Ed Gorman (1941–2016)

Author of City of Night

236+ Works 7,962 Members 125 Reviews 3 Favorited

About the Author

Edward Joseph Gorman was born on November 2, 1941 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. He attended Coe College, but didn't graduate. Before becoming a full-time author, he worked for 23 years in advertising, public relations, and politics. His first novel, Rough Cut, was published in 1984. In 1985, he founded show more Mystery Scene Magazine and was the executive editor until 2002. He wrote crime fiction, horror fiction, and western fiction under his own name and several pseudonyms. Using the pseudonym Daniel Ransom, he wrote horror and science fiction books including Daddy's Little Girl, The Babysitter, Nightmare Child, The Fugitive Stars, and Zone Soldiers. Using the pseudonym Richard Driscoll, he and Kevin D. Randle co-wrote the Star Precinct trilogy. Under his own name, he wrote crime and mystery books including Wolf Moon, The First Lady, the Sam McCain Mystery series, the Robert Payne Mystery series, the Jack Dwyer Mystery series, and the Dev Conrad Mystery series. His novel The Poker Club was adapted into a movie in 2008. He also wrote The First Lady and Senatorial Privilege under the pseudonym E. J. Gorman. He edited many volumes of science fiction, horror, and crime. He received numerous awards including a Spur Award for Best Short Fiction for The Face in 1992, the Anthony Award for Best Critical Work for The Fine Art of Murder in 1994, and an International Horror Guild Award for Cages in 1995. He also received the Shamus Award, the Bram Stoker Award, the International Fiction Writers Award, and The Eye, the lifetime achievement award given out by the Private Eye Writers of America. He died after a long battle with cancer on October 14, 2016 at the age of 74. (Bowker Author Biography) show less

Includes the names: Ed Gorman, E. J. Gorman, Ed ed. Gorman, Ed Gorman ed., Edward Gorman, Daniel Ransom, editor Ed Gorman, Ed Gorman editor, founder Ed Gorman, Edward ed. Gorman, Ed. EDWARD: GORMAN, Robert David Chase, edited by Ed Gorman, ED EDITED BY: GORMAN, editor Edward Gorman, Edward J. Gorman (ed)

Also includes: Richard Driscoll (1), J. Foster (2)

Series

Sam McCain

The World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories

Robert Payne

Jack Dwyer

Leo Guild

Best of American West

Dev Conrad

Cavalry Man

Dev Mallory

Best Crime and Mystery Stories of the Year

Cat Crimes

Works by Ed Gorman

Popular Recent

City of Night (2005) 2,489 copies, 35 reviews

The Black Lizard Anthology of Crime Fiction (1987) — Editor — 233 copies

Stalkers: 19 Original Tales by the Masters of Terror (1989) — Editor; Contributor — 231 copies, 7 reviews

Murder Most Irish (1996) — Editor — 212 copies, 1 review

Cat Crimes (1991) — Editor — 165 copies, 2 reviews

The Dean Koontz Companion (1994) — Editor — 138 copies, 1 review

The Fine Art of Murder: The Mystery Reader's Indispensable Companion (1993) 137 copies

Ghost Hunters: True Stories from the World's Most Famous Demonologists (1989) 127 copies, 3 reviews

Once Upon a Crime (1998) — Editor — 126 copies, 3 reviews

Cat Crimes II (1992) — Editor — 124 copies, 1 review

The Day the Music Died (1998) 117 copies, 6 reviews

Predators (1993) — Editor; Co-Contributor — 104 copies

Murder Most Scottish (1999) — Editor — 95 copies, 1 review

Wake Up Little Susie (1999) 88 copies, 1 review

Cat Crimes III (1992) — Editor — 86 copies

By Hook or By Crook and 30 More of the Best Crime and Mystery Stories of the Year (2010) — Editor — 85 copies

American Pulp (1997) — Editor — 85 copies

Night Screams (1996) — Editor — 82 copies, 5 reviews

The Big Book of Noir (1998) — Editor — 76 copies, 1 review

Everybody's Somebody's Fool (2002) 70 copies, 2 reviews

Cat Crimes I, II, III (1998) — Editor — 62 copies

A Modern Treasury of Great Detective and Murder Mysteries (1994) — Editor — 61 copies, 1 review

The World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories: First Annual Collection (2000) 60 copies, 1 review

Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow? (2000) 57 copies

Cat Crimes for the Holidays (1997) — Editor — 54 copies, 1 review

Save the Last Dance for Me (2002) 53 copies, 1 review

Fools Rush In (2007) 53 copies, 2 reviews

Star Colonies (2000) — Editor — 52 copies, 1 review

The Dark Fantastic (2001) 48 copies, 2 reviews

Werewolf: A True Story of Demonic Possession (1991) 48 copies

The World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories: Second Annual Collection (2001) — Editor — 47 copies, 1 review

Bad Moon Rising (2011) 43 copies, 2 reviews

Pulp Masters (2001) 43 copies

Between the Dark and the Daylight and 27 More of the Best Crime and Mystery Stories of the Year (2009) — Editor — 42 copies, 1 review

The Midnight Room (2009) 42 copies, 3 reviews

The World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories: Third Annual Collection (2002) — Editor — 42 copies

Blood Moon (1994) 42 copies, 1 review

The Adventure of the Missing Detective and 19 of the Year's Finest Crime and Mystery (2005) — Editor — 40 copies

Ticket to Ride (2009) 40 copies

Shadow Games (1993) 38 copies

Danger in D.C. (Anthology) (1993) — Editor — 37 copies

Breaking Up Is Hard to Do (2004) 36 copies, 3 reviews

Pure Pulp (1999) 36 copies

Cat Crimes Takes a Vacation (1995) — Editor — 35 copies

The Second Black Lizard Anthology of Crime Fiction (1988) 34 copies

Cat Crimes Through Time (1999) — Editor — 34 copies, 1 review

Harlot's Moon (1997) 34 copies

The Poker Club (1999) — Author — 33 copies, 1 review

Daughter of Darkness (1998) 33 copies, 1 review

Rituals (2002) 32 copies, 1 review

Star Precinct (1992) 32 copies

Hawk Moon (1995) 32 copies

The World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories: Fourth Annual Collection (2003) — Editor — 32 copies

The World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories: Fifth Annual Collection (2004) — Editor — 31 copies

Speaking of Murder (1998) — Editor — 30 copies

Speaking of Murder: Interviews With the Masters of Mystery and Suspense, Vol. 2 (1999) — Editor — 30 copies

The Marilyn Tapes (1995) 29 copies

The Fatal Frontier (1997) — Editor — 29 copies

Invitation to Murder (1991) 28 copies

Feline and Famous: Cat Crimes Goes Hollywood (1994) — Editor — 27 copies, 1 review

Cage of Night (1996) 27 copies

The Fugitive Stars (1995) 27 copies

Cast in Dark Waters (2002) 26 copies, 1 review

The Deadly Bride and 21 of the Year's Finest Crime and Mystery Stories: Volume II (2006) 26 copies

Black River Falls (1996) 25 copies

Zone Soldiers (1996) 25 copies

Cold Blue Midnight (1995) 24 copies, 1 review

Sleeping Dogs (2008) 24 copies, 1 review

Death Ground (1988) 23 copies, 1 review

Dark Trail (1990) 23 copies

The Blue and the Gray Undercover: All New Civil War Spy Adventures (2001) 23 copies

Guild (1987) 22 copies

Dark Crimes (1991) 22 copies

Riders on the Storm (2014) 21 copies, 2 reviews

A Prisoner of Memory: And 24 of the Year's Finest Crime and Mystery Stories (2008) 21 copies

The UFO Files (1998) — Editor; Contributor — 21 copies

Inside Job (1992) — Author — 21 copies

Graves' Retreat (1989) 20 copies

The Killing Machine (2005) 20 copies, 1 review

The Interrogator and Other Criminally Good Fiction (2012) — Editor — 20 copies, 1 review

Wolf Moon (1993) 20 copies

Love Kills (1997) 20 copies

Trouble Man (1998) 19 copies

The Autumn Dead (1987) 18 copies

Bad Money (2005) 18 copies

Backshot (2015) 18 copies

Moonchasers & Other Stories (1995) 17 copies

Night of Shadows (1990) 17 copies

Mind Slayer (1992) — Author — 17 copies

New, Improved Murder (1985) 17 copies, 1 review

The Best of the American West II (1999) — Editor — 16 copies, 1 review

Sleuths of the Century (2000) 16 copies, 1 review

Doom Weapon (2007) 16 copies

Murder on the Aisle (1987) 16 copies, 1 review

Rough Cut (1985) 16 copies

On Dangerous Ground: Stories of Western Noir (2011) — Editor & Contributor — 16 copies, 2 reviews

The First Lady (1995) 15 copies

Under the Gun (1990) 14 copies

Guns of the West (2002) — Editor — 14 copies

Stranglehold (2010) 14 copies, 1 review

Different Kinds of Dead and Other Tales (2005) 13 copies, 1 review

Cages (1995) 13 copies, 1 review

Shoot First (2006) 13 copies, 1 review

Ride into Yesterday (1992) 13 copies

Dark Crimes 2: Modern Masters of Noir (1993) 13 copies

Crime After Crime (1998) — Editor — 13 copies

Powder Keg (2006) 13 copies

Murder in the Wings (1986) 12 copies, 1 review

Several Deaths Later (1988) 12 copies

Cages: A Short Story (2009) 12 copies, 2 reviews

What The Dead Men Say (1990) 12 copies

Prisoners and Other Stories (1992) 12 copies

Lynched (2003) 12 copies

Vendetta (2002) 11 copies, 2 reviews

The Forsaken (1988) 11 copies

Relentless (2003) 11 copies

Solved (1991) — Editor — 11 copies

The Babysitter (1989) 10 copies, 1 review

The Sharpshooter (1993) 10 copies

The Long Ride Back (2004) 10 copies

Blood Game (1989) 10 copies

Nightmare Child (1990) 10 copies

The Serpent's Kiss (1992) 10 copies, 1 review

Night Kills (1990) 9 copies

The Year's 25 Finest Crime and Mystery Stories: Seventh Annual Edition (1998) — Editor — 9 copies

Four Halloweens — Author — 9 copies

A Murder of Mysteries (2014) 9 copies

Out There in the Darkness: The Collected Ed Gorman, Volume 1 (2007) 9 copies

The Long Midnight (1992) 9 copies

A Little Orange Book of Ornery Stories (2014) 9 copies

Ghost Town (2001) 9 copies

Gun Truth (2003) 9 copies

Robin in I, Werewolf (1992) 8 copies

The Best of the American West (1998) — Editor — 8 copies

Texas Rangers (Anthology) (2004) — Editor — 8 copies

Gunslinger, and Nine Other Action-Packed Stories of the Wild West: And Nine Other Action-Packed Stories of the Wild… (1995) 8 copies

Blindside (2011) 8 copies, 1 review

Brothers (2015) — Author — 8 copies

Famous Blue Raincoat (1999) 8 copies

Branded (2004) 8 copies

Lawless (2000) 7 copies

The Moving Coffin: The Collected Ed Gorman, Volume 2 (2007) 7 copies

Runner in the Dark (1996) 7 copies

Kittens, Cats, and Crime (2003) 7 copies, 1 review

Fast Track (2006) 7 copies, 1 review

The Reason Why (1992) 7 copies

Senatorial Privilege (1997) 6 copies

Two Guns to Yuma (1990) 6 copies

Murder Straight Up (1986) 6 copies

Kolchak the Night Stalker: Passages of the Macabre (2016) 6 copies

Yesterday and the Day Before: A Halloween Short Story (2012) 6 copies

Storm Riders (1999) 6 copies

The Best Western Stories of Ed Gorman (1992) 6 copies

The Dwyer Trilogy (1996) 6 copies

The Widow of Slane: Six More of the Best Crime and Mystery Novellas of the Year! (2006) — Editor — 6 copies

Flashpoint (2013) 6 copies

The Night Remembers (1991) 6 copies, 1 review

Wolf Woman Bay and 9 More of the Finest Crime and Mystery Novellas of the Year! (2007) — Editor — 5 copies

Elimination (2015) 5 copies

Bad News (Anthology) (2000) — Contributor — 5 copies

Mystery Scene Reader: A Special Tribute to John D. MacDonald (1987) — Editor — 5 copies

The Silver Scream (1998) 5 copies

The Year's 25 Finest Crime and Mystery Stories: Sixth Annual Edition (1997) — Editor — 5 copies, 1 review

Voodoo Moon (2000) 5 copies

The Collected Ed Gorman, Volumes 1 and 2 (2007) 5 copies

A Cry of Shadows (1990) 5 copies

Felonious Felines (2000) — Editor — 5 copies, 1 review

Batman: I, Werewolf (Fantail) (1993) 5 copies

Death of a Translator (2017) 4 copies

Noir 13 (2010) 4 copies

Night Screams (An Avon Flare Book) (1996) 4 copies

Such a Good Girl and Other Crime Stories (2001) 4 copies

Criminal Intent 1 (1993) 4 copies

Out There in the Darkness (1995) 3 copies

Scream Queen and Other Tales of Menace (2014) 3 copies

Texas Noose (1990) 3 copies

Westeryear: Stories About the West, Past and Present (1988) 3 copies

The End of It All and Other Stories: The Dark Edge of Ed Gorman (2009) 3 copies

Windhaven. Horror- Roman. (1998) 3 copies

Invasion of the Body Snatchers: A Tribute (2006) — Editor — 3 copies

The Ugly File [short story] 3 copies

Drifter 2 copies

Muse, Riff & the Brasher Girl [short fiction] (2007) 2 copies

Eye of the Beholder [short story] 2 copies

The Long Sunset & Other Tales: From Different Kinds of Dead (2007) 2 copies

A Harlot's Tears 2 copies

Idol 2 copies

Track Down [short fiction] 2 copies

Dark Whispers and Other Stories (1993) 2 copies

The Old Ways [short story] 2 copies

Cemetery Dance Issue 24 (1996) 2 copies

Scream Queen 2 copies

Cemetery Dance Issue 34 (2001) 2 copies

Angie 1 copy

Mystery scene issue 39. 1993. Joan Hess 1 copy

Yesterday's Dreams 1 copy

Selection Process 1 copy

Unfinished Business 1 copy

Duty 1 copy

Blackmail and Lace (2001) 1 copy

Mystery scene issue 37. Bill Pronzini 1 copy

The Moving Coffin (Vol 2) 1 copy

Mystery Scene 56. Minette Walters 1 copy

Valentine from a Vampire 1 copy

Mystery Scene 58. Tony Hillerman 1 copy

Mystery scene issue 32. December/January 1992. Carole Nelson Douglas 1 copy

Cemetery Dance Issue 43 (2003) 1 copy

Cemetery Dance Issue 38 (2002) 1 copy

Mystery Scene: 79 issues from #1 to #88 — Founder — 1 copy

Mystery Scene 49 Agatha Christie 1 copy

Mystery Scene 53 May/June Elizabeth Peters 1 copy

Hell-For-Leather Rider (1991) 1 copy

Mystery scene issue 33. February 1992. Jonathan Kellerman 1 copy

Mystery scene issue 30. July August 1991. Elizabeth Peters 1 copy

World's (The) Finest Mystery and Crime Stories (2001) — Editor — 1 copy

The Autumn Dead / The Night Remembers (2014) 1 copy

Surrogate 1 copy

Mystery Scene 45 Jan/Feb Dean Koontz 1 copy

Dead Man's Gun and Other Western Stories (2013) 1 copy

Night remembers 1 copy

Moral Imperative 1 copy

The Christmas Kitten 1 copy

The Long Silence After 1 copy

Shadow Games and Other Sinister Stories of Show Business (2016) 1 copy

The Coming of Night, The Passing of Day 1 copy

Mystery scene issue 29 Ed McBain. April 1991 1 copy

The Girl in the Attic (2012) 1 copy

Masque 1 copy

Kolchak: Dawn of the Demons (2020) 1 copy

Short Stories: Volume 1 1 copy

El fin de todo 1995 1 copy

Once upon a Crime: Fairy Tales for Mystery Lovers 1 copy

Different Kinds of Dead [short fiction] 1 copy

The Jack Dwyer Mysteries ( New Improved Murder--Jack Dwyer #1 / Murder Straight Up--Jack Dwyer #2 / Murder In The… 1 copy

The Wind From Midnight 1 copy

Mystery Scene 44. Raymond Burr 1 copy

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October Dreams: A Celebration of Halloween (2000) — Contributor — 268 copies, 8 reviews

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The Mysterious West (1994) — Contributor — 235 copies, 4 reviews

The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror: Sixth Annual Collection (1993) — Contributor — 210 copies, 1 review

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The Best American Mystery Stories 2011 (2011) — Contributor — 198 copies, 2 reviews

Under the Fang (1991) — Contributor — 191 copies, 3 reviews

The Vampire Archives: The Most Complete Volume of Vampire Tales Ever Published (2009) — Contributor — 190 copies, 5 reviews

He Is Legend: An Anthology Celebrating Richard Matheson (2009) — Contributor — 190 copies, 6 reviews

Hard-Boiled: An Anthology of American Crime Stories (1995) — Contributor — 187 copies, 6 reviews

Hellboy: Odder Jobs (2004) — Contributor — 176 copies, 1 review

Robert Bloch's Psychos (1997) — Contributor — 174 copies, 3 reviews

The Mammoth Book of Private Eye Stories (1988) — Contributor — 169 copies, 3 reviews

The Best American Mystery Stories 1999 (1999) — Contributor — 165 copies, 2 reviews

Feast of Fear: Conversations With Stephen King (1989) — Contributor — 160 copies, 2 reviews

Graveyard : True Hauntings from an Old New England Cemetery (1992) 160 copies, 4 reviews

Tales from the Great Turtle (1994) — Contributor — 151 copies, 1 review

Borderlands 3 (1992) — Contributor — 150 copies, 3 reviews

My Favorite Horror Story (2007) — Introduction — 145 copies, 3 reviews

Vampires: The Greatest Stories (1997) — Contributor — 125 copies, 2 reviews

A Century of Great Western Stories-An Anthology of Western Fiction (2000) — Contributor — 116 copies

The Bradbury Chronicles: Stories in Honor of Ray Bradbury (1991) — Contributor — 110 copies, 3 reviews

Midnight Louie's Pet Detectives (1998) — Contributor — 110 copies, 1 review

Lovecraft's Legacy (1990) — Contributor — 104 copies, 2 reviews

Malice Domestic 2: An Anthology of Original Traditional Mystery Stories (1993) — Contributor — 100 copies

The Fantastic Adventures of Robin Hood (1991) — Contributor — 95 copies, 1 review

Villains Victorious (2001) — Contributor — 95 copies, 1 review

Vampire Detectives (1995) — Introduction — 91 copies

Darker Masques (2002) — Contributor — 85 copies, 1 review

The Further Adventures of Batman 3: Featuring Catwoman (1993) — Contributor — 81 copies

A Century of Noir: Thirty-two Classic Crime Stories (2002) — Contributor — 81 copies, 3 reviews

Frankenstein: Prodigal Son / City of Night / Dead and Alive (2010) — Co-Author — 79 copies, 1 review

In Pursuit of Spenser: Mystery Writers on Robert B. Parker and the Creation of an American Hero (2012) — Contributor — 75 copies, 6 reviews

Dracula: Prince of Darkness (1992) — Contributor — 73 copies, 1 review

Places to Be, People to Kill (2007) — Contributor — 72 copies, 1 review

Battle Magic (1998) — Contributor — 66 copies

Guilty As Charged (1996) — Contributor — 65 copies

Women on the Edge (1992) — Contributor — 64 copies

Confederacy of the Dead (1993) — Contributor — 64 copies, 3 reviews

Screamplays (Anthology) (1997) — Contributor — 63 copies

Master's Choice, Volume 1 (1999) — Contributor — 60 copies

Mom, Apple Pie and Murder (2000) — Contributor — 59 copies

Shivers VII (2013) — Contributor — 59 copies, 2 reviews

Writing the Private Eye Novel: A Handbook by the Private Eye Writers of America (1997) — Contributor — 58 copies

Creature Cozies (2005) — Contributor — 55 copies, 2 reviews

It Came from the Drive-In (1996) — Contributor — 55 copies, 2 reviews

Vampire Slayers (1999) — Contributor — 52 copies

Dancing With the Dark (1999) — Contributor — 50 copies, 1 review

Man vs Machine (2007) — Contributor — 49 copies

Werewolves (1995) — Introduction, some editions — 49 copies, 1 review

The Year's Best Horror Stories: XIX (1991) — Contributor — 48 copies, 1 review

Phantoms (1989) — Contributor — 47 copies

Legends (1999) — Contributor — 47 copies, 1 review

Turn Down the Lights (2013) — Contributor — 45 copies, 4 reviews

Narrow Houses: Tales of Superstition, Suspense, and Fear (1992) — Contributor — 45 copies, 1 review

Blue Motel (1994) — Contributor — 44 copies

Future Net (1996) — Contributor — 39 copies

Dark Screams: Volume Four (2015) — Contributor — 39 copies, 12 reviews

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The Devil Thumbs a Ride and Other Unforgettable Movies (1988) — Introduction — 36 copies, 1 review

L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future, Volume XIII (1997) — Contributor — 36 copies

Urban Nightmares (1997) — Contributor — 34 copies

A Century of Mystery 1980-1989 (1997) — Contributor — 33 copies

Dark at Heart (1992) — Contributor — 32 copies

Future Americas (2008) — Contributor — 31 copies

Heaven Sent: 18 Glorious Tales of the Angels (1995) — Contributor — 31 copies, 1 review

Love and Death (2000) — Contributor — 31 copies

Murder Most Feline: Cunning Tales of Cats and Crime (2001) — Contributor — 31 copies

Top Suspense: 13 Classic Stories by 12 Masters of the Genre (2011) — Contributor — 29 copies, 1 review

You Bet Your Planet (2005) — Contributor — 29 copies, 1 review

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Common Knowledge

Legal name: Gorman, Edward Joseph
Other names: Ransom, Daniel
Foster, Jake
Gorman, Edward
Chase, Robert David
Keegan, Christopher
McCarrick, Chris Shea (show all 9)
North, Chris
Driscoll, Richard
Gorman, E. J.
Birthdate: 1941-11-02
Date of death: 2016-10-14
Gender: male
Nationality: USA
Birthplace: Cedar Rapids, Iowa, USA
Place of death: Cedar Rapids, Iowa, USA
Cause of death: multiple myeloma
Places of residence: Cedar Rapids, Iowa, USA
Occupations: writer
Relationships: Gorman, Carol (wife)
Awards and honors: International Fiction Writers Award
The Eye (Lifetime Achievement Award, PWA 2011)

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Reviews

Stalkers by Ed Gorman

The majority of the short stories are great. Both horror and noir type of stories.

For the rest of my review, visit my Vlog at:

https://youtu.be/FVEd-Iv3v4A

Enjoy!

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booklover3258 | 6 other reviews | Nov 10, 2024 |

Prodigal Son (Dean Koontz’s Frankenstein, Book 1) by Dean Koontz

I'm impressed and pleasantly surprised. I've been burned by Koontz novels in the past and had all but given up on him. You can only read so many books with a compelling story and characters that flops in the end before you look elsewhere.

This is different. I'm a sucker for the Frankenstein story, so a re-telling sounded intriguing. Even better that I know Koontz is a heck of a storyteller. He doesn't disappoint here AND it didn't run out of steam at the end. I have my fingers crossed for the second book.… (more)

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GordCampbell | 34 other reviews | Dec 20, 2023 |

Murder on the Aisle by Ed Gorman

One of film critic duo is killed. His partner suspect because of earlier quarrel. Eventual solution satisfactory.

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ritaer | Aug 23, 2023 |

Murder in the Wings: A Jack Dwyer Novel (The Jack… by Ed Gorman

When director is murdered the alcoholic actor he has just fired is the obvious suspect. But former cop, Dwyer, believes his innocence and investigation turns u many secrets in family that owns the theatre.

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ritaer | Jul 7, 2023 |

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