RICHARD STEVENSON is the pseudonym of Richard Lipez, author of 18 books, including the Don Strachey Private Eye series. A former editorial writer at The Berkshire Eagle, Lipez reviews mysteries and thrillers for The Washington Post. His reporting, reviews, and fiction have appeared in Newsday, The Boston Globe, The Atlantic, and The Progressive, among others. Four of the Strachey books were filmed by HereTV. Nominated for four Lambda Awards for Best Gay Mystery, his book Red White Black and Blue won the award in 2011. Lipez grew up and was educated in Pennsylvania and taught in the Peace Corps in Ethiopia. He is married to sculptor and video artist Joe Wheaton and lives in Becket, Massachusetts.
Richard Stevenson died peacefully in his sleep on March 16, 2022, after a long exceptional life, and then all-too-quick cancer. He would have liked to have lived longer but considered himself lucky nonetheless.
Amble Press published Richard’s novel, Knock Off the Hat: a Clifford Waterman Gay Philly Mystery, in April 2022.
