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Stuart M Kaminsky


(Stuart Melvin Kaminsky)
USA flag (1934 - 2009)

Stuart M. Kaminsky is the author of over 50 published novels, 5 biographies, 4 textbooks and 35 short stories. He also has screenwriting credits on four produced films including ONCE UPON A TIME IN AMERICA, ENEMY TERRITORY, A WOMAN IN THE WIND and HIDDEN FEARS. He is a past president of the Mystery Writers of America and has been nominated for six prestigious Edgar Allen Poe Awards including one for his short story "Snow" in 1999. He won an Edgar for his novel A COLD RED SUNRISE, which was also awarded the Prix De Roman D'Aventure of France. He has been nominated for both a Shamus Award and a McCavity Readers Choice Award. Kaminsky wrote several popular series including those featuring Lew Fonesca, Abraham Lieberman, Inspector Porfiry Petrovich Rostnikov, and Toby Peters. He also wrote two original Rockford Files novels.
 

Awards: Shamus (2007), Edgar (1989)  see all

Genres: Mystery, Horror
 
Series
Toby Peters
   1. Bullet for A Star (1977)
   2. Murder on the Yellow Brick Road (1977)
   3. You Bet Your Life (1978)
   4. The Howard Hughes Affair (1979)
   5. Never Cross a Vampire (1980)
   6. High Midnight (1981)
   7. Catch A Falling Clown (1981)
   8. He Done Her Wrong (1983)
   9. The Fala Factor (1984)
   10. Down for the Count (1985)
   11. The Man Who Shot Lewis Vance (1986)
   12. Smart Moves (1987)
   13. Think Fast, Mr. Peters (1987)
   14. Buried Caesars (1989)
   15. Poor Butterfly (1990)
   16. The Melting Clock (1991)
   17. The Devil Met A Lady (1993)
   18. Tomorrow is Another Day (1995)
   19. Dancing in the Dark (1996)
   20. A Fatal Glass of Beer (1997)
   21. A Few Minutes Past Midnight (2001)
   22. To Catch a Spy (2002)
   23. Mildred Pierced (2003)
   24. Now You See It (2004)
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Inspector Rostnikov
   1. Death of a Dissident (1981)
     aka Rostnikov's Corpse
   2. Black Knight in Red Square (1984)
   3. Red Chameleon (1985)
   4. A Fine Red Rain (1987)
   5. A Cold Red Sunrise (1988)
   6. The Man Who Walked Like A Bear (1990)
   7. Rostnikov's Vacation (1991)
   8. Death of A Russian Priest (1992)
   9. Hard Currency (1995)
   10. Blood and Rubles (1996)
   11. Tarnished Icons (1997)
   12. The Dog Who Bit A Policeman (1998)
   13. Fall of A Cosmonaut (2000)
   14. Murder on the Trans-Siberian Express (2001)
   15. People Who Walk in Darkness (2008)
   16. A Whisper to the Living (2009)
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Abe Lieberman
   1. Lieberman's Folly (1991)
   2. Lieberman's Choice (1993)
   3. Lieberman's Day (1994)
   4. Lieberman's Thief (1995)
   5. Lieberman's Law (1996)
   6. The Big Silence (2000)
   7. Not Quite Kosher (2002)
   8. The Last Dark Place (2004)
   9. Terror Town (2006)
   10. The Dead Don't Lie (2007)
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Lew Fonesca
   1. Vengeance (1999)
   2. Retribution (2001)
   3. Midnight Pass (2003)
   4. Denial (2005)
   5. Always Say Goodbye (2006)
   6. Bright Futures (2009)
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Novels
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Collections
   Opening Shots (1991)
   Hidden (1999)
   The Man Who Beat the System (2000)
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Anthologies edited
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Series contributed to
Kolchak: The Night Stalker
   Fever Pitch (2003) (with Christopher Jones and Barbara Schulz)
   Kolchak the Night Stalker, Volume 1 (2004) (with Joe Gentile and Jeff Rice)
   The Night Stalker Chronicles (2005) (with others)
   Big Book of Kolchak the Night Stalker (2012) (with C J Henderson and Gordon Purcell)
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CSI: New York
   1. Dead of Winter (2005)
   2. Blood on the Sun (2006)
   3. Deluge (2007)
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Non fiction show
 
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Books containing stories by Stuart M Kaminsky
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Silent Night, Deadly Night (2016)
Classic Christmas Carols with a Twist of Crime
edited by
Otto Penzler
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Sex, Lies and Private Eyes (2009)
edited by
Joe Gentile and Richard Dean Starr

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Awards
2007 The Eye, the PWA's Lifetime Achievement award
1989 Edgar Award for Best Novel : A Cold Red Sunrise

Award nominations
2008 Edgar Award for Best Short Story (nominee) : Blue Note
2000 Edgar Award for Best Short Story (nominee) : Snow
1998 Macavity Award for Best Mystery Short Story (nominee) : Find Miriam
1998 Edgar Award for Best Short Story (nominee) : The Man Who Beat the System: And Other Stories
1998 Edgar Award for Best Short Story (nominee) : Find Miriam
1998 Edgar Award for Best Paperback original (nominee) : Tarnished Icons
1991 Shamus Award for Best PI Novel (nominee) : Poor Butterfly
1985 Edgar Award for Best Paperback original (nominee) : Black Knight in Red Square


Stuart M Kaminsky recommends
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The Death Merchant (2004)
(Diagnosis Murder, book 2)
Lee Goldberg
"A nifty creative take on the tradition of great amateur sleuths with a cast of quirky characters."
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The Jewel of the North (2001)
(Jack London)
Peter King
"Dazzleing... A tale of high adventure and mystery worthy of Jack London himself."
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The Miracle Strip (1998)
(Sierra Lavotini, book 1)
Nancy Bartholomew
"Nancy Bartholomew is a major new talent in the mystery field. Her characters crackle to life and her tale moves without a false note and at a pace that should be the envy of many well-known writers in the field who have forgotten that character, story, and pace are all essential. Nancy is terrific."

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