David Corbett (author)

David Corbett (author) and his dog, Hamley, outside Book Passage, 2015.

David Corbett is an American author of seven novels, a short story collection, a novella, two writing guides, and numerous other stories and articles.

In 2011, David received the Spinetingler Award for Best Novel—Rising Star Category, for Do They Know I’m Running? His other novels have been nominated for the Anthony , Barry , Macavity , Edgar , Shamus , and Lefty Awards .

His short fiction has been selected twice for inclusion in Best American Mystery Stories. A collaborative novel for which he contributed a chapter—Culprits—was adapted for TV by the producers of Killing Eve for Disney+ in the U.K.

His non-fiction on the craft of fiction have appeared in various publications, including New York Times, Narrative, Writer’s Digest, The Writer, Zyzzyva, MovieMaker, Bright Ideas, Crimespree, and Mystery Scene.

Over the years he has taught creative writing in a number of settings, both in-person and online, through such outlets as the UCLA Extension Writers’ Project, Litreactor, 826 Valencia, The Grotto in San Francisco, Book Passage, and at writing conference across the U.S., Canada, and Mexico.

He also contributes a monthly post to Writer Unboxed, a blog dedicated to the craft and business of fiction.

Biography

Corbett was born and raised in Columbus, Ohio, and attended Ohio State University, where he graduated cum laude with a Bachelor of Science in mathematics. A self-described “American Mutt” and “Recovering Catholic,” he traveled the Midwest in a Top 40 bar band, abandoned a fellowship in linguistics at U.C. Berkeley, and studied acting at the Jean Shelton Actors Lab before joining the San Francisco private investigation firm of Palladino & Sutherland in 1980.

Over the next fifteen years Corbett worked on numerous high-profile civil and criminal litigations, including the Lincoln Savings & Loan Fraud Case, the DeLorean Trial, the Coronado Company marijuana indictments, the Cotton Club Murder Case, the People’s Temple Trial, the first Michael Jackson child molestation matter, and a RICO civil litigation brought by the Teamsters against former union leaders associated with organized crime.

His first novel, The Devil’s Redhead, appeared in 2002 from Ballantine, and he has been writing and teaching fiction ever since.

Bibliography

Fiction

Novels

• The Devil’s Redhead ISBN 978-1453253403
• Done for a Dime ISBN 978-1453253410
• Blood of Paradise ISBN 978-1453289754
• Do They Know I’m Running? ISBN 978-1453289730
• The Mercy of the Night ISBN 978-1477849446
• The Long-Lost Love Letters of Doc Holliday ISBN 978-1960725073
• The Truth Against the World ISBN 978-1960725004

Novella

• The Devil Prayed and Darkness Fell ASIN B0112PW50Y

Short Story Collection

• Thirteen Confessions ISBN 978-1504035941

Collaborations

• The Chopin Manuscript ISBN 978-0615213699
• The Copper Bracelet ISBN 978-1602857315
• Culprits ISBN 978-1915523631

Non-Fiction

• The Art of Character ISBN 978-0143121572
• The Compass of Character ISBN 978-1440300868

External links

• Official Website
• Writer Unboxed
• GoodReads