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Peter Spiegelman

ピーター・スピーゲルマン

Pītā Supīgeruman

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1958 （Forest Hills, Queens）
Nationality
American
Languages
English
Residence History
Forest Hills, Queens → Ridgefield, Connecticut

Career

Occupations
Author, Former Wall Street executive
Active Years
2003-2022
Influenced By
Dashiell Hammett, Raymond Chandler, Ross Macdonald
Nominations
Nominated for 2008 Barry Award Best Novel (Red Cat)

Education

Vassar College
English
Degree: Bachelor of Arts
Period: undergraduate
Year of Graduation: 1980
Country: United States
Won Beatrice Daw Brown prize for excellence in poetry

Awards

Shamus Award
2004
Work: Black Maps
Category: Best First P.I. novel
Organization: Private Eye Writers of America
Result: Winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Black Maps

2003 Crime fiction

First in the John March series. Manhattan-based private eye cases.

FinanceBetrayal

Death's Little Helpers

2005 Crime fiction

Second John March novel.

DetectiveCrime

Red Cat

2007 Crime fiction

Third John March novel.

Mystery

Thick as Thieves

2011 Crime fiction

Standalone novel set on Wall Street.

HeistFinance

Bibliography

  • Black Maps (2003)
  • Death's Little Helpers / False Dawn (2005)
  • Red Cat (2007)
  • This Year's Model (short story, 2007)
  • Wall Street Noir (edited anthology, 2007)
  • Thick as Thieves (2011)
  • Dr. Knox (2016)
  • A Secret About a Secret (2022)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
NoirishHardboiled reflecting Wall Street realities
Recurring Motifs
GreedDysfunctional egosDark side of finance

Legacy

American crime fiction author known for the John March PI series, drawing from Wall Street experience. Won Shamus Award for debut.

Trivia

  • Created homemade superhero comic books as a child.
  • Described Wall Street as a 'noirish' place.
  • Married to Alice Wang, managing director at J.P. Morgan.