A past President of the Private Eye Writers of America, David Housewright won a prestigious Edgar Award from the Mystery Writers of America and three Minnesota Book Awards for his Rushmore McKenzie and Holland Taylor private eye novels as well as other tales of murder and mayhem in the Midwest.
"If you haven't discovered Housewright yet, you're in for a real treat - this is one of America's best crime novelists."
—Lansing State Journal
“One of Minnesota's treasured authors.”
—Minneapolis Star Tribune
Coming June 24, 2025!
What’s Out Now!
It all starts with the body in the water—on what should be a pleasant day at the marina, Rushmore McKenzie’s wife Nina Truhler finds the dead body of an Army vet. McKenzie, once a homicide detective in St. Paul, Minnesota, is, through a series of unlikely events, a retired millionaire and a man of leisure. Upon rare occasion, McKenzie puts his skills to use as a sort of unlicensed private investigator. And this counts as one of those occasions.
“Even the most astute reader will not guess the motive behind the deaths…”
—St. Paul Pioneer Press
What Came Before
“This is the twentieth McKenzie novel, and while a lot of series have started running out of steam by this point, Housewright and Rushmore show no signs of slowing down. The writing is as crisp as ever, and Rushmore continues to be the kind of guy you wouldn’t mind hanging out with (unless you’ve done something wrong, in which case he will nail you to the wall). Keep ‘em coming!”
—Booklist
The Rest Of My Books!
All of my novels are available in trade paper from Down and Out Books and are also available as eBooks.
We Have Audiobooks, Too.
Nearly all of the Rushmore McKenzie detective novels are now available in audiobook wherever you buy your audiobooks, as well as the first Holland Taylor novel, Penance, winner of the Edgar Award from the Mystery Writers of America (we hope to bring out the rest soon).