

David Corbett is the author of seven critically acclaimed novels: 2023's "The Truth Against the World," "The Long-Lost Love Letters of Doc Holliday" (nominated for the Left Award for Best Historical Mystery), "The Mercy of the Night" (starred review, Booklist); "The Devil's Redhead" (nominated for both the Anthony and Barry Awards for Best First Novel); "Done for a Dime" (a New York Times Notable Book); "Blood of Paradise" (nominated for numerous awards, including the Edgar, and named both one of the Top Ten Mysteries and Thrillers of 2007 by the Washington Post and a San Francisco Chronicle Notable Book); and "Do They Know I'm Running?" (Spinetingler Award, Best Novel 2011 -- Rising Star Category). Of the last, John Lescroart wrote: "This is not just a thriller, but an elegant novel, full of heart, soul, music, food, cruelty, betrayal, poverty and love. The line runs through Ernest Hemingway and Graham Greene, straight on to David Corbett. I'm not kidding. He's that good." David's short fiction, collected in 2016's "Thirteen Confessions," has appeared in numerous anthologies and journals, from "Las Vegas Noir" to "Smoking Poet" to "CRIME + MUSIC" (Oct 2016). His story "Pretty Little Parasite" was selected for inclusion in "Best American Mystery Stories 2009." The story he co-wrote with Luis Alberto Urrea, "Who Stole My Monkey?", was included in "Best American Mystery Stories 2011." David contributed a chapter to the world's first serial audio thriller, "The Chopin Manuscript"--which won an Audie Award for Best Audio Book of 2008--and also to its follow-up, "The Copper Bracelet." He also contributed a chapter to the collaborative novel "Culprits," which was adapted for TV by the producers of Killing Eve for Disney+ in the U.K. His book on the craft of characterization, "The Art of Character" ("...will rest close at hand on writers' desks for many years to come" -- Cheryl Strayed) was published by Penguin Books in 2013, and his follow-up, "The Compass of Character," was published by Writer's Digest Books in 2019. His nonfiction has appeared in Writer’s Digest (where he is a contributing editor), the New York Times, San Francisco Chronicle, Narrative, Zyzzyva, MovieMaker, Bright Lights, The Writer, and numerous other venues. He is also a monthly contributor to Writer Unboxed, an award-winning blog dedicated to the craft and business of fiction. For more, go to https://davidcorbett.com