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Earl W Emerson


USA flag (b.1948)

Earl is a lieutenant in the Seattle Fire Department. He is the Shamus Award-winning author of Vertical Burn, as well as the Thomas Black detective series. He lives in North Bend, Washington.

Awards: Shamus (1986)  see all

Genres: Mystery
 
Series
Thomas Black
   1. The Rainy City (1985)
   2. Poverty Bay (1985)
   3. Nervous Laughter (1985)
   4. Fat Tuesday (1987)
   5. Deviant Behavior (1988)
   6. Yellow Dog Party (1991)
   7. The Portland Laugher (1994)
   8. The Vanishing Smile (1995)
   9. The Million-Dollar Tattoo (1996)
   10. Deception Pass (1997)
   11. Catfish Cafe (1998)
   12. Cape Disappointment (2009)
   13. Monica's Sister (2013)
   14. Two Miles of Darkness (2015)
   15. Jackson Street (2017)
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Novels
   Fill the World with Phantoms (1979)
   Vertical Burn (2002)
   Into the Inferno (2003)
   Pyro (2004)
   The Smoke Room (2005)
   Firetrap (2006)
   Primal Threat (2008)
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Awards
1986 Shamus Award for Best Original PI Paperback : Poverty Bay

Award nominations
1998 Shamus Award for Best PI Novel (nominee) : Deception Pass
1998 Anthony Award for Best Novel (nominee) : Deception Pass
1996 Shamus Award for Best PI Novel (nominee) : The Vanishing Smile
1994 Anthony Award for Best Novel (nominee) : Morons and Madmen
1989 Shamus Award for Best PI Novel (nominee) : Deviant Behavior
1987 Shamus Award for Best Original PI Paperback (nominee) : Nervous Laughter
1986 Shamus Award for Best Original PI Paperback (nominee) : The Rainy City
1986 Edgar Award for Best Paperback original (nominee) : Poverty Bay
1986 Anthony Award for Best Paperback original (nominee) : Poverty Bay


Earl W Emerson recommends
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Dead Man's Broth (1999)
(Culinary Mystery , book 5)
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