movement subject period genre article_title name occupation
lgbt literature lesbian fiction 20th century mystery jean m. redmann
 jean m. redmann novelist , activist
jean m. redmann

jean m. redmann -lrb- born june 9 , 1955 in mississippi , us -rrb- is an american novelist best known for her mystery series featuring new orleans private investigator micky knight .
main themes of redmann 's novels are the protagonist 's troubled childhood and how it affects her adult life , discrimination based on sexual orientation and alcoholism .
her novels follow the tradition of hardboiled fiction .
redmann has won the lambda literary award for lesbian mystery three times : in 1996 for `` the intersection of law and desire '' , in 2010 for `` death of a dying man '' and in 2013 for `` ill will '' .
redmann is a gay rights activist and works as the director of prevention at no/aids task force .
