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Stuart M. Kaminsky

Stuart M. Kaminsky (1934-2009) was an American writer known for his mystery novels, crime fiction, and non-fiction works, as well as his role as a film professor. His notable series characters include Toby Peters, Inspector Rostnikov, Abe Lieberman, and Lew Fonesca. He received the Grand Master title from the Mystery Writers of America. Kaminsky was raised in Chicago and earned his Ph.D. in speech from Northwestern University, along with a B.S. in journalism and an M.A. in English from the University of Illinois. He taught film studies at Northwestern for 16 years before spending six years at Florida State University. At one time, he held the position of president of the Mystery Writers of America. Kaminsky published his first non-fiction book, A Biographical Study of the Career of Donald Siegel and an Analysis of His Films, in 1972, and his debut novel, Bullet for a Star, featuring Toby Peters, was released in 1977. Below is a list of Stuart M. Kaminsky’s books in the order of their original publication.

Stuart M. Kaminsky became a published novelist in 1974 with the novel American Film Genres: Approaches to a Critical Theory of Popular Film. Below is a list of Stuart M. Kaminsky's books in order of when they were originally released:

Publication Order of Toby Peters Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
Bullet for a Star (1977) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Murder on the Yellow Brick Road (1977) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
You Bet Your Life (1978) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Howard Hughes Affair (1979) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Never Cross a Vampire (1980) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
High Midnight (1981) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Catch a Falling Clown (1982) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
He Done Her Wrong (1983) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Fala Factor (1984) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Down for the Count (1985) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Man Who Shot Lewis Vance (1986) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Smart Moves (1987) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Think Fast, Mr. Peters (1988) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Buried Caesars (1989) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Poor Butterfly (1990) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Melting Clock (1991) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Devil Met a Lady (1993) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Tomorrow is Another Day (1995) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Dancing in the Dark (1996) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
A Fatal Glass of Beer (1997) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
A Few Minutes Past Midnight (2001) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
To Catch A Spy (2002) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Mildred Pierced (2003) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Now You See It (2004) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Porfiry Rostnikov Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
Death of a Dissident / Rostnikov's Corpse (1981) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Black Knight in Red Square (1984) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Red Chameleon (1985) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
A Cold Red Sunrise (1987) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
A Fine Red Rain (1987) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Man Who Walked Like a Bear (1990) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Rostnikov's Vacation (1991) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Death of a Russian Priest (1992) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Hard Currency (1995) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Blood and Rubles (1996) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Tarnished Icons (1997) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Dog Who Bit a Policeman (1998) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Fall of a Cosmonaut (2000) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Murder on the Trans-Siberian Express (2001) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
People Who Walk in Darkness (2008) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
A Whisper to the Living (2009) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Abe Lieberman Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
Lieberman's Folly (1991) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Lieberman's Choice (1993) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Lieberman's Day (1994) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Lieberman's Thief (1995) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Lieberman's Law (1996) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Big Silence (2000) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Not Quite Kosher (2002) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Last Dark Place (2004) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Terror Town (2006) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Dead Don't Lie (2007) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of CSI: New York Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
Dead of Winter (2005) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Blood on the Sun (2006) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Deluge (2007) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Four Walls (By: Keith R.A. DeCandido) (2008) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Kolchak The Night Stalker Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
Kolchak the Night Stalker Volume 1 (2004) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Lew Fonesca Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
Vengeance (1999) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Retribution (1999) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Midnight Pass (2003) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Denial (2005) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Always Say Goodbye (2006) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Bright Futures (2009) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of The Rockford Files Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
The Green Bottle (1996) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Devil on my Doorstep (1998) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Standalone Novels Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
When the Dark Man Calls (1983) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Exercise in Terror (2001) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
Find Miriam (1997) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Short Story Collections Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
Opening Shots (1991) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Hidden and Other Stories (1999) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Plays Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
The Final Toast (2008) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Books (2008) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
American Film Genres: Approaches to a Critical Theory of Popular Film (1974) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Clint Eastwood: The Candid On-and-off-screen of the World's #1 Male Superstar (1974) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Don Siegel : Director (1974) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Ingmar Bergman; Essays in Criticism (1975) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
John Huston, Maker of Magic (1978) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Coop: The Life and Legend of Gary Cooper (1979) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Basic Filmmaking (1981) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
American Television Genres (1985) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Writing for television (1988) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Behind the Mystery (2005) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Kolchak: The Night Stalker Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
Kolchak Night Stalker (2003) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Kolchak the Night Stalker Volume 1 (2004) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Kolchak: The Night Stalker Chronicles (With: Max Allan Collins) (2005) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Compendium (With: Max Allan Collins,Christopher Golden) (2011) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Big Book of Kolchak the Night Stalker (With: C.J. Henderson) (2012) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Passages of the Macabre (By: Ed Gorman,Nancy Holder,C.J. Henderson) (2016) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Anthologies Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
The Year's 25 Finest Crime and Mystery Stories 1997 (1998) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1999) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Mystery in the Sunshine State (1999) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Oxford Book of Detective Stories (2000) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Mysterious Press Anniversary Anthology: Celebrating 25 Years (2001) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Show Business is Murder (2004) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Mr. President, Private Eye (2004) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Adventure of the Missing Detective and 19 of the Year's Finest Crime and Mystery Stories (2005) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Chicago Noir (2005) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Kolchak: The Night Stalker Chronicles (2005) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
On a Raven's Wing (2009) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Silent Night, Deadly Night (2016) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk

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