# E. Lynn Harris is dead

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/e-lynn-harris-is-dead/504825>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [July 31, 2009, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/e-lynn-harris-is-dead/504825 "2009-07-31T01:04:33Z")\
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**Author:** ![Captain\_Amazing](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6de8d8/32.png) [@Captain\_Amazing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Amazing)\
**Post date:** [July 31, 2009, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/e-lynn-harris-is-dead/504825/1 "2009-07-31T01:04:33Z")

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This is kind of late, but I just found out that E. Lynn Harris died last Thursday of heart disease. Are there any fans of his books here?

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**Author:** ![davidw](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c4cdca/32.png) [@davidw](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidw)\
**Post date:** [July 31, 2009, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/e-lynn-harris-is-dead/504825/2 "2009-07-31T01:26:14Z")

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Not really a fan, but my wife loved his books. She was pretty shocked by the news.