Robert J Randisi
(1951 - )aka
Lew Baines, Tom Cutter, Spenser Fortune, Robert Lake, Paul Ledd, W B Longley, Joseph Meek, Joshua Randall, Cole Weston
About Robert J Randisi
Robert J. Randisi is an American author who writes in the detective and Western genres. He has authored more than 500 published books and has edited more than 30 anthologies of short stories. Booklist magazine said he "may be the last of the pulp writers."
He co-founded and edited Mystery Scene magazine and co-founded the American Crime Writers League. He founded The Private Eye Writers of America in 1981, where he created the Shamus Award.
He co-wrote mystery novels with soap opera actress Eileen Davidson.
He co-founded and edited Mystery Scene magazine and co-founded the American Crime Writers League. He founded The Private Eye Writers of America in 1981, where he created the Shamus Award.
He co-wrote mystery novels with soap opera actress Eileen Davidson.
Series
Miles Jacoby
1. Eye In The Ring (1982)
2. The Steinway Collection (1983)
3. Full Contact (1984)
4. Separate Cases (1990)
5. Hard Look (1993)
6. Stand-Up (1994)
Beaten to a Pulp (2012)
1. Eye In The Ring (1982)
2. The Steinway Collection (1983)
3. Full Contact (1984)
4. Separate Cases (1990)
5. Hard Look (1993)
6. Stand-Up (1994)
Beaten to a Pulp (2012)
Nick Delvecchio
1. No Exit from Brooklyn (1987)
2. The Dead of Brooklyn (1991)
3. The End of Brooklyn (2011)
1. No Exit from Brooklyn (1987)
2. The Dead of Brooklyn (1991)
3. The End of Brooklyn (2011)
Joe Keough
1. Alone With the Dead (1995)
2. In the Shadow of the Arch (1997)
3. Blood on the Arch (2000)
4. East of the Arch (2002)
5. Arch Angels (2004)
aka Blood Of Angels
1. Alone With the Dead (1995)
2. In the Shadow of the Arch (1997)
3. Blood on the Arch (2000)
4. East of the Arch (2002)
5. Arch Angels (2004)
aka Blood Of Angels
Gil and Claire Hunt (with Christine Matthews)
1. Murder is the Deal of the Day (1999)
2. The Masks Of Auntie Laveau (2002)
3. Same Time, Same Murder (2005)
1. Murder is the Deal of the Day (1999)
2. The Masks Of Auntie Laveau (2002)
3. Same Time, Same Murder (2005)
Rat Pack Mystery
1. Everybody Kills Somebody Sometime (2006)
2. Luck Be a Lady, Don't Die (2007)
3. Hey There (You with the Gun in Your Hand) (2008)
4. You're Nobody 'Til Somebody Kills You (2009)
5. I'm a Fool to Kill You (2010)
6. Fly Me to The Morgue (2011)
7. It Was a Very Bad Year (2012)
8. You Make Me Feel So Dead (2013)
1. Everybody Kills Somebody Sometime (2006)
2. Luck Be a Lady, Don't Die (2007)
3. Hey There (You with the Gun in Your Hand) (2008)
4. You're Nobody 'Til Somebody Kills You (2009)
5. I'm a Fool to Kill You (2010)
6. Fly Me to The Morgue (2011)
7. It Was a Very Bad Year (2012)
8. You Make Me Feel So Dead (2013)
Decker, the Bounty Hunter
1. Double the Bounty (2008)
2. The Lawman (2008)
3. Beauty and the Bounty (2009)
4. Bounty on a Baron (2009)
1. Double the Bounty (2008)
2. The Lawman (2008)
3. Beauty and the Bounty (2009)
4. Bounty on a Baron (2009)
Novels
Targett (1971)
The Disappearance of Penny (1980)
The Ham Reporter: Bat Masterson in New York (1986)
Once Upon a Murder (1987) (with Kevin Randle)
Frontier Marshall (1989)
The Black Moon (1989) (with Loren D Estleman, Ed Gorman, W R Philbrick and L J Washburn)
The Sportsman (1994)
The Ghost With Blue Eyes (1999)
The Sixth Phase (1999)
Miracle of the Jacal (2001)
Curtains of Blood (2002)
The Offer: A Novel of Suspense (2003)
Lancaster's Orphans (2004)
The Funeral of Tanner Moody (2004) (with John Jakes and Elmer Kelton)
Backshooter (2005)
Trapp's Mountain (2005)
Cold Blooded (2005)
Blook Trail to Kansas (2007)
The Money Gun (2007)
Texas Iron (2008)
Gallows (2009)
The Bottom of Every Bottle (2010)
Broadway Bounty (2010)
Crow Bait (2010)
The Further Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok (2012)
The Disappearance of Penny (1980)
The Ham Reporter: Bat Masterson in New York (1986)
Once Upon a Murder (1987) (with Kevin Randle)
Frontier Marshall (1989)
The Black Moon (1989) (with Loren D Estleman, Ed Gorman, W R Philbrick and L J Washburn)
The Sportsman (1994)
The Ghost With Blue Eyes (1999)
The Sixth Phase (1999)
Miracle of the Jacal (2001)
Curtains of Blood (2002)
The Offer: A Novel of Suspense (2003)
Lancaster's Orphans (2004)
The Funeral of Tanner Moody (2004) (with John Jakes and Elmer Kelton)
Backshooter (2005)
Trapp's Mountain (2005)
Cold Blooded (2005)
Blook Trail to Kansas (2007)
The Money Gun (2007)
Texas Iron (2008)
Gallows (2009)
The Bottom of Every Bottle (2010)
Broadway Bounty (2010)
Crow Bait (2010)
The Further Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok (2012)
Omnibus
Collections
Legend (1999) (with Judy Alter, Jane Candia Coleman, Loren D Estleman, Ed Gorman, Elmer Kelton and James Reasoner)
Delvecchio's Brooklyn (2001)
The Guilt Edge (2010)
The Traditional West (2011) (with Jackson Lowry, Larry Jay Martin, Kerry Newcomb, Kit Prate, James Reasoner, Dusty Richards and L J Washburn)
Delvecchio's Brooklyn (2001)
The Guilt Edge (2010)
The Traditional West (2011) (with Jackson Lowry, Larry Jay Martin, Kerry Newcomb, Kit Prate, James Reasoner, Dusty Richards and L J Washburn)
Series contributed to
Destroyer
40. Dangerous Games (1980) (with Warren Murphy)
43. Midnight Man (1981) (with William Ted Joy and Warren Murphy)
58. Total Recall (1984) (with Warren Murphy)
40. Dangerous Games (1980) (with Warren Murphy)
43. Midnight Man (1981) (with William Ted Joy and Warren Murphy)
58. Total Recall (1984) (with Warren Murphy)
Kolchak: The Night Stalker (with Pierce Askegren, Mike Baron, Rachel Caine, Mark Dawidziak, Tom DeFalco, P N Elrod, John Everson, Joe Gentile, Christopher Golden, Elizabeth Massie, John Ostrander, Gary Phillips, James Reasoner and Richard Dean Starr)
The Night Stalker Casebook (2006)
The Night Stalker Casebook (2006)
Anthology series
First Cases
4. The Early Years of Famous Detectives (2002)
First Appearances of Classic Private Eyes (1996)
First Appearances of Classic Amateur Sleuths (1997)
4. The Early Years of Famous Detectives (2002)
First Appearances of Classic Private Eyes (1996)
First Appearances of Classic Amateur Sleuths (1997)
Anthologies edited
The Eyes Have It: The First Private Eye Writers of America Anthology (1985)
Mean Streets: The Second Private Eye Writers of American Anthology (1986)
An Eye for Justice: The Third Private Eye Writers of America Anthology (1988)
Under the Gun: Mystery Scene Presents the Best Suspense and Mystery, First Annual Collection (1990) (with Ed Gorman and Martin H Greenberg)
Justice for Hire: The Fourth Private Eye Writers of America Anthology (1990)
Deadly Allies (1992) (with Marilyn Wallace)
Deadly Allies 2: The Private Eye Writers of America and Sisters in Crime : Collaborative Anthology (1994) (with Susan Dunlap)
The Eyes Still Have It: The Shamus Award-Winning Stories (1995)
For Crime Out Loud (1995)
Lethal Ladies (1996) (with Barbara Collins)
For Crime Out Loud Vol. 2 (1996)
Hear the Fear (1997)
Lethal Ladies II (1998)
How the West Was Read (1998)
Tin Star (2000)
The Shamus Game (2000)
Mystery Street (2001)
Mayhem in the Midlands (2002) (with Christine Matthews)
White Hats (2002)
Boot Hill (2002)
Most Wanted (2002)
Black Hats (2003)
High Stakes: 8 Sure-Bet Stories of Gambling and Crime (2003)
Murder and All That Jazz (2004)
Greatest Hits: Original Stories of Hitmen, Hired Guns, and Private Eyes (2005)
Hollywood and Crime: Original Crime Stories Set During the History of Hollywood (2007)
The Shamus Winners Volume II: 1996-2009 (2010)
The Shamus Winners Volume 1: 1982-1995 (2011)
Mean Streets: The Second Private Eye Writers of American Anthology (1986)
An Eye for Justice: The Third Private Eye Writers of America Anthology (1988)
Under the Gun: Mystery Scene Presents the Best Suspense and Mystery, First Annual Collection (1990) (with Ed Gorman and Martin H Greenberg)
Justice for Hire: The Fourth Private Eye Writers of America Anthology (1990)
Deadly Allies (1992) (with Marilyn Wallace)
Deadly Allies 2: The Private Eye Writers of America and Sisters in Crime : Collaborative Anthology (1994) (with Susan Dunlap)
The Eyes Still Have It: The Shamus Award-Winning Stories (1995)
For Crime Out Loud (1995)
Lethal Ladies (1996) (with Barbara Collins)
For Crime Out Loud Vol. 2 (1996)
Hear the Fear (1997)
Lethal Ladies II (1998)
How the West Was Read (1998)
Tin Star (2000)
The Shamus Game (2000)
Mystery Street (2001)
Mayhem in the Midlands (2002) (with Christine Matthews)
White Hats (2002)
Boot Hill (2002)
Most Wanted (2002)
Black Hats (2003)
High Stakes: 8 Sure-Bet Stories of Gambling and Crime (2003)
Murder and All That Jazz (2004)
Greatest Hits: Original Stories of Hitmen, Hired Guns, and Private Eyes (2005)
Hollywood and Crime: Original Crime Stories Set During the History of Hollywood (2007)
The Shamus Winners Volume II: 1996-2009 (2010)
The Shamus Winners Volume 1: 1982-1995 (2011)
Non fiction
Anthologies containing stories by Robert J Randisi
Short stories
| The President's Mind (1996) | |||
| Quick (1997) (with Marthayn Pelegrimas) | |||
| Closed: Due to Curiosity (1998) (with Marthayn Pelegrimas) |
Robert J Randisi recommends
 The Accomplice (2007) (Accomplice , book 1) Marcus Galloway "Marcus Galloway is an amazing talent." |
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