Brian Freeman (psychological suspense author)
Encyclopedia
Brian Freeman is an author of psychological suspense
novels featuring Jonathan Stride and Serena Dials.
, Illinois
. He attended Carleton College
where he graduated in 1984 with magna cum laude in English. Before becoming an author, Brian Freeman was a director of marketing and public relations at the international law firm of Faegre & Benson. He debuted in 2005 with his novel, Immoral, which won the Macavity Award for Best First Novel and was a finalist for the Edgar Award
. His books have been sold in 46 countries and are available in 17 languages. He credits his grandmother and his 8th grade composition teacher for his success.
Brian Freeman currently resides in St. Paul, Minnesota
and is married to Marcia Freeman.
Psychological thriller
Psychological thriller is a specific sub-genre of the broad ranged thriller with heavy focus on characters. However, it often incorporates elements from the mystery and drama genre, along with the typical traits of the thriller genre...
novels featuring Jonathan Stride and Serena Dials.
Biography
Brian Freeman was born in ChicagoChicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
, Illinois
Illinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
. He attended Carleton College
Carleton College
Carleton College is an independent non-sectarian, coeducational, liberal arts college in Northfield, Minnesota, USA. The college enrolls 1,958 undergraduate students, and employs 198 full-time faculty members. In 2012 U.S...
where he graduated in 1984 with magna cum laude in English. Before becoming an author, Brian Freeman was a director of marketing and public relations at the international law firm of Faegre & Benson. He debuted in 2005 with his novel, Immoral, which won the Macavity Award for Best First Novel and was a finalist for the Edgar Award
Edgar Award
The Edgar Allan Poe Awards , named after Edgar Allan Poe, are presented every year by the Mystery Writers of America...
. His books have been sold in 46 countries and are available in 17 languages. He credits his grandmother and his 8th grade composition teacher for his success.
Brian Freeman currently resides in St. Paul, Minnesota
Minnesota
Minnesota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. The twelfth largest state of the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.3 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state...
and is married to Marcia Freeman.
Novels
| Title | Year | ISBN | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Immoral | 2005 | ISBN 978-0312939724 | Won the Macavity Award for Best First Novel. Nominated for the Anthony Award Anthony Award The Anthony Awards are literary awards for mystery writers presented at the Bouchercon World Mystery Convention since 1986. The awards are named for Anthony Boucher , one of the founders of the Mystery Writers of America.... , Barry Award, Gold Dagger Award, and Edgar Allan Poe Award. |
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| Stripped | 2006 | ISBN 978-0312340452 | ||
| Stalked | 2007 | ISBN 978-0312363314 | ||
| In The Dark | 2008 | ISBN 978-0312363291 | The U.K. version of this book is titled The Watcher | |
| The Burying Place | 2010 | ISBN 978-0312537913 | ||
| The Agency | 2010 | ISBN 978-0312611132 | ||
| The Bone House | 2011 | ISBN 978-0312562830 |