Jean M. Redmann

Jean M. Redmann
Born (1955-06-09) June 9, 1955 (age 69)
Mississippi, U.S.
Pen nameJ. M. Redmann
OccupationNovelist, activist
Period20th century
GenreMystery
SubjectLesbian fiction
Literary movementLGBT literature

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.

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

Awards for Redmann's writing
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

  1. Death by the Riverside (1990)
  2. Deaths of Jocasta (1992)
  3. The Intersection of Law and Desire (1995)
  4. Lost Daughters (1999)
  5. Death of a Dying Man (2009)
  6. Water Mark (2010)
  7. Ill Will (2012)
  8. The Shoal of Time (2013)
  9. The Girl on the Edge of Summer (2017)
  10. Not Dead Enough (2019)
  11. Transitory (2023)

Nell McGraw series (as R. Jean Reid)

  1. Roots of Murder (2016)
  2. 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

References

  1. ^ a b "J.M. Redmann". Goodreads. Archived from the original on February 13, 2024. Retrieved January 17, 2022.
  2. ^ Pertusa, Inmaculada (2014). "7. Nuevas detectives lesbianas para un nuevo milenio" [New lesbian detectives for a new millennium]. In Fernández-Ulloa, Teresa (ed.). Otherness in Hispanic Culture (in Spanish). Newcastle upon Tyne: Cambridge Scholars Publishing. pp. 105–121. ISBN 978-1-4438-5389-7.
  3. ^ "5th Annual Lambda Literary Awards". Lambda Literary. July 14, 1993. Archived from the original on January 22, 2022. Retrieved January 26, 2023.
  4. ^ "8th Annual Lambda Literary Awards | Lambda Literary". March 4, 2012. Archived from the original on March 4, 2012. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
  5. ^ Antonio, Gonzalez Cerna (July 15, 2000). "12th Annual Lambda Literary Awards". Lambda Literary. Archived from the original on February 5, 2022. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
  6. ^ Valenzuela, Tony (May 10, 2010). "22nd Annual Lambda Literary Awards". Lambda Literary. Archived from the original on August 9, 2020. Retrieved January 17, 2022.
  7. ^ "Award Winners of 2011". Golden Crown Literary Society. Archived from the original on January 18, 2022. Retrieved January 17, 2022.
  8. ^ "2012 Shirley Jackson Awards Winners". The Shirley Jackson Awards. Archived from the original on September 29, 2022. Retrieved January 17, 2022.
  9. ^ a b "25th Annual Lambda Literary Award Winners Announced!". Lambda Literary. June 4, 2013. Archived from the original on January 8, 2022. Retrieved January 17, 2022.
  10. ^ Yates, Ryan (June 4, 2013). "2013 Lambda Literary Award Winners Announced". Autostraddle. Archived from the original on January 12, 2022. Retrieved January 17, 2022.
  11. ^ Boureau, Ella (March 6, 2018). "30th Annual Lambda Literary Award Finalists Announced". Lambda Literary. Archived from the original on March 19, 2020. Retrieved January 17, 2022.
  12. ^ Albanese, Andrew (April 18, 2024). "Helen Elaine Lee, Joseph Plaster Among 2024 Publishing Triangle Award Winners". Publishers Weekly. Archived from the original on May 15, 2024. Retrieved May 20, 2024.
  13. ^ "Awards: Publishing Triangle Winners; Donner Shortlist". Shelf Awareness. April 18, 2024. Archived from the original on May 8, 2024. Retrieved May 20, 2024.