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Arthur Lyons (writer)
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Arthur Lyons (1946-2008) was an American fiction writer. Many of his novels feature Jacob Asch, a reporter turned private detective who solves cases involving the rich and famous. His 1986 novel Castles Burning became the basis for the TV movie Slow Burn.[citation needed] A former member of the Palms Spring City Council,[1] Lyons also authored nonfiction works.
Lyons was born in Los Angeles on January 5, 1946.[1] At age 11, he moved to Palm Springs, California. In 1967, he received a degree from the University of California, Santa Barbara.[2] He died in Palm Springs on March 21, 2008, following a stroke.[1]
Palm Springs holds an annual Arthur Lyons Film Noir Festival in Lyons' honor.[2]
Publications
[edit]Non-fiction books
[edit]- Unnatural Causes, with Thomas Noguchi (1988)
- The Second Coming: Satanism in America (1970)[3]
- Satan Wants You: The Cult of Devil Worship in America (1971)[4]
- The Blue Sense: Psychic Detectives and Crime, with Marcello Truzzi (1991)
- Death on the Cheap: The Lost B Movies of Film Noir (2000)
- Physical Evidence, with Thomas Noguchi
Novels
[edit]- The Dead Are Discreet (1974)
- All God’s Children (1975)[5]
- The Killing Floor (1976)[6]
- Dead Ringer (1977)[7]
- Castles Burning (1979)[8]
- Hard Trade (1981)[9]
- At the Hands of Another (1983)[10]
- Three With a Bullet (1984)[11]
- Fast Fade (1987)[12]
- Other People’s Money (1989)
- False Pretenses (1994)[13]
Short stories
[edit]- “Trouble in Paradise” (1985, The New Black Mask # 1)
- “Missing in Miami” (1986, Mean Streets)
- “Double Your Pleasure” (January 1989, AHMM)
- “Dead Copy” (1988, An Eye For Justice)
- “Twist Of Fate” (January 1990, AHMM)
- “The Tongan Nude” (October 1997, AHMM)
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Lyons, Arthur, Jr. 1946-2008 (Arthur Lyons)". Encyclopedia.com. Retrieved March 15, 2025.
- ^ a b Pierce, J. Kingston (April 3, 2012). "Remembering Arthur Lyons". Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved March 15, 2025.
- ^ "The Second Coming: Satanism in America". Kirkus Reviews. October 1, 1970. Retrieved March 15, 2025.
- ^ "Satan Wants You: The Cult of Devil Worship in America". Kirkus Reviews. May 15, 1988. Retrieved March 15, 2025.
- ^ "All God's Children". Kirkus Reviews. May 1, 1975. Retrieved March 15, 2025.
- ^ "The Killing Floor". Kirkus Reviews. December 1, 1976. Retrieved March 15, 2025.
- ^ "Dead Ringer". Kirkus Reviews. December 1, 1977. Retrieved March 15, 2025.
- ^ "Castles Burning". Kirkus Reviews. January 1, 1979. Retrieved March 15, 2025.
- ^ "Hard Trade". Kirkus Reviews. April 1, 1981. Retrieved March 15, 2025.
- ^ "At the Hands of Another". Kirkus Reviews. August 1, 1983. Retrieved March 15, 2025.
- ^ "Three with a Bullet". Kirkus Reviews. January 1, 1984. Retrieved March 15, 2025.
- ^ "Fast Fade". Kirkus Reviews. July 15, 1987. Retrieved March 15, 2025.
- ^ "False Pretenses". Kirkus Reviews. October 15, 1993. Retrieved March 15, 2025.