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Rick Boyer
BornRichard Lewis Boyer
1943 (1943)
Evanston, Illinois, U.S.
DiedJanuary 19, 2021(2021-01-19) (aged 77–78)
OccupationWriter
NationalityAmerican
EducationDenison University
University of Iowa (MFA)
GenreCrime fiction
Notable awardsEdgar Award (1983)

Richard Lewis Boyer (1943 – 19 January 2021)[1] was an American writer, best known for series of crime novels featuring Charlie "Doc" Adams, a dental surgeon in New England.[2] His debut novel Billingsgate Shoal received the Edgar Award for best novel in 1983.

Boyer was born in Evanston, Illinois. He majored in English at Denison University and earned an MFA in creative writing at the University of Iowa, studying under Kurt Vonnegut. Boyer worked as a high school teacher, a sales representative for publishing company and taught English at Western Carolina University until his retirement in 2008.

Mr. Boyer died on January 19, 2021, after a long battle with Alzheimer's Disease.

Bibliography

Doc Adams novels

Other works

References

  1. ^ "Richard Boyer".
  2. ^ Ott, Bill; Saricks, Joyce G. (FRW) (2009-06-30). The Back Page. ALA Editions. pp. 196–. ISBN 978-0-8389-0997-3. Retrieved 18 June 2011.


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