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Bio • Contact • Literary Works
Beginning with Peace Corps service in the South Pacific during the 1960s, Frederick has traveled widely, and lived at various times in Asia, the Middle East, and Europe. He has worked as a sailor in the merchant marine, as a tropical agriculturist, and as a university professor in Literature and the Humanities.
Born on the Eastern seaboard, Frederick Highland writes both fiction and non-fiction and has been a former editor and founder of several publications. His writing credits include fiction, creative nonfiction, a collection of short fiction and commentary, The Mystery Box, Ghost Eater, and his most recent publication, Night Falls on Damascus.
Frederick Highland holds a Ph.D in English from the Writing Program at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. In addition to the collected stories in The Mystery Box (1998, Ana Libri Press) and his novel Ghost Eater (2003, St. Martin's Press), Dr. Highland has published over one hundred articles and short stories.
Dr. Highland's professional writing affiliations include membership in The Author's Guild, Mystery Writer's of America, and the Writer's Unit of the American Philatelic Society. His philatelic memberships include the American Philatelic Society, and the American Topical Association His contributions to education have merited biographies in Who's Who in American Education and Who's Who in the West.
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Night Falls on Damascus
Full Length Novel
Publication Date: December 2006
Thomas Dunne Books, St. Martins Press Minotaur
[Barnes & Noble]
Night Falls on Damascus holds up a mirror to the continuing puzzle of the Middle East as it weaves a rich and engrossing tale of murder, revenge, and the corruption of power. With the introduction of Inspector Nikolai Faroun, a new type of hero enters the mystery scene, a man with a hidden past, a Levantine working for a hated Western regime, a man caught between two worlds who can trust no one and call no one friend.
Damascus - a companion site to the novel, containing many excerpts from the book, photographs, and several background non-fiction pieces by the author.
Ghost Eater
Full Length Novel
Publication Date: September 2003
Thomas Dunne Books, St. Martins Press
[amazon.com]
In his first command, young Captain Ulysses Vanders must lead a desperate river journey to rescue missionaries along a remote jungle river. He soon finds himself burdened with a set of unexpected, mysterious passengers, each traveling to the mission known as Light of the World for devious reasons of their own.
GhostEater.com - a companion site to Ghost Eater, containing many excerpts from the book, period photographs, several background non-fiction pieces by the author and and a special short story with a Ghost Eater theme.
The Mystery Box
Short fiction
Publication Date: September 1998
Ana Libri Press
[amazon.com]
"The book conveys such a feeling of delight, verve...his 'serious pleasure'...Here is a book, one feels, which the author really enjoyed writing and the enjoyment is contagious"
TheMysteryBox.com - a companion site to The Mystery Box book, containing over 100 interactive short stories and non-fiction pieces, including original content by the author and previously published material redesigned for the web.
Website and All Contents Copyright (c) 1997-2010 Frederick Highland
