Ed Gorman

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http://www.newimprovedgorman.com/

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Mystery & Thrillers, Horror, Western

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Edward Joseph Gorman was born somewhere in the U.S. in 1941. He spent 20 years in the advertising industry before leaving to write full-time in 1984. Since then, he has been incredibly prolific, averaging 2-3 novels a year in addition to many short stories, editing anthologies, and founding and editing Mystery Scene, the new magazine of the mystery field. He has written in many genres, particularly crime, mystery, western, and horror. Most of his novels are set in Iowa. His pseudonyms include E.J. Gorman, Daniel Ransom, Edward Gorman Jr., Robert David Chase, and Richard Driscoll.

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A little B pic I've always liked 5 AGAINST THE HOUSE

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Ed here: This is based on a fine little Jack Finney Dell pb original. BTW Lee is right is citing Brian Keith for his work here. He really never did get his due as a dramatic actor. I caught him recently in a
anold "Fugitive" as a wife stalker would be-killer and he was chilling.

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Average rating: 3.89 · 28,311 ratings · 1,552 reviews · 278 distinct works · Similar authors

	Predators 3.8 of 5 stars 3.80 avg rating — 269 ratings — published 1993 — 5 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Stalkers by Ed Gorman (Editor / Contributor), Trish Janeshutz (Contributor), Joe R. Lansdale (Contributor) 3.6 of 5 stars 3.60 avg rating — 182 ratings — published 1989 — 8 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Day The Music Died (Sam McCain, #1) 3.62 of 5 stars 3.62 avg rating — 112 ratings — published 1998 — 7 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Black Lizard Anthology of Crime Fiction by Ed Gorman (Editor / Contributor), Loren D. Estleman (Contributor), Bill Pronzini (Contributor) 3.85 of 5 stars 3.85 avg rating — 91 ratings — published 1987	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Once Upon a Crime by Ed Gorman (Editor / Contributor), Gillian Roberts (Contributor), Jon L. Breen (Contributor) 3.71 of 5 stars 3.71 avg rating — 80 ratings — published 1998 — 3 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Night Screams by Ed Gorman (Editor), Christopher Fahy (Contributor), Charles de Lint (Contributor) 3.63 of 5 stars 3.63 avg rating — 70 ratings — published 1996	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Wake Up Little Susie (Sam McCain, #3) 3.71 of 5 stars 3.71 avg rating — 66 ratings — published 1999 — 4 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow? (Sam McCain, #2) 3.63 of 5 stars 3.63 avg rating — 63 ratings — published 2000 — 6 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Save The Last Dance For Me (Sam McCain, #4) 4.02 of 5 stars 4.02 avg rating — 51 ratings — published 2002 — 3 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Midnight Room 3.6 of 5 stars 3.60 avg rating — 52 ratings — published 2009 — 3 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Sam McCain (9 books)
by Ed Gorman
3.7058823529411766 of 5 stars 3.71 avg rating — 510 ratings

Robert Payne (4 books)
by Ed Gorman
3.3488372093023258 of 5 stars 3.35 avg rating — 86 ratings

The World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories (5 books)
by Ed Gorman (Editor), Mat Coward (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Jeff Abbott (Contributor), Judith Cutler (Contributor), Antony Mann (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), John Lutz (Contributor), Carol Anne Davis (Contributor), Catherine Dain (Contributor) , more…
3.6721311475409837 of 5 stars 3.67 avg rating — 61 ratings

Leo Guild (4 books)
by Ed Gorman
4.086956521739131 of 5 stars 4.09 avg rating — 46 ratings

Jack Dwyer (6 books)
by Ed Gorman
3.574468085106383 of 5 stars 3.57 avg rating — 47 ratings

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“David Goodis didn’t write novels, he wrote suicide notes.”
― Ed Gorman

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“I'm gonna put that gun as far up his ass as it'll go, then I'm just gonna keep loadin' and reloadin' till my arms get tired.”
― Ed Gorman, Death Ground

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