Loren D. Estleman

Loren D. Estleman (born September 15, 1952, in Ann Arbor, Michigan) is an American writer of detective and Western fiction. He is known for a series of crime novels featuring the investigator Amos Walker. == Life and work == Estleman graduated from Eastern Michigan University in 1974 with a BA in English and journalism. In 2002, Eastern Michigan University presented him with an honorary doctorate in humane letters. He married the mystery writer Deborah Morgan in 1993. He writes with a manual typewriter. Estleman published his first novel, The Oklahoma Punk, in 1976, and published the first of his P.I. Amos Walker series, for which he is best known, in 1980. Other series center on Old West marshal Page Murdock and hitman Peter Macklin. He has also written a series of novels about the history of crime in Detroit (also the setting of his Walker books), and a more recent series about Valentino, who tracks down lost films, and crimes related to them. His non-series works include Bloody Season, a fictional recreation of the gunfight at the O.K. Corral, and several novels and stories featuring Sherlock Holmes, as well as contributions to several books on how to write and sell stories and novels. Estleman's literary works have been recognized and highlighted by Michigan State University in their Michigan Writers Series. Estleman's Amos Walker stories occasionally acknowledge fellow Detroit P.I. Ben Perkins, created by Rob Kantner, and Kantner has done the same. == Bibliography == === Amos Walker novels === Motor City Blue (1980) ISBN 978-0-449-21133-5 Angel Eyes (1981) ISBN 978-0-395-31558-3 The Midnight Man (1982) ISBN 978-0-395-32204-8 The Glass Highway (1983) ISBN 978-0-395-34636-5 Sugartown (1985) ISBN 978-0-395-36449-9 Every Brilliant Eye (1986) ISBN 978-0-395-39428-1 Lady Yesterday (1987) ISBN 978-0-395-41072-1 Downriver (1988) ISBN 978-0-395-41073-8 Silent Thunder (1989) ISBN 978-0-395-41075-2 Sweet Women Lie (1990) ISBN 978-0-395-53767-1 Never Street (1997) ISBN 978-0-89296-633-2 The Witchfinder (1998) ISBN 978-0-89296-663-9 The Hours of the Virgin (1999) ISBN 978-0-89296-683-7 A Smile on the Face of the Tiger (2000) ISBN 978-0-89296-706-3 Sinister Heights (2002) ISBN 978-0-89296-738-4 Poison Blonde (2003) ISBN 978-0-7653-0447-6 Retro (2004) ISBN 978-0-7653-0448-3 Nicotine Kiss (2006) ISBN 978-0-7653-1223-5 American Detective (2007) ISBN 978-0-7653-1224-2 The Left-handed Dollar (2010) ISBN 978-0-7653-1954-8 Infernal Angels (2011) ISBN 978-0-7653-1955-5 Burning Midnight (2012) ISBN 978-0-7653-3120-5 Don't Look for Me (2014) ISBN 978-0-7653-3121-2 You Know Who Killed Me (2014) ISBN 978-0-7653-3735-1 The Sundown Speech (2015) ISBN 978-0-7653-3736-8 The Lioness Is the Hunter (2017) ISBN 978-0-7653-8845-2 Black and White Ball (2018) ISBN 978-0-7653-8847-6 When Old Midnight Comes Along (2019) ISBN 978-1-250-19717-7 Cutthroat Dogs (2021) ISBN 978-1-250-25865-6 Monkey in the Middle (2022) ISBN 978-1-250-82717-3 City Walls (2023) ISBN 978-1-250-82733-3 Sm