Anne Wingate (September 4, 1943 – September 2, 2021) was a mystery, fantasy, and romance writer who lived in Salt Lake City, Utah. She owned two publishing houses (including one with her husband), and published works under her own name as well as the pseudonyms Lee Martin and Martha G. Webb. She died on September 2, 2021, in Salt Lake City.
Anne Wingate | |
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 Wingate at CONduit 17 in Salt Lake City, Utah. | |
| Born | Martha Anne Guice September 4, 1943 Savannah, Georgia, U.S. |
| Died | September 2, 2021 (aged 77) Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S. |
| Pen name | Lee Martin Martha G. Webb |
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| Genre | mystery, fantasy, romance, mainstream |
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Biography
editWingate was born on September 4, 1943, as Martha Anne Guice in Savannah, Georgia,[1][2][3] She grew up as a member of the Disciples of Christ Church, and is an adult convert to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.[4][5][6] Prior to becoming a writer, she worked as a crime scene investigator.[7][8]
In January 2006, Wingate was brought into the media spotlight because her adopted daughter, Alicia Wingate, was killed along with her boyfriend in a police shootout in Kansas. Her daughter was being sought in connection with the murder of man in Utah. Wingate stated that—on the basis of published information about the crime at the time—she is certain that Alicia would have been quickly exonerated if the case had made it to court.[7][8]
She died on September 2, 2021, in Salt Lake City.[3][9]
Career
editMost of her mysteries are set somewhere within Texas.[4] Her LDS beliefs sometime show in her works.[4][5][6] Wingate was partner with her husband, Thomas Russell Wingate, in Wingate & Wingate, Writers. She also owned Live Oak House, an e-publishing company. Through Live Oak House, she published other writers, her own fantasies and romances, and works by some of her children. She and her husband were part-time Project Coordinators of the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the not-for-profit corporation that receives and processes donations to Project Gutenberg.[10]
In addition to works published under her own name, Wingate wrote under the pseudonyms Lee Martin and Martha G. Webb.[1][11][12]
Bibliography
editNovels
edit- Darling Corey's Dead (as Martha G. Webb, 1984), Walker & Company, ISBN 0-8027-5582-8
- A White Male Running (as Martha G. Webb, 1985), Walker & Company, ISBN 0-8027-5611-5
- Even Cops' Daughters (as Martha G. Webb, 1986), Walker & Company, ISBN 0-8027-5637-9
Deb Ralston Mystery series
editFollows an LDS detective in Fort Worth, Texas.
- Too Sane a Murder (as Lee Martin, 1984), St. Martin's Press, ISBN 0-312-80901-8
- A Conspiracy of Strangers (as Lee Martin, 1986), St. Martin's Press, ISBN 0-312-16433-5
- Murder at the Blue Owl (as Lee Martin, 1988), St. Martin's Press, ISBN 0-312-01795-2
- Hal's Own Murder Case (as Lee Martin, 1988), St. Martin's Press, ISBN 0-312-02925-X
- Death Warmed Over (as Lee Martin, 1988), St. Martin's Press, ISBN 0-312-02221-2
- Deficit Ending (as Lee Martin, 1990), St. Martin's Press, ISBN 0-312-03813-5
- The Mensa Murders (as Lee Martin, 1991), St. Martin's Press, ISBN 0-312-05126-3
- Hacker (as Lee Martin, 1992), St. Martin's Press, ISBN 0-312-06990-1
- Inherited Murder (as Lee Martin, 1994), St. Martin's Press, ISBN 0-312-11415-X
- The Day That Dusty Died (as Lee Martin, 1994), St. Martin's Press, ISBN 0-312-09779-4
- Bird in a Cage (as Lee Martin, 1995), St. Martin's Press, ISBN 0-312-13028-7
- Genealogy of Murder (as Lee Martin, 1996), St. Martin's Press, ISBN 0-312-13975-6
- The Thursday Club (as Lee Martin, 1997), St. Martin's Press, ISBN 1-57008-315-0
Mark Shigata Mystery series
editSet in Bayport, Texas.
- Death by Deception (1988), Walker & Company, ISBN 0-8027-5714-6
- The Eye of Anna (1989), Walker & Company, ISBN 0-8027-5749-9
- The Buzzards Must Also Be Fed (1991), Walker & Company, ISBN 0-8027-5773-1
- Exception to Murder (1992), Walker & Company, ISBN 0-8027-3203-8
- Yakuza, Go Home! (1993), Walker & Company, ISBN 0-8027-3226-7
Short fiction
edit- "'The Twelve Dancing Princesses' Revisited" in Once Upon a Crime (1998), Berkley Books, ISBN 0-425-17128-0
- "Evelyn Lying There" in Women of Mystery II (1994), Berkley Books, ISBN 0-425-15054-2
Non-fiction
edit- Scene of the Crime: A Writer's Guide to Crime-Scene Investigations (1992), Writer's Digest Books, ISBN 0-89879-518-4
- Amateur Detectives: A Writer's Guide to How Private Citizens Solve Criminal Cases (1996), Writer's Digest Books, ISBN 0-89879-725-X
References
edit- ^ a b c "Anne Wingate". Fantastic Fiction. Retrieved 2007-06-02.
- ^ "Compressed Bio". Wingate & Wingate, Writers. Archived from the original on July 25, 2017. Retrieved July 6, 2017.
- ^ a b "Summary Bibliography: Anne Wingate". Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved September 15, 2021.
- ^ a b c Doherty, Jim (2002-09-04). "RARA-AVIS: Anne Wingate". Retrieved 2007-06-02.
- ^ a b Helge S Moulding. "Author Anne Wingate". Helge's Notebook. Archived from the original on 2009-10-20. Retrieved 2007-06-02.
- ^ a b "Mormon Mysteries: Mainstream Mystery Novels Featuring Latter-day Saints (Mormons)". Archived from the original on 27 May 2007. Retrieved 2007-06-02.
- ^ a b Yi, Sandra (2006-01-26). "Family of Utah Woman Killed in Shootout Speaks". KSL. Retrieved 2007-06-02.
- ^ a b Ben Winslow and Pat Reavy (2006-01-27). "Double tragedy: 2 Utah families mourn". Deseret Morning News. Archived from the original on May 24, 2006. Retrieved 2007-06-02.
- ^ "Martha Wingate Obituary". Neptune Society. Retrieved September 15, 2021.
- ^ "Project Gutenberg". Project Gutenberg. Retrieved 2019-04-12.
- ^ a b "Lee Martin". Fantastic Fiction. Retrieved 2007-06-02.
- ^ a b "Author Information: Anne Wingate". Internet Book List. Archived from the original on 2007-09-30. Retrieved 2007-06-02.
- ^ Steve Davis and Dr. Rollo K. Newsom. "Scene of the Crime: An Annotated Bibliography". Texas State University–San Marcos. Archived from the original on 25 June 2007. Retrieved 2007-06-02.