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David Linzee

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St. Louis, The United States

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Mystery & Thrillers, History

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David Linzee lives in University City, Missouri. He has written for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, St. Louis Magazine, and the West End Word. He is retired from teaching English at the University of Missouri-St. Louis. He used to live near New York, where he was a member of Mystery Writers of America, and served on its Board of Directors and on numerous Edgar Award committees.

He is married to Claire Cain Linzee, who runs a landscaping business. He serves on the boards of the Historical Society of University City and U City in Bloom, and also volunteers at the Clowder House cat shelter.

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Average rating: 3.64 · 28 ratings · 9 reviews · 12 distinct works

	Spur of the Moment 3.85 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 2016 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Infamous St. Louis crimes & mysteries 2.83 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2001 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	One Fell Swoop 4.25 avg rating — 4 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Death in Connecticut liked it 3.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 1977 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Discretion: A novel 3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Pirate in Winter and Other Stories of Suspense it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Housebreaker 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 1987	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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I'm being asked where the title of my new book "One Fell Swoop" comes from. It's not just a familiar phrase. It's a quote from Shakespeare's "Macbeth." When Macduff is told that Macbeth has murdered his wife and children he cries,

"What, all my pretty chickens, and their dam,
At one fell swoop?"

The image is of a bird of prey flying down upon helpless domestic birds. We now call a hawk's dive a "stoo Read more of this blog post »

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The Havana Game (A Thomas Laker Thriller #2)

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Cool, capable Caribbean skipper Parker Reese, hero of Dead Reckoning, returns. He's older but not wise enough to avoid trouble--especially if it comes in the form of a beautiful young woman, calling him to the perilous rescue of an old friend on Mons ...more
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