J. D. (Dave) Webb resides in Tennessee. Dave served in the Security Service of the Air Force as a Chinese linguist and weather analyst in Viet Nam and the Philippines prior to spending 25 years in corporate management. A company purge promoted him to cobbler and he owned a shoe repair and sales shop for 11 years. During those careers he wrote short stories and suppressed an urge to write a novel. After making a conscious decision to live at the poverty level, his novels began forcing their way out.
Accomplishments
Shepherd's Pie his first novel was awarded a publisher's Golden Wings Award for excellence in writing. His second novel Moon Over Chicago was a top ten finisher in the 2008 Preditors and Editors Poll in the mystery category and was a finalist in the prestigious 2008 Eppie awards.
Her Name Is Mommy (2009 top twenty mystery Preditors & Editors poll) Incredible Witness (short stories 2023 top ten anthology Editor's poll and a finalist for the Silver Falchion 2023)
Bayou Chase (Wild Rose Press, Amazon) First place in 2024 Critter's poll-Thrillers
Free To Be Me (Wild Rose Press) (2024 Top Pick for Claymore Award)
Additional Information
Free To Be Me waspublished by Wild Rose Press on July 7, 2025.