John
Peyton Cooke Author
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Biography |
BIOGRAPHY |
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John
Peyton Cooke is the author of seven novels and several
tales. Torsos, a historical
thriller about the Cleveland Torso Slayer of the 1930s, was nominated for a
Lambda Literary Award for Best Gay Men’s Mystery. His other novels
include The Chimney Sweeper, The Rape
of Ganymede, The Fall of Lucifer, Haven, Out for Blood, and The Lake. His short story “After You’ve
Gone” was selected for Best
American Mystery Stories 2003. His tales have appeared in periodicals
such as Christopher Street, The
Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, and Weird Tales, and in the anthologies Stranger, Embracing the
Dark, and Dark Love. He was born in Texas and has lived in Wyoming,
Wisconsin, New York City, Toronto, and London. He currently lives in Southern
California with his husband. |
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E-mail to johnpeytoncooke@gmail.com
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Last update: 22 March 2018