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John Peyton Cooke
Cooke in London, 2016
Cooke in London, 2016
BornJohn Peyton Cooke
(1967-03-07) March 7, 1967 (age 57)
Amarillo, Texas, U.S.
Occupation
  • Novelist
Nationality
  • American
GenreCrime fiction
Notable works
  • Out for Blood
  • Torsos
  • The Chimney Sweeper
  • The Rape of Ganymede
  • The Fall of Lucifer
Website
Official website

John Peyton Cooke (born March 7, 1967) is an American novelist.[1][2] He is most notable as a short story writer known for thrillers, often with gay male protagonists and including themes of male homosexuality and psychological suspense.

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His novel Torsos, a fictionalized account of the Cleveland Torso Murderer, was a finalist for the Lambda Literary Award for Best Gay Men’s Mystery for 1993,[3][4][5] and was noted by Marilyn Stasio in The New York Times Book Review for its atmospheric depiction of Cleveland, Ohio, during the Great Depression.[1] His short story "After You’ve Gone" was selected for The Best American Mystery Stories 2003, edited by Michael Connelly and Otto Penzler.[6]

Cooke's 1991 gay vampire novel Out for Blood, originally published by Avon Books, was reprinted in 2019 by Valancourt Books (also issued in audiobook) and Cooke was interviewed about his novel by the audiobook's narrator Sean C. Duregger on his podcast Audiobooks from Hell.[7]

Awards and honors

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Publications

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Books

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  • The Lake (1989), Avon Books, New York ISBN 9780380757688
  • Out for Blood (1991), Avon Books, New York ISBN 9781948405553
  • Torso (1993), Headline Books, London ISBN 074720814X.
  • Torsos (1994), The Mysterious Press/Warner Books, New York ISBN 9780892965229
  • Torsos (1994), translated into Spanish by María del Mar Moya, Planeta, Barcelona ISBN 84-08-01157-X
  • The Chimney Sweeper (1994), Headline Books, London ISBN 0747211582
  • The Chimney Sweeper (1995), The Mysterious Press/Warner Books, New York ISBN 9780892965236
  • Haven (1996), The Mysterious Press/Warner Books, New York ISBN 9780892966103
  • The Rape of Ganymede (2008), Éditions Cuir Noir, Toronto ISBN 9780981004716
  • The Fall of Lucifer (2008), Éditions Cuir Noir, Toronto ISBN 9780981004709
  • After You’ve Gone and Other Outré Tales (2011), Éditions Cuir Noir, London ISBN 9780981004785
  • Out for Blood (2019), Valancourt Books, Richmond, Virginia ISBN 9781948405553[8]

Short fiction

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Other

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  • Cooke, John Peyton (1989). The Lake. Avon Books, New York ISBN 9780380757688
  • Cooke, John Peyton (1991). Out for Blood. Avon Books, New York ISBN 9781948405553.
  • Cooke, John Peyton (2013). Out for Blood. Reprinted by Éditions Cuir Noir, London. ISBN 9780981004730.
  • Cooke, John Peyton (2019). Out for Blood. Reprinted by Valancourt Books, Richmond, Virginia ISBN 9781948405553
  • Cooke, John Peyton (1993). Torso. Headline, London. ISBN 1873736002.
  • Cooke, John Peyton (1994). Torsos. The Mysterious Press/Warner Books, New York. ISBN 9780747208143.
  • Cooke, John Peyton (1994). Torsos. Translated into Spanish by María del Mar Moya. Planeta, Barcelona. ISBN 84-08-01157-X.
  • Cooke, John Peyton (1994). The Chimney Sweeper. Headline, London. ISBN 0747211582.
  • Cooke, John Peyton (1995). The Chimney Sweeper. The Mysterious Press/Warner Books, New York. ISBN 9780892965236.
  • Cooke, John Peyton (1996). Haven. The Mysterious Press/Warner Books, New York. ISBN 9780892966103.
  • Cooke, John Peyton (2008). The Rape of Ganymede. Éditions Cuir Noir, Toronto. ISBN 9780981004716.
  • Cooke, John Peyton (2008). The Fall of Lucifer. Éditions Cuir Noir, Toronto ISBN 9780981004709
  • Cooke, John Peyton (2011). After You’ve Gone and Other Outré Tales. Éditions Cuir Noir, London ISBN 9780981004785

Personal life

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He was born in Amarillo, Texas, and grew up in Laramie, Wyoming.[9] He has also lived in New York City, Toronto, London, and currently lives in Los Angeles.

References

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  1. ^ a b Stasio, Marilyn (1994-01-23). "Crime". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-07-03.
  2. ^ "Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Summary Bibliography John Peyton Cooke". Retrieved 2021-08-23.
  3. ^ Cooke, John Peyton (1993). Torso, Headline, London. ISBN 9780747208143.
  4. ^ Cooke, John Peyton (1994). Torsos, Mysterious Press, New York. ISBN 9780892965229.
  5. ^ "6th Annual Lambda Literary Awards". Lambda Literary Foundation. 14 July 1994. Retrieved 2021-07-08.
  6. ^ Connelly, Michael. "The Best American Mystery Stories (2003)". Michael Connelly. Retrieved 2021-07-03.
  7. ^ "Audiobooks from Hell, Episode 5: John Peyton Cooke Is Out for Blood". 13 March 2020. Retrieved 2021-08-23.
  8. ^ "Out for Blood". Retrieved 2021-08-23.
  9. ^ [1] John Peyton Cooke. Blog.