Roger Margason, who used the pseudonym of Dorien Grey, was an openly gay[1] American author, (born in Northern Illinois). Margason served in the U.S. Navy and graduated from Northern Illinois University with a BA in English.[2] He died on November 1, 2015.
Margason was the author of the fourteen-book Dick Hardesty mystery series, which received a WordWeaving Series of Excellence award, and four of which have been finalists for the Lambda Literary Award. He was also the author of the four-book Elliott Smith Paranormal Mystery series. In addition to his two series, he had a stand-alone gay western/romance/adventure novel, Calico, aimed at young adults and traditional western buffs; Short Circuits: A Life in Blogs; Dreams of a Calico Mouse, a book of poetry; and A World Ago: a Navy Man's Letters Home, 1954-1956.
All his books are in the process of becoming audiobooks.
Works edit
- The Dick Hardesty Mystery Series
- The Butcher's Son† (2000) ISBN 1-879194-86-4
- The Ninth Man (2000) ISBN 1-879194-78-3
- The Bar Watcher (2001) ISBN 1-879194-79-1
- The Hired Man† (2002) ISBN 1-879194-76-7
- The Good Cop (2002) ISBN 1-879194-75-9
- The Bottle Ghosts (2003) ISBN 1-879194-73-2
- The Dirt Peddler (2003) ISBN 1-879194-72-4
- The Role Players† ISBN 1-879194-49-X
- The Popsicle Tree (2005) ISBN 1-879194-55-4
- The Paper Mirror† (2005) ISBN 1-879194-57-0
- The Dream Ender (2007) ISBN 1-934135-62-3
- The Angel Singers (2008) ISBN 978-1-934841-06-8
- The Secret Keeper (2009) ISBN 978-1-934841-42-6
- The Peripheral Son (2011) ISBN 978-1-936144-10-5
- The Serpent's Tongue (2014) ISBN 978-1-61271-136-2
- The Elliott Smith Mysteries Series
- His Name Is John (2008) ISBN 978-1-934841-04-4
- Aaron's Wait (2009) ISBN 1-934841-40-4
- Caesar's Fall (2010) ISBN 978-1-936144-08-2
- Dante's Circle (2012) ISBN 978-1-612710-65-5
- Other works
- Calico (2006) ISBN 1-934135-33-X
- Short Circuits: A Life in Blogs (2011) ASIN: B00584R12S
- A World Ago: a Navy Man's Letters Home, 1954-1956 (2012) ISBN 9781611875416
† Denotes Lambda Literary Award finalists
References edit
- ^ "Dorien Grey: The Role Players". The Literary World. 2005-01-06. Retrieved 2007-07-05.
- ^ "Dorien Grey". Mystery Lover's Corner. Retrieved 2007-07-05.