When I first encountered Death Trick (1981), the first novel in Richard Stevenson's Donald Strachey mystery series, I devoured it, and the next several installments, as soon as they came out. Even though I didn't sustain that interest over the 17-book series, it wasn't because of any disaffection with Lipez's writing, which by all accounts remained masterful until the end. Richard Stevenson Lipez (his full name) passed away on March 16 at the age of 83. In addition to the Strachey series, Lipez regularly reviewed mysteries for the Washington Post. Here are obituaries from the Post and the New York Times.
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So are we going to add Death Trick to our list?
I'm planning to nominate it, so we'll see what the consensus is.
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