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Richard Lewis Boyer (1943 – 19 January 2021)^[1] was an American writer, best known for series ofcrime novels featuring Charlie "Doc" Adams, a dental surgeon in New England.^[2] Hisdebut novelBillingsgate Shoal received theEdgar Award for best novel in 1983. In 1981, Boyer originated the Places Rated Almanac, a ranking of the country's 333 metropolitan areas according to the most important factors that influence the quality of life: climate, cost of living, jobs, arts, recreation, health care and environment, education, transportation, and crime. The Places Rated Almanac was updated with new editions throughout the 1990s.

Boyer was born inEvanston,Illinois. He majored in English atDenison University and earned an MFA in creative writing at theUniversity of Iowa, studying underKurt Vonnegut. Boyer worked as a high school teacher, a sales representative for publishing company and taught English atWestern Carolina University until his retirement in 2008.

Mr. Boyer died on January 19, 2021, after a long battle with Alzheimer's Disease.^[3]

• Billingsgate Shoal (1982)
• The Penny Ferry (1984)
• The Daisy Ducks (1986)
• Moscow Metal (1987)
• The Whale's Footprints (1988)
• Gone to Earth (1990)
• Yellow Bird (1991)
• Pirate Trade (1994)
• The Man Who Whispered (1998)

• The Giant Rat of Sumatra (1976)
• A Sherlockian Quartet (1999); short story collection
• Mzungu Mjinga: Swahili for Crazy White Man (2004)
• Buck Gentry (2005)
• The Quintessential Sherlock Holmes (2008) (His last published work)

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