Every once in a while, you run across a person who has seemingly packed a hundred lives into one single lifetime. Local author David Wolman is one of those people. Here in Aiken, David was known for many years as a Physician Assistant in emergency medicine at Aiken Regional. But most of the patients who passed through had no idea that David also led a “secret” life as a successful novelist.
His very first published book, Little Boy Lost, came out in 1983. Since then he’s published many books, including several mysteries inspired by some of the all-time greats like Agatha Christie and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. And now he’s got a new book to add to the list: Death Be Still. This mystery thriller revolves around identity theft, insurance fraud and (of course) murder. His next book, St. Vitus’ Dance, will also fall into the mystery genre and is inspired by his own experience in the medical field.
When it comes to the many paths and adventures he’s chosen through his life, David has this to say, “People sometimes look askance at others who do more than one thing in life. But, in my opinion, variety, whether in diet or life's work, is a healthy way of living. I am a curious person. I went to law school, worked as a journalist, published two best-selling novels, did post-graduate work in chemistry, became an emergency medicine Physician Assistant, was an Off-Broadway producer, founded a performing arts organization and created the Central New York Renaissance Faire. I believe every individual activity I participated in reflected positively on all of the others, a life's brew in which the sum of the parts was greater than the whole. And it's been a joyful ride.”
You can find Death Be Still by David Wolman on Amazon, or grab a copy at Aiken Center for the Arts.
