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housewright publicity still taken by renee valois st. paul , minnesota american penance , curse of the jade lily , practice to deceive , jelly 's gold 7 february 1955 crime fiction , mystery fiction david housewright photo.jpg david housewright
 david housewright novelist , freelance writer university of st. thomas
david housewright

former president of the private eye writers of america -lrb- 2014-15 -rrb- , david housewright -lrb- born february 7 , 1955 -rrb- , is an american author of crime fiction whose work has won an edgar award from the mystery writers of america as well as three minnesota book awards .
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 .
his books have been favorably compared to raymond chandler , ross macdonald and robert b. parker .
