Stuart M. Kaminsky Writer

Stuart M. Kaminsky (September 29, 1934 – October 9, 2009) was an American mystery writer and film professor. He is known for three long-running series of mystery novels featuring the protagonists Toby Peters, a private detective in 1940s Hollywood; Inspector Porfiry Petrovich Rostnikov, a Moscow police inspector; and veteran Chicago police officer Abe Lieberman. A later series followed Lew Fonesca, a process server from Sarasota, Florida.Kaminsky's Inspector Rostnikov novel A Cold Red Sunrise received the 1989 Edgar Award for Best Novel. He earned six other Edgar nominations, most recently for the 2005 non-fiction book Behind the Mystery: Top Mystery Writers Interviewed, which was also nominated for an Anthony Award, a Macavity Award, and an Agatha Award. In 2006 Kaminsky received the Grand Master Award from the Mystery Writers of America.

Personal facts

Birth dateSeptember 29, 1934
Birth place
Chicago , Illinois
Nationality
United States
Date of deathOctober 09, 2009
Place of death
Missouri , St. Louis

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External resources

  1. http://video.yahoo.com/watch/1399528/4827014
  2. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/14/arts/14kaminsky.html?_r=1&ref=obituaries