Robert J Randisi
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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 has co-written mystery novels with soap opera actress Eileen Davidson
: "Death in Daytime" (2008), "Dial Emmy for Murder" (2009), and a forthcoming novel "Diva Las Vegas."
Notable characters appearing in some of his novels include "Miles Jacoby," "Joe Keough," "Nick Delvecchio," "Gil and Claire Hunt," Truxton Lerwis," "Eddie G." and "The Rat Pack."
He has authored more than 500 published books and has edited more than 30 anthologies of short stories. Booklist
Booklist
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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
Shamus Award
The Shamus Award is awarded by the Private Eye Writers of America for the best detective fiction genre novels and short stories of the year....
.
He has co-written mystery novels with soap opera actress Eileen Davidson
Eileen Davidson
Eileen Davidson is an American film and soap opera actress. She is known for her role as Ashley Abbott on The Young and the Restless and The Bold and the Beautiful and for the multiple roles she portrayed on Days of our Lives....
: "Death in Daytime" (2008), "Dial Emmy for Murder" (2009), and a forthcoming novel "Diva Las Vegas."
Notable characters appearing in some of his novels include "Miles Jacoby," "Joe Keough," "Nick Delvecchio," "Gil and Claire Hunt," Truxton Lerwis," "Eddie G." and "The Rat Pack."