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Lawrence Treat


Born
in New York, The United States
December 21, 1903

Died
January 07, 1998

Genre
Mystery & Thrillers


Lawrence Arthur Goldstone (1903 - 1998), better known by his pseudonym, Lawrence Treat, was an American mystery writer, a pioneer of the genre of novels that became known as police procedurals. A practicing lawyer before turning to writing, he was a founding member of the Mystery Writers of America and a two-time winner of the MWA's Edgar Award. His first award came in 1965, for the short story "H as in Homicide"; his second was a Special Edgar Award in 1978 for editing a new edition of the Mystery Writer's Handbook, the MWA's guide for aspiring mystery writers, first published in 1956.

As a member of the League of American Writers, he served on its Keep America Out of War Committee in January 1940 during the period of the Hitler-Stalin pact ...more

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Average rating: 3.67 · 831 ratings · 110 reviews · 152 distinct works • Similar authors
Crime and Puzzlement: 24 So...
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3.97 avg rating — 106 ratings — published 1981 — 4 editions
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'V' As In Victim
3.56 avg rating — 71 ratings — published 1945 — 8 editions
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Crime and Puzzlement 2
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4.02 avg rating — 42 ratings — published 1982 — 2 editions
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"Н" като нож
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4.33 avg rating — 30 ratings — published 1948
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Crime and Puzzlement 3: 24 ...
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4.26 avg rating — 23 ratings — published 1988
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Mystery Writer's Handbook
3.79 avg rating — 24 ratings — published 1976 — 3 editions
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You're the Detective!: 24 S...
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4.05 avg rating — 21 ratings — published 2004 — 4 editions
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Crime and Puzzlement 4: My ...
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4.38 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 1991 — 2 editions
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Crime and Puzzlement 5: On ...
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Armchair Detective
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3.69 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 1983 — 4 editions
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Series by Lawrence Treat

Crime and Puzzlement: 24 So... Crime and Puzzlement 2 Crime and Puzzlement 3: 24 ... Crime and Puzzlement 4: My ... Crime and Puzzlement 5: On ...
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4.05 avg rating — 201 ratings

'V' As In Victim 'H' as in Hunted 'Q' as in Quicksand 'T' As In Trapped 'F' as in Flight Over the Edge Big Shot
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3.46 avg rating — 98 ratings

'B' as in Banshee 'D' as in Dead 'H' as in Hangman 'O' as in Omen
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3.36 avg rating — 11 ratings

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