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Stuart KaminskyStuart Kaminsky (September 29, 1934 - October 9, 2009) was a screenwriter and an award-winning American mystery writer. He was the author of more than 60 crime novels and typically wrote two or more books a year.

Kaminsky, who grew up in Chicago, earned a B.S. in journalism and an M.A. in English from the University of Illinois and a Ph.D. in speech from Northwestern University. He taught film and film history at Northwestern for 16 years, and then taught at Florida State for six years.

Kaminsky made his mystery debut in 1977 with "Bullet for a Star" (St. Martin's). The novel introduced Toby Peters, a down-at-the-heels private eye in the 1930s and '40s. The setting is Hollywood, and Peters's client is Errol Flynn, who, not surprisingly, is being blackmailed. Kaminsky's Inspector Rostnikov novel A Cold Red Sunrise received the 1989 Edgar Award for Best Novel. He has earned six other Edgar nominations. In 2006 Kaminsky received the Grandmaster Award from the Mystery Writers of America.

Besides being one of America's most prolific mystery writers, Kaminsky has inspired many other writers in the genre, including fellow Chicagoan Sara Paretsky, who dedicated the first novel in her V. I. Warshawski private-eye series to Kaminsky.

Stuart Kaminsky died in 2009.

Stuart Kaminsky Book List
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A Whisper to the Living
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A Whisper to the Living by Stuart Kaminsky

Bright Futures
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Bright Futures by Stuart Kaminsky

The People Who Walk in Darkness
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The People Who Walk in Darkness by Stuart Kaminsky

Terror Town
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Terror Town by Stuart Kaminsky

The Last Dark Place
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The Last Dark Place by Stuart Kaminsky

Midnight Pass
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Midnight Pass by Stuart Kaminsky

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Dog Who Bit a Policeman, The | Kaminsky, Stuart | Signed First Edition Book Kaminsky, Stuart | Dog Who Bit a Policeman, The | Signed First Edition Copy

Author Signed Hardcover Book.  1998 NY: Mysterious Press  First edition, first printing, mint, new/unread, flawless dust jacket, signed by author.

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Fall of a Cosmonaut | Kaminsky, Stuart | Signed Book - Advance Reading Copy Kaminsky, Stuart | Fall of a Cosmonaut | Signed Book - Advance Reading Copy

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Fall of a Cosmonaut | Kaminsky, Stuart | Signed First Edition Book Kaminsky, Stuart | Fall of a Cosmonaut | Signed First Edition Copy

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Vengeance | Kaminsky, Stuart | Signed First Edition Book Kaminsky, Stuart | Vengeance | Signed First Edition Copy

Author Signed Hardcover Book.  2000 NY: Forge  First edition, first printing, mint, new/unread, flawless dust jacket, signed by author.

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Big Silence, The | Kaminsky, Stuart | Signed First Edition Book Kaminsky, Stuart | Big Silence, The | Signed First Edition Copy

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Mildred Pierced | Kaminsky, Stuart | Signed First Edition Book Kaminsky, Stuart | Mildred Pierced | Signed First Edition Copy

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People Who Walk in Darkness, The | Kaminsky, Stuart | Signed First Edition Book Kaminsky, Stuart | People Who Walk in Darkness, The | Signed First Edition Copy

Author Signed Hardcover Book.  August 2008 NY: Doherty  First edition, first printing, fine in a fine dust jacket, signed by the author, remainder marked.

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Always Say Goodbye | Kaminsky, Stuart | Signed First Edition Book Kaminsky, Stuart | Always Say Goodbye | Signed First Edition Copy

Author Signed Hardcover Book  2006 NY: Doherty  First edition, first printing, mint, new/unread, in a flawless dust jacket, signed by the author.

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Fall of a Cosmonaut | Kaminsky, Stuart | Signed First Edition Book Kaminsky, Stuart | Fall of a Cosmonaut | Signed First Edition Copy

Author Signed Hardcover Book. 2000 NY: Mysterious Press First edition, first printing, fine in a fine dust jacket, signed by the author, remainder marked. 

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Dead Don't Lie, The | Kaminsky, Stuart | Signed First Edition Book Kaminsky, Stuart | Dead Don't Lie, The | Signed First Edition Copy

Author Signed Hardcover Book.  2007 NY: Doherty  First edition, first printing, mint, new/unread, flawless dust jacket, signed by author.

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Hidden and Other Stories | Kaminsky, Stuart | Signed First Edition Book Kaminsky, Stuart | Hidden and Other Stories | Signed First Edition Copy

Author Signed Hardcover Book.  1999 NY: Five Star  First edition, first printing, mint, new/unread, no jacket as issued, signed by author.

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Terror Town | Kaminsky, Stuart | Signed First Edition Book Kaminsky, Stuart | Terror Town | Signed First Edition Copy

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Midnight Pass | Kaminsky, Stuart | Signed First Edition Book Kaminsky, Stuart | Midnight Pass | Signed First Edition Copy

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Retribution | Kaminsky, Stuart M. | Signed First Edition Book Kaminsky, Stuart M. | Retribution | Signed First Edition Copy

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Show Business is Murder | Kaminsky, Stuart (editor) | Signed First Edition Book Kaminsky, Stuart (editor) | Show Business is Murder | Signed First Edition Copy

Author Signed Hardcover Book.  2004 NY: Berkley First edition, first printing, mint, new/unread, flawless dust jacket, signed by author.

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Dead Don't Lie, The | Kaminsky, Stuart | Signed First Edition Book Kaminsky, Stuart | Dead Don't Lie, The | Signed First Edition Copy

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Not Quite Kosher | Kaminsky, Stuart | Signed First Edition Book Kaminsky, Stuart | Not Quite Kosher | Signed First Edition Copy

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Retribution | Kaminsky, Stuart M. | Signed First Edition Book Kaminsky, Stuart M. | Retribution | Signed First Edition Copy

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Midnight Pass | Kaminsky, Stuart | Signed First Edition Book Kaminsky, Stuart | Midnight Pass | Signed First Edition Copy

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People Who Walk in Darkness, The | Kaminsky, Stuart | Signed First Edition Book Kaminsky, Stuart | People Who Walk in Darkness, The | Signed First Edition Copy

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Man Who Walked Like a Bear | Kaminsky, Stuart | Signed First Edition Book Kaminsky, Stuart | Man Who Walked Like a Bear | Signed First Edition Copy

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Bright Futures | Kaminsky, Stuart | Signed First Edition Book Kaminsky, Stuart | Bright Futures | Signed First Edition Copy

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Hard Currency | Kaminsky, Stuart | Signed First Edition Book Kaminsky, Stuart | Hard Currency | Signed First Edition Copy

Author Signed Hardcover Book  January 1995 NY: Fawcett Columbine  First edition, first printing, mint, new/unread, in a flawless dust jacket, signed by the author.  Each dust jacket is protected in an acid-free archival quality acetate cover.

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Last Dark Place | Kaminsky, Stuart | Signed First Edition Book Kaminsky, Stuart | Last Dark Place | Signed First Edition Copy

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Stuart Kaminsky Bibliography

Toby Peters Series
  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 (1986)
  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)

Inspector Rostnikov Series
  1. Rostnikov's Corpse (1981)
  2. (also published as Death of a Dissident)
  3. Black Knight in Red Square (1983)
  4. Red Chameleon (1985)
  5. A Fine Red Rain (1987)
  6. A Cold Red Sunrise (1988)
  7. The Man Who Walked Like a Bear (1990)
  8. Rostnikov's Vacation (1991)
  9. Death of a Russian Priest (1992)
  10. Hard Currency (1995)
  11. Blood and Rubles (1996)
  12. Tarnished Icons (1997)
  13. The Dog Who Bit a Policeman (1998)
  14. Fall of a Cosmonaut (2000)
  15. Murder on the Trans-Siberian Express (2001)
  16. People Who Walk in Darkness (2008)
  17. A Whisper to the Living (2010)
  18. Lew Fonesca series
  19. Vengeance (1999)
  20. Retribution (2001)
  21. Midnight Pass (2003)
  22. Denial (2005)
  23. Always Say Goodbye (2006)
  24. Bright Futures (2009)
  25. A Whisper to the Living (2010)

Abe Lieberman Series
  1. Lieberman's Folly (1990)
  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)
  11. CSI: NY
  12. Dead of Winter (2005)
  13. Blood on the Sun (2006)
  14. Deluge (2007)
  15. Rockford Files novels
  16. The Green Bottle (1996)
  17. Devil on My Doorstep (1998)

Other Novels
  • When the Dark Man Calls (1983)
  • Exercise in Terror (1985)

Story Collections
  • Hidden and Other Stories (1999)
  • The Man Who Beat the System and Other Stories (Audio) (2000)

Non-Fiction
  • A Biographical Study of the Career of Donald Siegel and an Analysis of His Films (1972)
  • Clint Eastwood (1974)
  • American Film Genres: Approaches to a Critical Theory of Popular Film (1974)
  • Don Siegel, Director (1974)
  • Ingmar Bergman: Essays in Criticism (1975)
  • John Huston: Maker of Magic (1978)
  • Coop: The Life and Legend of Gary Cooper (1979)
  • Basic Filmmaking (with Dana H Hodgdon) (1981)
  • Writing for Television (with Mark Walker) (1988)
  • American Television Genres (1991)
  • Behind the Mystery: Top Mystery Writers Interviewed (Interviews by Kaminsky; photographs by Laurie Roberts) (2005)
Stuart Kaminsky Awards
  • Edgar Award - 1989 - for A Cold Red Sunrise
  • Mystery Writers of America Grand Master - 2006