Warwick Downing

The hardcover edition of Wick Downing’s first novel, The Player, was published in 1974 by Saturday Review Press. A year later, the same publisher released his second one, then titled The Mountains West of Town, now The Waterbed Murder. The final novel in the series is called The Gambler, The Minstrel, and the Dance Hall Queen. The tales were considered classics of the mystery-suspense genre by such legendary reviewers as Charles Willeford of the Miami Herald: ” . . . as delightful as finding a twenty-dollar bill on the sidewalk.”

After a stint as District Attorney for the 22nd Judicial District in Colorado, Wick wrote a four-novel courtroom drama series for Pocket Books: A Clear Case of Murder; The Water Cure; A Lingering Doubt; and Choice of Evils. That was in the 1990s. He has also written three books for young readers: Kid Curry’s Last Ride, Orchard Books, 1989; Leonardo’s Hand, Houghton Mifflin, 2001; The Trials of Kate Hope, Houghton Mifflin, 2008. All his novels have received awards and been well-reviewed.

To find out more about Wick, visit his website at www.wickdowning.com