William Bayer

(b.1939)

aka David Hunt

William Bayer, born in Cleveland, Ohio, is a noted crime fiction author. He also wrote under the pseudonym 'David Hunt'. From 1963-1968 he served as a Foreign Service Officer with the U.S. Information Agency, writing, producing and directing documentary films. After that he became a full-time free-lance writer and filmmaker.

Awards: Edgar (1982)

Series

Foreign Detective
   1. Tangier (1978)
   2. Pattern Crimes (1987)
   3. City of Knives (2013)

Janek
   1. Peregrine (1981)
   2. Switch (1984)
   3. Wallflower (1991)
   4. Mirror Maze (1994)

Kay Farrow (as by David Hunt)
1. The Magician's Tale (1997)
2. Trick of Light (1998)

Novels

   In Search Of A Hero (1962)
   Stardust (1974)
   Visions Of Isabelle (1976)
   Punish Me With Kisses (1980)
   Blind Side (1989)
   The Dream Of The Broken Horses (2002)
   Hiding in the Weave (2014)
   The Luzern Photograph (2015)
   The Murals (2019)

Non fiction show

Omnibus editions show

Books containing stories by William Bayer

The New Mystery (1993)
The International Association of Crime Writers' Essential Crime Writing of the Late 20th Century
edited by
Jerome Charyn

Awards

1982 Edgar Award for Best Novel : Peregrine

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