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Richard HoytRichard Hoyt was born in Hermiston, Oregon, in 1941 and grew up on a farm in Umatilla, Oregon. He was the first member of his extended family to go to college. Hoyt served as a counterintelligence agent for the army and later was a reporter for both of the daily newspapers in Honolulu. He earned a PhD in American studies for the University of Hawaii. He taught at the University of Maryland and later for Lewis and Clark College in Portland, Oregon.

Hoyt lived and worked for periods in Negril, Jamaica; Bray, Ireland; Torquay, southern England; Amsterdam; Seville; Lagos, Portugal; Sao Paulo; San Ignacio, Belize; Tangier; Hong Kong; and on the islands of Negros, Mindanao, and Cebu in the Philippines. He rode trains across the Soviet Union and riverboats from the headwaters of the Amazon to the Atlantic.

Hoyt is the author of 27 myteries and thrillers. He has also written books under the pseudonym Nicholas van Pelt. Hoyt is currently writing online articles about plants and gardening for Demand Studios.

He's been married to Tessie, a Filipina from Cebu City, for more than 20 years.

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Sonja's Run
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Sonja's Run by Richard Hoyt

Pony Girls
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Pony Girls by Richard Hoyt

STOMP!
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STOMP! by Nicholas van Pelt (Richard Hoyt)

The Mongoose Man
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The Mongoose Man by Nicholas van Pelt (Richard Hoyt)

Tyger, Tyger
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Tyger, Tyger by Richard Hoyt)

Darwin's Secret
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Darwin's Secret by Richard Hoyt)
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Whoo? | Hoyt, Richard | First Edition Book Hoyt, Richard | Whoo? | Unsigned First Edition Copy

First edition, first printing, mint, new/unread in a flawless dust jacket.  1991 NY: Tor

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Tyger! Tyger! | Hoyt, Richard | First Edition Book Hoyt, Richard | Tyger! Tyger! | Unsigned First Edition Copy

1996 NY: Forge  First edition, first printing, new/unread in flawless dust jacket.

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Trotsky's Run | Hoyt, Richard | First Edition Book Hoyt, Richard | Trotsky's Run | Unsigned First Edition Copy

First edition, first printing, mint, new/unread in a flawless dust jacket.  1982 NY: William Morrow

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Siskiyou Two-Step, The | Hoyt, Richard | First Edition Book Hoyt, Richard | Siskiyou Two-Step, The | Unsigned First Edition Copy

First edition, first printing, mint, new/unread in a flawless dust jacket.  1983 NY: HarperCollins

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Siege | Hoyt, Richard | First Edition Book Hoyt, Richard | Siege | Unsigned First Edition Copy

First edition, first printing, mint, new/unread in a flawless dust jacket.  1987 NY: St. Martin's Press

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Red Card: World Cup 1994 | Hoyt, Richard | First Edition Book Hoyt, Richard | Red Card: World Cup 1994 | Unsigned First Edition Copy

First edition, first printing, fine in a fine dust jacket.  1994 NY: Forge

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Marimba | Hoyt, Richard | First Edition Book Hoyt, Richard | Marimba | Unsigned First Edition Copy

First edition, first printing, mint, new/unread in a flawless dust jacket.  1992 NY: Tor

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Manna Enzyme, The | Hoyt, Richard | First Edition Book Hoyt, Richard | Manna Enzyme, The | Unsigned First Edition Copy

First edition, first printing, mint, new/unread in a flawless dust jacket.  1982 NY: Morrow

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Fish Story | Hoyt, Richard | First Edition Book Hoyt, Richard | Fish Story | Unsigned First Edition Copy

First edition, first printing, mint, new/unread in a flawless dust jacket.  1985 NY: Viking

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Decoys | Hoyt, Richard | First Edition Book Hoyt, Richard | Decoys | Unsigned First Edition Copy

Hardcover Book. August 1980 NY: M Evans & Co. First edition, first printing, mint, new/unread in a flawless dust jacket.

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Stomp! | Van Pelt, Nicholas (aka Hoyt, Richard) | First Edition Book Van Pelt, Nicholas (aka Hoyt, Richard) | Stomp! | Unsigned First Edition Copy

1999 NY: Forge  First edition, first printing, new/unread in flawless dust jacket.

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Marimba | Hoyt, Richard | Signed First Edition Book Hoyt, Richard | Marimba | Signed First Edition Copy

Author Signed Hardcover Book. 1992 NY: Tor First edition, first printing, fine in a fine dust jacket, signed by the author.  This is a collectible book free from material defects.  Jacket covering services are available for a small fee..

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Blood of Patriots | Hoyt, Richard | Signed First Edition Book Hoyt, Richard | Blood of Patriots | Signed First Edition Copy

Author Signed Hardcover Book. 1996 NY: Forge First edition, first printing, fine in a fine dust jacket, signed by the author.  This is a collectible book free from material defects.  Jacket covering services are available for a small fee..

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Japanese Game | Hoyt, Richard | Signed First Edition Book Hoyt, Richard | Japanese Game | Signed First Edition Copy

Author Signed Hardcover Book. 1995 NY: Forge First edition, first printing, fine in a fine dust jacket, signed by the author.  This is a collectible book free from material defects.  Jacket covering services are available for a small fee..

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Tyger! Tyger! | Hoyt, Richard | Signed First Edition Book Hoyt, Richard | Tyger! Tyger! | Signed First Edition Copy

Author Signed Hardcover Book. 1996 NY: Forge First edition, first printing, fine in a fine dust jacket, signed by the author.  This is a collectible book free from material defects.  Jacket covering services are available for a small fee..

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Mongoose Man, The | Van Pelt, Nicholas (aka Hoyt, Richard) | First Edition Book Van Pelt, Nicholas (aka Hoyt, Richard) | Mongoose Man, The | Unsigned First Edition Copy

1998 NY: St. Martin's Press  First edition, first printing, new/unread in flawless dust jacket.

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Fish Story | Hoyt, Richard | Signed First Edition Book Hoyt, Richard | Fish Story | Signed First Edition Copy

Author Signed Hardcover Book. 1985 NY: Viking First edition, first printing, fine in a fine dust jacket, signed by the author.

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Red Card: World Cup 1994 | Hoyt, Richard | Signed First Edition Book Hoyt, Richard | Red Card: World Cup 1994 | Signed First Edition Copy

Forge: NY. 1994 First edition, first printing, fine in a fine dust jacket, signed by the author.  This is a collectible book free from material defects.  Jacket covering services are available for a small fee..

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Pony Girls | Hoyt, Richard | Signed First Edition Book Hoyt, Richard | Pony Girls | Signed First Edition Copy

Author Signed Hardcover Book.  2004 NY: Forge  First edition, first printing, fine in a fine dust jacket, signed by the author.  This is a collectible book free from material defects.  Jacket covering services are available for a small fee..

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Sonja's Run | Hoyt, Richard | Signed First Edition Book Hoyt, Richard | Sonja's Run | Signed First Edition Copy

Author Signed Hardcover Book. 2005 NY: Tom Doherty Associates First edition, first printing, fine in a fine dust jacket, signed by the author.  This is a collectible book free from material defects.  Jacket covering services are available for a small fee..

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Van Pelt, Nicholas (aka Hoyt, Richard) | Stomp! | First Edition Book Van Pelt, Nicholas (aka Hoyt, Richard) | Stomp! | Unsigned First Edition Copy

1999 NY: Forge First edition, first printing, near-fine (torn on top left of dust jacket near spine) in a fine dust jacket dust jacket.

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Vivienne | Hoyt, Richard | First Edition Book Hoyt, Richard | Vivienne | Unsigned First Edition Copy

2000 NY: Forge  First edition, first printing, mint, new/unread, flawless dust jacket.

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Snake Eyes | Hoyt, Richard | Signed First Edition Book Hoyt, Richard | Snake Eyes | Signed First Edition Copy

Author Signed Hardcover Book. 1995 NY: Forge First edition, first printing, fine in a fine dust jacket, signed by the author.  This is a collectible book free from material defects.  Jacket covering services are available for a small fee..

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Dragon Portfolio, The | Hoyt, Richard | Signed First Edition Book Hoyt, Richard | Dragon Portfolio, The | Signed First Edition Copy

Author Signed Hardcover Book. 1986 NY: Tor First edition, first printing, fine in a near-fine (scratch to front top/fading to spine edge) dust jacket, signed by the author.  This is a collectible book free from material defects.  Jacket covering services are available for a small fee..

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Richard Hoyt Bibliography

  • Decoys - 1980
  • 30 for a Harry - 1981
  • The Manna Enzyme - 1982
  • Trotsky’s Run - 1982
  • The Siskiyou Two-Step - 1983
  • Cool Runnings - 1984
  • Fish Story - 1985
  • Head of State - 1985
  • The Dragon Portfolio - 1986
  • Siege - 1987
  • Darwin’s Secret - 1988
  • Whoo? - 1991
  • Marimba - 1992
  • Bigfoot - 1993
  • Red Card - 1994
  • Snake Eyes - 1995
  • Tyger! Tyger! - 1996
  • Japanese Game - 1995
  • Blood of Patriots (with Neil Abercrombie) - 1996
  • The Mongoose Man (writing as Nicholas van Pelt) - 1998
  • Stomp! (writing as Nicholas van Pelt) - 1999
  • Vivienne - 2000
  • Old Soldiers Never Die - 2002
  • The Weatherman’s Daughters - 2003
  • Pony Girls - 2004
  • Sonja’s Run - 2005
  • Crow’s Mind - 2013

Richard Hoyt Awards

  • American Mystery Award as the best novel of espionage of 1987 - Siege

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