By: Rhianna Walton,
on 3/9/2015
I've been a fan of Erik Larson's riveting brand of narrative history for years, and his latest book, Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania, is his finest work yet. Suspenseful and expertly researched, Dead Wake transports the reader to the Atlantic theatre of WWI, where the luxury passenger liner Lusitania and a German [...]
By: Jason Boog,
on 1/12/2011
Joe Gores, an Edgar Award winning novelist and former president of the Mystery Writers of America, has passed away.
Writer and editor Janet Rudolph posted the news: “Gores worked as a logger, a carnie, a teacher at a boys’ school in Kenya, and for twelve years, as a detective. Gores’ novels and stories about detective agency Daniel Kearney Associates (KDA) were based on his own experiences as a San Francisco private eye. Gores also wrote scripts for Kojak, Columbo, Magnum P.I., Mike Hammer, Remington Steele, and other television series.”
This GalleyCat editor fondly recalls reading Spade & Archer and Hammett, two of Gore’s books that continued the legacy of the great private detective novelist, Dashiell Hammett. You can also stream Wim Wenders‘ adaptation of Hammett through Netflix’s streaming movie service.
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