Loren Estleman

Born: 09/15/1952   Ann Arbor , MI
Parents: Leauvett Charles and Louise Estleman
Spouse: Deborah Morgan
Address(es):
Permanent :
Whitmore Lake , MI
Contact Information:
Website : http://www.lorenestleman.com/author.html
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Writings

Image Title Genre Audience Publisher Date
Nearly Nero : the adventures of Claudius Lyon, the man who would be Wolfe
- "A collection of 11 short stories that pay homage to the style and characters of Rex Stout's Nero Wolfe mysteries"-
Fiction , Mystery , Short Stories Adult Blue Ash, OH : Tyrus Books 2017
The Lioness is the hunter
- Amos Walker mystery
Fiction , Mystery Adult New York : Forge Books 2017
Brazen : a Valentino mystery Fiction , Mystery Adult New York : Forge Books 2016
Cape Hell
- Page Murdock novel
Fiction , Mystery , Western Adult New York : Forge Books 2016
Shoot Fiction , Mystery Adult New York : Forge Books 2016
Detroit is our beat Historical Fiction , Michigan , Short Stories Adult Blue Ash, OH : Tyrus Books, an imprint of F+W Media, Inc. 2015
The sundown speech : an Amos Walker novel Fiction , Mystery Adult New York, NY : Forge Books 2015
The adventure of the plated spoon and other tales of Sherlock Holmes
- Editor
Fiction , Mystery Adult Blue Ash : Tyrus Books 2014
The Wister trace : assaying classic western fiction Non Fiction Adult Norman : University of Oklahoma Press 2014
You know who killed me Fiction , Michigan , Mystery Adult New York : St. Martin's Press 2014
Ragtime cowboys Historical Fiction , Mystery , Western Adult New York : Forge 2014
The Confessions of Al Capone
- Biographical fiction
Fiction Adult New York : Forge 2013
Alive! : a Valentino mystery Fiction , Mystery Adult New York, NY : Forge 2013
The interrogator : and other criminally good fiction
- edited by Ed Gorman and Martin H. Greenberg.
Mystery , Short Stories , Suspense/Thriller Adult Baltimore : Cemetery Dance Publications 2012
Burning midnight : an Amos Walker novel Fiction , Michigan , Mystery Adult New York : Forge 2012
Infernal angels : an Amos Walker novel Fiction , Michigan , Mystery Adult New York : Forge 2011
Infernal angels Fiction , Michigan , Mystery Adult New York : Forge 2011
Roy & Lillie : a love story Fiction , Western Adult New York : Forge 2010
The left-handed dollar Fiction , Michigan , Mystery Adult New York : Forge 2010
Frames
- Valentino is a movie archivist at UCLA, but his job is tracking down prints of old Hollywood movies before they deteriorate and are lost forever
Fiction , Mystery Adult New York : Forge 2008
Gas City Fiction , Suspense/Thriller Adult New York, NY : Forge 2007 -2009
The adventures of Johnny Vermillion Fiction , Western Adult New York : Forge 2006 -2008
Nicotine kiss : an Amos Walker novel
- A 2007 Michigan Notable Books selection.
Fiction , Michigan , Mystery Adult New York : Forge 2006
The undertaker's wife Fiction Adult Detroit, Michigan : Gale Cengage/Thorndike Press 2005
Retro Fiction , Michigan , Mystery Adult New York, N.Y. : Forge 2004
Poison blonde : an Amos Walker novel Fiction , Michigan , Mystery Adult New York : Forge 2003
American West : twenty new stories / from the Western Writers of America
- edited with an introduction by Loren D. Estleman.
Fiction , Short Stories , Western Adult New York : Forge 2001 -2002
Sudden Country Fiction , Western Adult New York : Doubleday 1991
Mowtown Fiction , Michigan , Mystery Adult New York : Warner Books 1991
Sweet Women Lie Fiction , Michigan , Mystery Adult Boston, [Mass.] : Houghton Mifflin Co. 1990
Whiskey River Fiction , Michigan , Suspense/Thriller Adult Boston, [Mass.] : Houghton Mifflin Co. 1990
Peeper Fiction , Michigan , Mystery Adult New York : Bantam Books 1989
Silent Thunder : an Amos Walker mystery Fiction , Michigan , Mystery Adult Boston : Houghton Mifflin 1989
Downriver Fiction , Michigan , Mystery Adult Boston : Houghton Mifflin 1988
General Murders Fiction , Mystery Adult Boston : Houghton Mifflin 1988
Bloody Season Fiction , Western Adult Toronto, [Ont.] ; New York : Bantam Books 1987 -1988
Lady Yesterday Fiction , Michigan , Mystery Adult Boston, [Mass.] : Houghton Mifflin 1987
The Wister Trace: Classic Novels of the American Frontier Fiction , Western Adult Ottawa, Ill. : Jameson Books 1987
Any Man's Death Fiction , Mystery Adult New York: The Mysterious Press 1986
Image of Every Brilliant Eye Every Brilliant Eye Fiction , Michigan , Mystery Adult Boston, [Mass.] : Houghton Mifflin 1986
Gun Man Historical Fiction , Western Adult Garden City, N.Y. : Doubleday 1985
Roses are Dead Fiction , Mystery Adult New York, N.Y. : Mysterious Press 1985
Kill Zone Fiction , Suspense/Thriller Adult New York : Mysterious Press 1984
Sugartown Fiction , Michigan , Mystery Adult Boston, [Mass.] : Houghton Mifflin 1984
The Stranglers Historical Fiction , Western Adult Garden City, N.Y. : Doubleday 1984
This Old Bill
- A novel about the life and career of Will Cody, a buffalo hunter and Indian scout who became famous as the legendary "Buffalo Bill"
Biography , Historical Fiction Adult Garden City, N.Y. : Doubleday 1984
Mister St. John Fiction , Western Adult Garden City, N.Y. : Doubleday 1983
The Glass Highway Fiction , Michigan , Mystery Adult Boston, [Mass.] : Houghton Mifflin 1983
Murdock's Law Fiction , Western Adult Garden City, N.Y. : Doubleday 1982
The Midnight Man Fiction , Michigan , Mystery Adult Boston : Houghton Mifflin 1982
Aces & Eights
-  A novel based on the murder of Wild Bill Hickok and the trial of his killer.
Historical Fiction , Western Adult Garden City, N.Y. : Doubleday 1981
Angel Eyes Fiction , Michigan , Mystery Adult Boston : Houghton Mifflin 1981
The Wolfer Fiction , Western Adult New York : Pocket Books 1981
Motor City Blue Fiction , Michigan , Mystery Adult Boston, [Mass.] : Houghton Mifflin 1980
Stamping Ground Fiction , Western Adult Garden City, N.Y. : Doubleday 1980
The High Rocks Fiction , Western Adult Garden City, N.Y. : Doubleday 1979
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Holmes by John H. Watson, M.D.
- edited by Loren D. Estleman.
Fiction Adult New York: Doubleday 1978
Sherlock Holmes vs. Draculaor, The Adventure of the Sanguinary Count Fiction Adult Garden City, N.Y. : Doubleday 1978
The Hider Fiction , Western Adult Garden City, N.Y. : Doubleday 1978
Red Highway Fiction , Mystery Adult New York : Carroll & Graf Publishers, Inc 1976
The Oklahoma Punk Fiction Adult Major Books 1976
Other writings:
- Contributor to such magazines as Baker Street Journal, TV Guide, Writer, Mystery Magazine, Pulpsmith

May inquiries be sent to you about doing workshops, readings: No

Donated books to the Authors & Illustrators database project: No

Skills:
Author

Awards:

Name Date
The Eye from the Private Eye Writers of America for lifetime achievement 2013
The Edward D. Hoch Memorial Golden Derringer from the Short Mystery Fiction Society for lifetime achievement 2013
Owen Wister Award From the Western Writers of America for lifetime achievement 2012
Michigan Notable Book Selection for Nicotine Kiss 2007
Honorary Doctorate in Humane Letters (Hon. D.H.L.), Eastern Michigan University 2002
Michigan Author Award 1997
Outstanding Writer Award from Popular Fiction Monthly magazine Outstanding Western Writer 1985

Inclusion in biographical or critical works:

Name Date
Dictionary of Literary Biography, volume(s) 226
- American Hard-Boiled Crime Writers, edited by George Parker Anderson and Julie B. Anderson
2000
Twentieth-Century Western Writers 1991
Literary Michigan by the Michigan Council for the Humanities 1988
Contemporary Literary Criticism, volume(s) 48 1988
Contemporary Authors
- Contemporary Authors, volume(s) 85-88; 1980 Contemporary Authors New Revision Series, volume(s) 27, 74, 139, 177, 240, 281
1980
Twentieth-Century Crime and Mystery Writers 1980

Education:

Degree Institution Location Date
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Eastern Michigan University Ypsilanti , MI 1974

Career:

Position Organization Location Date
Staff writer Dexter Leader Dexter , MI 1977 -1980
Special writer Ann Arbor News Ann Arbor , MI 1976 -1977
Editor in chief Community Foto-News Pinckney , MI 1975 -1976
Reporter Community Foto-News Pinckney , MI 1973
Cartoonist Ypsilanti Press 1967 -1970
Lecturer, Instructor
Writer Michigan Fed Ann Arbor , MI

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