The Black Lizard Anthology of Crime Fiction
by Edward Gorman (Editor)
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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 Mystery Scene Magazine and was the executive editor show more 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
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- Canonical title
- The Black Lizard Anthology of Crime Fiction
- Original title
- The Black Lizard Anthology of Crime Fiction
- Original publication date
- 1987
- First words
- I still remember buying it. [Introduction]
"But I never been to Iowa!" Murch protested. [The Used] - Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)I guess all Victor wants to listen to now is Mother Earth: all he wants to hear is the comforting sound of the worms, chewing away.
Chewing away, and waiting for Victor; and maybe for the Second Coming.
[The Second Coming] - Original language
- English
- Disambiguation notice
- Contents: Introduction / Edward Gorman --
The used / Loren D. Estleman --
A cold foggy day / Bill Pronzini --
Swamp search / Harry Whittington --
Take care of yourself / William Campbell Gault --
A matter of et... (show all)hics / Robert J. Randisi --
Tough / John Lutz --
This world, then the fireworks / Jim Thompson --
Soft monkey / Harlan Ellison --
Yellow gal / Dennis Lynds --
Scrap / Max Allan Collins --
Set 'em up, Joe / Barbara Beman --
Shut the final door / Joe L. Hensley --
Death and the dancing shadows / James Reasoner --
A killer in the dark / Robert Edmond Alter --
Perchance to dream / Michael Seidman --
Horn man / Clark Howard --
Shooting match / Wayne Dundee --
The pit / Joe R. Lansdale --
Turn away / Edward Gorman --
The second coming / Joe Gores.
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- Fiction and Literature, Mystery
- DDC/MDS
- 813.087208 — Literature & rhetoric American literature in English American fiction in English By type Genre fiction Adventure fiction Mystery fiction Collections
- LCC
- PS648 .C7 .B58 — Language and Literature American literature American literature Collections of American literature Prose (General)
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