New York best selling author Eric Jerome Dickey dead at 59

Eric Jerome Dickey, the New York Times best-selling author who garnered notoriety for his stories on Black life, has reportedly died on Sunday, January 3, in Los Angeles.

Dickey’s publisher, Dutton & Plume, confirmed the news to BET.com in a news release.

Death details for Eric Jerome Dickey

According to the release, Dickey passed away after a “long illness”. The specific reason for his death was not revealed.

He was 59.

Eric Jerome Dickey was a pioneering writer

Dickey was born in 1961 in Memphis, Tennessee.

He attended the University of Memphis (formerly Memphis State) where he earned a degree in computer engineering.

In 1983, he moved to Los Angeles and took up a job as a software developer in the aerospace industry.

While being in the heart of where dreams are made, Dickey found his artistic talents and pursued acting and comedy.

Dickey shaped a writing career of his own, authoring 29 novels mostly about romance and relationships. He earned numerous awards for his work, garnering him a global fanbase with more than seven million of his books being published worldwide.

New York Times bestselling author

Dickey is the author of a multitude of New York Times bestselling novels, including Milk in My Coffee, Cheaters, Chasing Destiny, Liar’s Game, Between Lovers, Thieves’ Paradise, The Other Woman, Drive Me Crazy, Genevieve, Naughty or Nice, Sleeping with Strangers, Waking with Enemies, Pleasure, Dying for Revenge, Resurrecting Midnight, Tempted by Trouble, An Accidental Affair and Decadence.

He is survived by four daughters.