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David Wiltse


Born
in Lincoln, Nebraska, The United States
June 06, 1940

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Genre
Mystery & Thrillers


David Wiltse was born in 1940 in Lincoln, Nebraska. He graduated from the University of Nebraska and currently lives in a small town in Connecticut. He has written plays for stage, screen and television and won a Drama Desk award for most promising playwright for Suggs (first produced at Lincoln Center in 1972). Always popular with Bookhaunts readers, his novels include the John Becker Novels and Billy Tree/Falls City Novels.

Combine Editions

Average rating: 3.84 · 1,987 ratings · 126 reviews · 50 distinct works • Similar authors
Prayer for the Dead
3.89 avg rating — 342 ratings — published 1991 — 7 editions
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The Edge of Sleep
3.86 avg rating — 300 ratings — published 1993 — 13 editions
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Close to the Bone (John Bec...
4.08 avg rating — 251 ratings — published 1992 — 7 editions
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Bone Deep
3.91 avg rating — 235 ratings — published 2000 — 9 editions
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Into the Fire
3.98 avg rating — 176 ratings — published 1994 — 6 editions
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Blown Away
3.84 avg rating — 159 ratings — published 1996 — 9 editions
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Heartland
3.64 avg rating — 140 ratings — published 2001 — 9 editions
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The Hangman's Knot
3.59 avg rating — 108 ratings — published 2002 — 5 editions
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The Fifth Angel
3.50 avg rating — 84 ratings — published 1986 — 13 editions
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The Serpent
3.87 avg rating — 69 ratings — published 1984 — 7 editions
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Series by David Wiltse

Prayer for the Dead Close to the Bone The Edge of Sleep Into the Fire Bone Deep Blown Away
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Heartland The Hangman's Knot
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