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From the Author:
Part mystery, part thriller with a touch of romance, Redlined contains two interlocking plots. One is a product of my imagination, but could have happened. The other tells the true, inspiring story of a community organizer, a dedicated researcher, and a group of local people who took on Boston's banking establishment and won.
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BIOGRAPHY
Richard Wise is the author of three books. His latest novel, Redlined: A Novel of Boston, is a mystery thriller set in Boston's Jamaica Plain neighborhood. Publishers Weekly raves: "Fans of suspense fiction with a social conscience will be pleased." Midwest Book Review describes Redlined as "An original and simply riveting novel." Redlined was nominated for the National Book Award and the Benjamin Franklin Award in fiction.
The author's first book, Secrets of the Gem Trade: The Connoisseur’s Guide to Precious Gemstones was originally published in 2001. The book was serialized in two magazines and became a critically acclaimed best seller. The second edition appeared in 2016. Extensively revised and rewritten, the 2nd edition has added 127 pages, 11 new chapters, 5 new introductory essays, and 161 additional photographs.
Mr. Wise's second book, The French Blue, an historical novel published in 2010 was the winner of a 2011 International Book Award in Historical Fiction. The novel is set in the 17th Century gem trade. Called "a fine piece of historical fiction" in a 5 star review by Midwest Book Review, The French Blue tells the back story of the Hope Diamond and the true life adventures of 17th Century gem merchant Jean-Baptiste Tavernier.
Richard Wise has enjoyed a diverse career. He is a veteran of the U. S. Coast Guard. After receiving his B.A., teaching and doing graduate work at the University of Rhode Island, he spent most of the decade of the 70s as a professional community organizer. Wise headed organizing projects in Massachusetts and Rhode Island. In the late 1970s, he left organizing and apprenticed as a goldsmith. He studied gemology at the Gemological Institute of American and received his Graduate Gemologist diploma in 1985. He founded his retail company R. W. Wise, Goldsmiths, Inc. of Lenox, Massachusetts in the early 1980s and began traveling internationally, buying gems and writing about them in 1986.
Mr. Wise's articles have appeared in Gems & Gemology, Lapidary Journal, JQ and Colored Stone. He is a former Gemology Columnist for National Jeweler and Contributing Editor at Gem Market News. The author retired from retail in 2012 to pursue his writing. His latest articles have appeared in Social Policy and Gemmology Today magazines. He lives with his wife and two cats in Charlottesville, Virginia.