Richard Lipez

Richard Lipez
BornRichard Stevenson Lipez
(1938-11-30)November 30, 1938
Lock Haven, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedMarch 16, 2022(2022-03-16) (aged 83)
Becket, Massachusetts, U.S.
Pen nameRichard Stevenson
OccupationNovelist
NationalityAmerican
GenreMystery, Detective fiction, Journalist, Columnist
SpouseHedy Lipez (19??-1989; divorced)[1]
Joe Wheaton
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(m. 2004)​
Children2

Richard Stevenson Lipez[2] (November 30, 1938 – March 16, 2022), commonly known by his pen name Richard Stevenson, was an American journalist and mystery author, most recently residing in Massachusetts.[3] He was best known for his Donald Strachey mysteries.

Lipez was openly gay,[4] and married his husband Joe Wheaton in 2004. He died from pancreatic cancer on March 16, 2022, at the age of 83.[2]

  1. ^ Profile, pabook.libraries.psu.edu. Accessed February 19, 2024.
  2. ^ a b Seelye, Katharine Q. (March 30, 2022). "Richard Lipez, Who Reimagined the Gay Detective Novel, Dies at 83". The New York Times. Retrieved March 30, 2022.
  3. ^ "Richard Lipez". The Pennsylvania Center for the Book.
  4. ^ Richard Lipez