David Finkle

David Finkle

David Finkle is a writer from New York who covers politics and arts for several newspapers and magazines. Over the years, he has published essays, reviews, and critiques for the likes of The Huffington Post, The New York Times, Harper’s Bazaar, and The Village Voice, among many others.

Finkle’s writing often looks into culture and theater, even though he also writes short stories and poetry.

On his website, David Finkle describes himself as working in both the arts and politics and asserts that he is a regular contributor to the New York Stage Review, among several others.

He makes his home in New York City, from where he uses his experiences and the city itself as a backdrop to much of his work.
In 2022, David Finkle published Keys to an Empty House, in which he tells of a once-famous author named Elihu Goulding who lives in quiet isolation following his retirement.

He moved into a brownstone in New York City, where he tried to remain unnoticed and cherished the emptiness. But then his solitude is broken by the unexpected appearance of a young man claiming to be his son.

Forced to confront his past, he has to deal with inner turmoil, even as he is struggling to form a new relationship with Ethan.

David Finkle next published The Great Gatsby Murder Case, which tells the story of Daniel Freund, a writer from New York City, who is surprised twice in a single day.

After discovering a rare copy of the famous work The Great Gatsby from 1953, he takes the book home only to realize that the words in the book were rearranging themselves to reveal the mystery of a murder.

Curious, he begins to investigate and soon enough learns about a supposed suicide from Ms. Estelle Belfer, a meddling neighbor. He refuses to believe the details of the case and sneaks into the locked room to find hidden truths.

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