David Stout | |
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Born | Erie, Pennsylvania, United States | May 13, 1942
Died | February 11, 2020 Washington, DC, United States | (aged 77)
Occupation | Author, journalist |
Subject | Crime |
Notable works | Carolina Skeletons The Boy in the Box |
Notable awards | Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best First Novel – 1989 |
David Stout (May 13, 1942[1] – February 11, 2020) was a journalist and author of mystery novels, two of which have been turned into TV movies, and of non-fiction about violent crime. For his first novel, Carolina Skeletons, he won the Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best First Novel.