J. D. Carpenter
J. D. "David" Carpenter is a poet and novelist who lives in Prince Edward County, Ontario. Carpenter was born in 1948 and grew up in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He attended York University, where he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1971, and Queen's University, where he received a Bachelor of Education degree in 1972. He first worked as a journalist for "Daily Racing Form" and as a freelance writer. He then taught high school English for 25 years. Carpenter began his writing career as a poet, publishing four books of poetry between 1976 and 1994 : "Nightfall, Ferryland Head" (Missing Link Press, 1976); "Swimming at Twelve Mile" (Penumbra Press, 1979); "Lakeview" (Black Moss Press, 1990); and "Compassionate Travel" (Black Moss Press, 1994). He then turned to crime fiction during the 1990s and has published five novels: "The Devil in Me" (McClelland & Stewart, 2001); "Bright's Kill" (Dundurn Press, 2005); "74 Miles Away" (Dundurn Press, 2007); "Twelve Trees" (Dundurn Press, 2008); and "The County Murders" (Cressy Lakeside Books, 2016). He is currently working on a sequel, "The Lake Pirates", and planning additional works. His first novel appeared on the "Globe and Mail"'s bestseller list and was  nominated for an Arthur Ellis Award; his subsequent novels have also received critical acclaim. He is also locally known for writing and performing jazz poetry with musical accompaniment.