Marilyn Wallace
Marilyn Weiss Wallace was born on September 21, 1941, in New York City, New York, United States. She was the daughter of a police officer.
Marilyn Wallace set her mysteries A Case of Loyalties (1986) and Primary Target (1988) in the San Francisco Bay area, where she was living at the time. These two novels feature the team of Jay Goldstein and Carlos Cruz, two detectives on the Oakland, California police force. Wallace’s other works have been set in such places as the small town of Taconic Hills and New York City.
Wallace also edited a number of anthologies affiliated with Sisters in Crime, an organization devoted to promoting mysteries written by women.
Wallace’s books earned her critical recognition, a Macavity Award, and Anthony Award nominations. She was also the editor of the Sisters in Crime anthologies, which have won Anthony, Macavity, and American Mystery Awards.
She died on January 1, 2006, in New York City.
Marilyn Wallace set her mysteries A Case of Loyalties (1986) and Primary Target (1988) in the San Francisco Bay area, where she was living at the time. These two novels feature the team of Jay Goldstein and Carlos Cruz, two detectives on the Oakland, California police force. Wallace’s other works have been set in such places as the small town of Taconic Hills and New York City.
Wallace also edited a number of anthologies affiliated with Sisters in Crime, an organization devoted to promoting mysteries written by women.
Wallace’s books earned her critical recognition, a Macavity Award, and Anthony Award nominations. She was also the editor of the Sisters in Crime anthologies, which have won Anthony, Macavity, and American Mystery Awards.
She died on January 1, 2006, in New York City.
