(b.Loren D. Estleman graduated from Eastern Michigan University in 1974 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English Literature and Journalism. In 2002, his alma mater presented him with an honorary doctorate in letters. He left the job market in 1980 to write full time, after a few years spent "pounding out beat-the-train journalism" during his day job as a reporter before going home and writing fiction at night.
His first novel was published in 1976, and has been followed by more than 70 books and hundreds of short stories and articles. His series include novels about Detroit detective Amos Walker, professional killer Peter Macklin, L.A. film detective and amateur sleuth Valentino, and the Detroit crime series. On the western side is the U.S. Deputy Marshal Page Murdock series. Additionally, he's written dozens of stand-alone novels.
His books have been translated into 27 languages and have won multiple Shamus, Spur, Western Heritage, and Stirrup awards. He has been nominated for the National Book Award and the Edgar Allan Poe Award. In 2012, the Western Writers of America honored him with the Lifetime Achievement Award.
He lives in Michigan and is married to writer Deborah Morgan.
Series
Page Murdock
1. The High Rocks (1979)
2. Stamping Ground (1980)
3. Murdock's Law (1982)
4. The Stranglers (1984)
5. City of Widows (1994)
6. White Desert (2000)
7. Port Hazard (2004)
8. The Book of Murdock (2010)
9. Cape Hell (2016)
10. Wild Justice (2018)
High Rocks / Stamping Ground (omnibus) (2015)
Murdock's Law / City of Widows (omnibus) (2016)
White Desert / Port Hazard (omnibus) (2016)
Cape Hell / The Book of Murdock (omnibus) (2017)
1. The High Rocks (1979)
2. Stamping Ground (1980)
3. Murdock's Law (1982)
4. The Stranglers (1984)
5. City of Widows (1994)
6. White Desert (2000)
7. Port Hazard (2004)
8. The Book of Murdock (2010)
9. Cape Hell (2016)
10. Wild Justice (2018)
High Rocks / Stamping Ground (omnibus) (2015)
Murdock's Law / City of Widows (omnibus) (2016)
White Desert / Port Hazard (omnibus) (2016)
Cape Hell / The Book of Murdock (omnibus) (2017)
Amos Walker
1. Motor City Blue (1980)
2. Angel Eyes (1981)
3. The Midnight Man (1982)
4. The Glass Highway (1983)
5. Sugartown (1984)
6. Every Brilliant Eye (1986)
7. Lady Yesterday (1987)
8. Downriver (1988)
9. Silent Thunder (1989)
10. Sweet Women Lie (1990)
11. Never Street (1997)
12. The Witchfinder (1998)
13. The Hours of the Virgin (1999)
14. A Smile on the Face of the Tiger (2000)
15. Sinister Heights (2002)
16. Poison Blonde (2002)
17. Retro (2004)
18. Nicotine Kiss (2006)
19. American Detective (2007)
20. The Left-handed Dollar (2010)
21. Infernal Angels (2011)
22. Burning Midnight (2012)
23. Don't Look For Me (2014)
24. You Know Who Killed Me (2014)
25. The Sundown Speech (2015)
26. The Lioness Is the Hunter (2017)
27. Black and White Ball (2018)
General Murders (1988)
Amos Walker: The Complete Story Collection (2010)
Five Stories from General Murders (2016)
The Amos Walker Mysteries Volume One (omnibus) (2017)
1. Motor City Blue (1980)
2. Angel Eyes (1981)
3. The Midnight Man (1982)
4. The Glass Highway (1983)
5. Sugartown (1984)
6. Every Brilliant Eye (1986)
7. Lady Yesterday (1987)
8. Downriver (1988)
9. Silent Thunder (1989)
10. Sweet Women Lie (1990)
11. Never Street (1997)
12. The Witchfinder (1998)
13. The Hours of the Virgin (1999)
14. A Smile on the Face of the Tiger (2000)
15. Sinister Heights (2002)
16. Poison Blonde (2002)
17. Retro (2004)
18. Nicotine Kiss (2006)
19. American Detective (2007)
20. The Left-handed Dollar (2010)
21. Infernal Angels (2011)
22. Burning Midnight (2012)
23. Don't Look For Me (2014)
24. You Know Who Killed Me (2014)
25. The Sundown Speech (2015)
26. The Lioness Is the Hunter (2017)
27. Black and White Ball (2018)
General Murders (1988)
Amos Walker: The Complete Story Collection (2010)
Five Stories from General Murders (2016)
The Amos Walker Mysteries Volume One (omnibus) (2017)
Peter Macklin
1. Kill Zone (1984)
2. Roses Are Dead (1985)
3. Any Man's Death (1986)
4. Something Borrowed, Something Black (2002)
5. Little Black Dress (2005)
1. Kill Zone (1984)
2. Roses Are Dead (1985)
3. Any Man's Death (1986)
4. Something Borrowed, Something Black (2002)
5. Little Black Dress (2005)
Detroit
1. Whiskey River (1990)
2. Motown (1991)
3. King of the Corner (1992)
4. Edsel (1995)
5. Stress (1996)
6. Jitterbug (1998)
7. Thunder City (1999)
The Detroit Novels (omnibus) (2013)
1. Whiskey River (1990)
2. Motown (1991)
3. King of the Corner (1992)
4. Edsel (1995)
5. Stress (1996)
6. Jitterbug (1998)
7. Thunder City (1999)
The Detroit Novels (omnibus) (2013)
Novels
The Oklahoma Punk (1976)
aka Red Highway
Sherlock Holmes vs. Dracula (1978)
The Hider (1978)
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Holmes (1979)
Aces and Eights (1981)
The Wolfer (1981)
Mister St. John (1983)
Spytrap (1984)
This Old Bill (1984)
Gun Man (1985)
Bloody Season (1987)
The Black Moon (1989) (with Ed Gorman, W R Philbrick (Rodman Philbrick), Robert J Randisi and L J Washburn)
Peeper (1989)
Sudden Country (1991)
The Crooked Way (1993)
Billy Gashade (1997)
Journey of the Dead (1998)
The Rocky Mountain Moving Picture Association (1999)
The Master Executioner (2001)
Black Powder, White Smoke (2002)
The Undertaker's Wife (2005)
The Adventures of Johnny Vermillion (2006)
Gas City (2008)
The Branch and the Scaffold (2008)
Roy & Lillie (2010)
The Confessions of Al Capone (2013)
Ragtime Cowboys (2014)
The Long High Noon (2015)
The Ballad of Black Bart (2017)
aka Red Highway
Sherlock Holmes vs. Dracula (1978)
The Hider (1978)
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Holmes (1979)
Aces and Eights (1981)
The Wolfer (1981)
Mister St. John (1983)
Spytrap (1984)
This Old Bill (1984)
Gun Man (1985)
Bloody Season (1987)
The Black Moon (1989) (with Ed Gorman, W R Philbrick (Rodman Philbrick), Robert J Randisi and L J Washburn)
Peeper (1989)
Sudden Country (1991)
The Crooked Way (1993)
Billy Gashade (1997)
Journey of the Dead (1998)
The Rocky Mountain Moving Picture Association (1999)
The Master Executioner (2001)
Black Powder, White Smoke (2002)
The Undertaker's Wife (2005)
The Adventures of Johnny Vermillion (2006)
Gas City (2008)
The Branch and the Scaffold (2008)
Roy & Lillie (2010)
The Confessions of Al Capone (2013)
Ragtime Cowboys (2014)
The Long High Noon (2015)
The Ballad of Black Bart (2017)
Omnibus
Journey of the Dead / The Undertaker's Wife (2016)
The Long High Noon / The Adventures of Johnny Vermillion (2016)
The Branch and The Scaffold / Billy Gashade (2018)
The Long High Noon / The Adventures of Johnny Vermillion (2016)
The Branch and The Scaffold / Billy Gashade (2018)
Collections
The Best Western Stories of Loren D. Estleman (1989)
Hell on the Draw (1999)
Legend (1999) (with Judy Alter, Jane Candia Coleman, Ed Gorman, Elmer Kelton, Robert J Randisi and James Reasoner)
Valentino: Film Detective (2011)
The Bandit & Others (2012)
Evil Grows (2012)
The Perils of Sherlock Holmes (2012)
Detroit Is Our Beat (2015)
Desperate Detroit and Stories of Other Dire Places (2016)
Nearly Nero (2017)
Hell on the Draw (1999)
Legend (1999) (with Judy Alter, Jane Candia Coleman, Ed Gorman, Elmer Kelton, Robert J Randisi and James Reasoner)
Valentino: Film Detective (2011)
The Bandit & Others (2012)
Evil Grows (2012)
The Perils of Sherlock Holmes (2012)
Detroit Is Our Beat (2015)
Desperate Detroit and Stories of Other Dire Places (2016)
Nearly Nero (2017)
Series contributed to
BookShots (with Ed Chatterton, Sam Hawken and James Patterson)
The Moores Are Missing (omnibus) (2017)
The Moores Are Missing (omnibus) (2017)
Anthologies edited
The Wister Trace (1987)
P.I. Files (1990) (with Martin H Greenberg)
Deals with the Devil (1994) (with Martin H Greenberg and Mike Resnick)
American West (2001)
Sons of Moriarty (2013)
The Adventure of the Plated Spoon (2014)
P.I. Files (1990) (with Martin H Greenberg)
Deals with the Devil (1994) (with Martin H Greenberg and Mike Resnick)
American West (2001)
Sons of Moriarty (2013)
The Adventure of the Plated Spoon (2014)
Non fiction
Anthologies containing stories by Loren D Estleman
Short stories
| The Hack (1994) |
Awards
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Loren D Estleman recommends
From Where the Sun Now Stands (1962)
Will Henry
"The most critically acclaimed Western writer of this or any other time!"
Disheveled City (1990)
(Mitch Roberts Mystery, book 6)
Gaylord Dold
"Mitch Roberts is one of the more likeable heroes who have taken up the gun and plastic badge in recent years."
Wind Walker (1999)
(Titus Bass, book 6)
Terry C Johnston
"Terry C Johnston is an authentic american treasure."
Murder in Volume (2000)
(Megan Clark, book 1)
D R Meredith
"A bright new dawn on the tired horizon of the American mystery."
Johnnie D (2000)
Arthur Winfield Knight
"As exciting as a bank heist, movind with the speed of Dillinger's Ford V-8."
An Uncommon Enemy (2001)
(Eden Murdoch, book 1)
Michelle Black
"Clear-eyed and moving - this is the closest thing to a collaboration between Jack London and Wilkie Collins."
Vulture Capital (2002)
(August Riordan Mysteries, book 2)
Mark Coggins
"...a Hammett for the turn of the 21st century."
Poacher's Moon (2008)
John D Nesbitt
"The time is ripe for a good contemporary novel with a Western setting."
Lethal Lineage (2011)
(Lottie Albright, book 2)
Charlotte Hinger
"Charlotte Hinger is an entertainer of the first water..."
Sorrel Moon (2012)
Cotton Smith
"Cotton Smith's is a significant voice in the development of the American western."
A Song to Die for (2014)
Mike Blakely
"Murder, the Mafia, and the Austin country music scene in 1970's: Does it get any better?"
The Adventure of the Deadly Dimensions (2017)
(Sherlock Holmes vs. Cthulhu, book 1)
Lois H Gresh
"The name Lois Gresh is as much advertising as her work needs. However, it is my privilege to recommend her latest tour-de-force. Just how the literary establishment missed engineering a dream collaboration between H.P Lovecraft and Arthur Conan Doyle before now is a mystery; but if it was waiting for Lois Gresh to do the thing justice, this one is all the justification necessary."
Angel Falls (2017)
(Josey Angel, book 2)
Derek Catron
"Derek Catron's Trail Angel is a solid debut. ... The history is strong, the characters sharply drawn, and the narrative moves along like a locomotive. ... We're lucky to be able to look forward to more from this author."
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