Christine Wiltz (born January 3, 1948) is an American writer of mystery fiction. A native of New Orleans, Wiltz attended school at a number of different universities in Louisiana before completing a BA at San Francisco State College in 1969. Prior to becoming a full-time writer she held a number of jobs including advertising, grant writing, selling books, and short-order cooking.[1] She has written four mystery novels featuring Neal Rafferty, a former member of the New Orleans Police Department turned private investigator. She has also written a biography of Norma Wallace, The Last Madam, and a standalone novel, Shoot the Money. Her writing has appeared in the New Yorker and the Los Angeles Times, and has been writer-in-residence and adjunct professor at Tulane University and Loyola University New Orleans.[2][3][4] Wiltz is married; she and her husband survived Hurricane Katrina.[5]

Works

Taken from:[6]

Neal Rafferty series

  • The Killing Circle (1981)
  • A Diamond Before You Die (1987)
  • The Emerald Lizard (1991)

Standalone novels

  • Glass House (1994)
  • Shoot the Money (2013)

Non-fiction

  • The Last Madam (2000)

References

  1. ↑ Kathleen Gregory Klein (1994). Great Women Mystery Writers: Classic to Contemporary. Greenwood Press. ISBN 978-0-313-28770-1.
  2. ↑ "Chris Wiltz". Open Road Media. Retrieved Apr 4, 2021.
  3. ↑ "Christine Wiltz- Author". www.portraitpainter.com. Retrieved Apr 4, 2021.
  4. ↑ "Author Interview: Christine Wiltz". Retrieved Apr 4, 2021.
  5. ↑ Rowell, Charles H; Wiltz, Chris (Apr 4, 2006). "Chris Wiltz". Callaloo. 29 (4): 1265–1270. doi:10.1353/cal.2007.0090. S2CID 201774695. Retrieved Apr 4, 2021 – via Project MUSE.
  6. ↑ "Chris Wiltz". www.fantasticfiction.com. Retrieved Apr 4, 2021.


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