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Kenneth Wishnia


(Kenneth J Wishnia)
USA flag (b.1960)

aka K j a Wishnia

Kenneth Wishnia was born in Hanover, NH  to a roving band of traveling academics. He earned a B.A. from Brown University (1982) and a Ph.D. in comparative literature from SUNY Stony Brook (1996). He teaches writing, literature and other deviant forms of thought at Suffolk Community College in Brentwood, Long Island, where he is a professor of English.

He is married to a wonderful Catholic woman from Ecuador, and they have two children who are completely insane.
 


Genres: Mystery
 
Series
Filomena Buscarsela (as by K j a Wishnia)
   1. 23 Shades Of Black (1997)
   2. Soft Money (1999)
   3. The Glass Factory (2000)
   4. Red House (2001)
   5. Blood Lake (2002)
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Novels
   The Fifth Servant (2010)
   From Sun to Sun (2024)
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Collections
   Flat Rate (1997) (as by K j a Wishnia)
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Anthology series
Jewish Noir
   1. Jewish Noir (2015)
   2. Jewish Noir 2 (2022) (with Chantelle Aimee Osman)
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Books containing stories by Kenneth Wishnia
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Denim, Diamonds and Death (2019)
Bouchercon 2019 Anthology
(Bouchercon Anthology)
edited by
Rick Ollerman
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Fresh Slices (2014)
(Murder New York Style, book 2)
edited by
Terrie Farley Moran

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Award nominations
2011 Macavity Award for Best Historical Novel (nominee) : The Fifth Servant
1998 Edgar Award for Best First Novel (nominee) : 23 Shades Of Black
1998 Anthony Award for Best Paperback original (nominee) : 23 Shades Of Black


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