Richard Stevenson

Richard Stevenson is the pseudonym of Richard Lipez, author of eighteen books, including the Donald Strachey Private Eye series. A former editorial writer at the Berkshire Eagle, he currently reviews mysteries and thrillers for the Washington Post. His reporting, reviews, and fiction have appeared in Newsday, Harper's Magazine, Redbook, the Boston Globe, The Atlantic, and The Progressive, among others.

Between the years 2005 and 2008, Shavick Entertainment adapted four of the Donald Strachey novels into films for the LGBT television network, Here! Additionally, four of Stevenso's Strachey mysteries were shortlisted for the Lambda Literary Award for gay mystery, with Red White Black and Blue winning in 2011. Richard 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.