Jean M. Redmann
American novelist (born 1955)
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Jean M. Redmann (born June 9, 1955, in Mississippi), known professionally as J. M. Redmann and R. Jean Reid, is an American novelist best known for her Micky Knight mystery series, which has won the Lambda Literary Award for Lesbian Mystery three times and been a finalist four times.
Jean M. Redmann | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 9, 1955 Mississippi, U.S. |
| Pen name | J. M. Redmann |
| Occupation | Novelist, activist |
| Period | 20th century |
| Genre | Mystery |
| Subject | Lesbian fiction |
| Literary movement | LGBT literature |
Redmann's novels contain similar themes regarding "the protagonist's troubled childhood and how it affects her adult life, discrimination based on sexual orientation and alcoholism. Her novels follow the tradition of hardboiled fiction."[1][better source needed]
She "is a gay rights activist and works as the director of prevention at NO/AIDS Task Force."[1][better source needed]
Redmann's work has influenced several Spanish authors, who have also created detective characters and developed crime fiction stories based on lesbian female characters. These authors include Clara Asunción García, Isabel Franc, and Susana Hernández.[2]
Awards
| Year | Work | Award | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Deaths of Jocasta | Lambda Literary Award for Lesbian Mystery | Finalist | [3] |
| 1996 | The Intersection of Law and Desire | Lambda Literary Award for Lesbian Mystery | Won | [4] |
| 2000 | Lost Daughters | Lambda Literary Award for Lesbian Mystery | Finalist | [5] |
| 2010 | Death of a Dying Man | Lambda Literary Award for Lesbian Mystery | Won | [6] |
| 2011 | Water Mark | Golden Crown Literary Society Award for Mystery/Thriller | Won | [7] |
| Lambda Literary Award for Lesbian Mystery | Finalist | |||
| Rainbow Award for LGBT Mystery | Won | |||
| 2012 | Night Shadows: Queer Horror | Shirley Jackson Award for Edited Anthology | Finalist | [8] |
| Lambda Literary Award for Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror | Finalist | [9] | ||
| 2013 | Ill Will | Lambda Literary Award for Lesbian Mystery | Won | [9][10] |
| 2018 | The Girl on the Edge of Summer | Lambda Literary Award for Lesbian Mystery | Finalist | [11] |
| 2024 | Transitory | Joseph Hansen Award | Won | [12][13] |
Publications
Micky Knight series
- Death by the Riverside (1990)
- Deaths of Jocasta (1992)
- The Intersection of Law and Desire (1995)
- Lost Daughters (1999)
- Death of a Dying Man (2009)
- Water Mark (2010)
- Ill Will (2012)
- The Shoal of Time (2013)
- The Girl on the Edge of Summer (2017)
- Not Dead Enough (2019)
- Transitory (2023)
- The Smallest Day (2025)
Nell McGraw series (as R. Jean Reid)
- Roots of Murder (2016)
- Perdition (2017)
Anthology contributions
- The Milk of Human Kindness, edited by Lori L. Lake (2004)
- Women of Mystery: An Anthology, edited by Katherine V. Forrest (2006)
- Women in Uniform: Medics and Soldiers and Cops, Oh My!, edited by Pat Cronin (2010)
- Lesbians on the Loose: Crime Writers on the Lam, edited by Narrelle M. Harris (2015)
- The Only One in the World: A Sherlock Holmes Anthology, edited by Narrelle M. Harris (2021)
Anthologies edited
- Women of the Mean Streets, with Greg Herren (2011)
- Men of the Mean Streets: Gay Noir, with Greg Herren (2011)
- Night Shadows: Queer Horror, with Greg Herren (2012)