David Housewright
 David Housewright (born February 7 1955) is an American award-winning author of crime fiction whose work has been favorably compared to Raymond Chandler Ross MacDonald and Robert B. Parker. He is best known for the Rushmore McKenzie and Holland Taylor series set most often in and around the greater St. Paul and Minneapolis area of Minnesota USA. Housewright has earned an Edgar Award from the Mystery Writers of America as well as three Minnesota Book Awards.