Stuart M. Kaminsky

15 Series

Stuart M. Kaminsky (1934-2009) was an acclaimed American author known for his mystery novels and crime fiction, featuring series characters such as Toby Peters and Inspector Rostnikov. He received the Grand Master title from the Mystery Writers of America, where he also served as president. Kaminsky held a Ph.D. in speech from Northwestern University and taught film studies at both Northwestern and Florida State.

Stuart M. Kaminsky's works span multiple genres and formats. "Rostnikov's Corpse," later retitled "Death of a Dissident," is a notable novel. He collaborated on graphic novels, including "Fever Pitch" with Christopher Jones and Barbara Schulz, and "Kolchak: The Night Stalker Volume One" with Joe Gentile and Jeff Rice. His short story collection, "The Night Stalker Chronicles," features contributions from various acclaimed authors. Kaminsky also co-authored film-related books such as "A Biographical Study of the Career of Donald Siegel and An Analysis of His Films," republished as "Don Siegel, Director," "Basic Filmmaking" with Dana H. Hodgdon, and "Writing for Television" with Mark Walker.

Toby Peters

Bullet for a Star

(1977)

Murder on the Yellow Brick Road

(1977)

You Bet Your Life

(1978)

The Howard Hughes Affair

(1979)

Never Cross a Vampire

(1980)

High Midnight

(1981)

Catch a Falling Clown

(1982)

He Done Her Wrong

(1983)

The Fala Factor

(1984)

Down for the Count

(1985)

The Man Who Shot Lewis Vance

(1986)

Smart Moves

(1987)

Think Fast, Mr. Peters

(1988)

Buried Caesars

(1989)

Poor Butterfly

(1990)

The Melting Clock

(1991)

The Devil Met a Lady

(1993)

Tomorrow is Another Day

(1995)

Dancing in the Dark

(1996)

A Fatal Glass of Beer

(1997)

A Few Minutes Past Midnight

(2001)

To Catch A Spy

(2002)

Mildred Pierced

(2003)

Now You See It

(2004)

Porfiry Rostnikov

Death of a Dissident / Rostnikov's Corpse

(1981)

Black Knight in Red Square

(1984)

Red Chameleon

(1985)

A Cold Red Sunrise

(1987)

A Fine Red Rain

(1987)

The Man Who Walked Like a Bear

(1990)

Rostnikov's Vacation

(1991)

Death of a Russian Priest

(1992)

Hard Currency

(1995)

Blood and Rubles

(1996)

Tarnished Icons

(1997)

The Dog Who Bit a Policeman

(1998)

Fall of a Cosmonaut

(2000)

Murder on the Trans-Siberian Express

(2001)

People Who Walk in Darkness

(2008)

A Whisper to the Living

(2009)

Abe Lieberman

Lieberman's Folly

(1991)

Lieberman's Choice

(1993)

Lieberman's Day

(1994)

Lieberman's Thief

(1995)

Lieberman's Law

(1996)

The Big Silence

(2000)

Not Quite Kosher

(2002)

The Last Dark Place

(2004)

Terror Town

(2006)

The Dead Don't Lie

(2007)

CSI: New York (by Keith R.A. DeCandido)

Dead of Winter

(2005)

Blood on the Sun

(2006)

Deluge

(2007)

Four Walls

(2008)(By: Keith R.A. DeCandido)

Kolchak The Night Stalker

Kolchak Night Stalker

(2003)

Kolchak the Night Stalker Volume 1

(2004)

Kolchak: The Night Stalker Chronicles

(2005)(With: Max Allan Collins)

Lew Fonesca

Vengeance

(1999)

Retribution

(1999)

Midnight Pass

(2003)

Denial

(2005)

Always Say Goodbye

(2006)

Bright Futures

(2009)

The Rockford Files

The Green Bottle

(1996)

The Devil on my Doorstep

(1998)

Standalone Novels

When the Dark Man Calls

(1983)

Exercise in Terror

(2001)

Short Stories/Novellas

Find Miriam

(1997)

Short Story Collections

Opening Shots

(1991)

Hidden and Other Stories

(1999)

Plays

The Final Toast

(2008)

Books

(2008)

Non-Fiction

American Film Genres: Approaches to a Critical Theory of Popular Film

(1974)

Clint Eastwood: The Candid On-and-off-screen of the World's #1 Male Superstar

(1974)

Don Siegel : Director

(1974)

Ingmar Bergman; Essays in Criticism

(1975)

John Huston, Maker of Magic

(1978)

Coop: The Life and Legend of Gary Cooper

(1979)

Basic Filmmaking

(1981)

American Television Genres

(1985)

Writing for television

(1988)

Behind the Mystery

(2005)

Akashic Noir

San Francisco Noir

(2002)

Seattle Noir

(2003)

Bronx Noir

(2003)

Brooklyn Noir

(2004)

Brooklyn Noir 2

(2005)

Chicago Noir

(2005)

Manhattan Noir

(2006)

Miami Noir: The Classics

(2006)

D.C. Noir

(2006)

Baltimore Noir

(2006)

London Noir

(2006)

New Orleans Noir

(2007)

Los Angeles Noir

(2007)

Wall Street Noir

(2007)

Havana Noir

(2007)

Detroit Noir

(2007)

Brooklyn Noir 3: Nothing But the Truth

(2008)

Toronto Noir

(2008)

Las Vegas Noir

(2008)

Manhattan Noir 2

(2008)

Paris Noir

(2008)

Istanbul Noir

(2008)

Boston Noir

(2009)

Rome Noir

(2009)

San Francisco Noir 2

(2009)

Portland Noir

(2009)

Delhi Noir

(2009)

Phoenix Noir

(2009)

Los Angeles Noir 2

(2010)

Mexico City Noir

(2010)

Richmond Noir

(2010)

Orange County Noir

(2010)

Indian Country Noir

(2010)

Moscow Noir

(2010)

Lone Star Noir

(2010)

Philadelphia Noir

(2010)

Haiti Noir

(2010)

Copenhagen Noir

(2010)

Pittsburgh Noir

(2011)

San Diego Noir

(2011)

Pittsburgh Noir

(2011)

Barcelona Noir

(2011)

Cape Cod Noir

(2011)

Staten Island Noir

(2012)

Mumbai Noir

(2012)

Long Island Noir

(2012)

Venice Noir

(2012)

Kingston Noir

(2012)

St. Petersburg Noir

(2012)

Kansas City Noir

(2012)

Boston Noir 2

(2012)

Manila Noir

(2013)

Buffalo Noir

(2013)

Twin Cities Noir

(2013)

Dallas Noir

(2013)

Haiti Noir 2

(2013)

Singapore Noir

(2014)

Prison Noir

(2014)

Tel Aviv Noir

(2014)

Tehran Noir

(2014)

Belfast Noir

(2014)

Helsinki Noir

(2014)

Providence Noir

(2015)

Chicago Noir: The Classics

(2015)

Memphis Noir

(2015)

Zagreb Noir

(2015)

Marseille Noir

(2015)

Beirut Noir

(2015)

Stockholm Noir

(2016)

Brussels Noir

(2016)

Mississippi Noir

(2016)

St. Louis Noir

(2016)

Prague Noir

(2016)

San Juan Noir

(2016)

Oakland Noir

(2017)

Trinidad Noir

(2017)

Atlanta Noir

(2017)

New Haven Noir

(2017)

Montana Noir

(2017)

Buenos Aires Noir

(2017)

Montreal Noir

(2017)

Berlin Noir

(2018)

São Paulo Noir

(2018)

Santa Cruz Noir

(2018)

Lagos Noir

(2018)

Marrakech Noir

(2018)

Baghdad Noir

(2018)

Vancouver Noir

(2018)

Sydney Noir

(2018)

Hong Kong Noir

(2018)

Amsterdam Noir

(2019)

Houston Noir

(2019)

Columbus Noir

(2020)

Santa Fe Noir

(2020)

Alabama Noir

(2020)

Addis Ababa Noir

(2020)

Tampa Bay Noir

(2020)

Belgrade Noir

(2020)

Kolchak: The Night Stalker

Pain Without Tears

(2004)(By: C.J. Henderson)

Kolchak the Night Stalker Volume 1

(2004)

Terror Within

(2006)(By: C.J. Henderson,Stefan Petrucha)

A Black & Evil Truth

(2007)(By: C.J. Henderson)

The Lovecraftian Horror

(2007)(By: C.J. Henderson)

The Lost World

(2012)(By: C.J. Henderson)

Kolchak and the Lost World

(2012)(By: C.J. Henderson)

Necronomicon

(2012)(By: C.J. Henderson)

Big Book of Kolchak the Night Stalker

(2012)(With: C.J. Henderson)

Passages of the Macabre

(2016)(By: Ed Gorman,Nancy Holder,C.J. Henderson)

Anthologies

The Ultimate Witch

(1993)

Guilty as Charged

(1996)

The Year's 25 Finest Crime and Mystery Stories 1997

(1998)

The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

(1999)

Mystery in the Sunshine State

(1999)

The Oxford Book of Detective Stories

(2000)

The Mysterious Press Anniversary Anthology: Celebrating 25 Years

(2001)

Show Business is Murder

(2004)

Mr. President, Private Eye

(2004)

The Adventure of the Missing Detective and 19 of the Year's Finest Crime and Mystery Stories

(2005)

Chicago Noir

(2005)

Kolchak: The Night Stalker Chronicles

(2005)

On a Raven's Wing

(2009)

Silent Night, Deadly Night

(2016)

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