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ⓘ About Joe Gores
He spent twelve years as a private investigator in San Francisco. Joe also worked as an assistant motel manager, a truck driver, an English teacher at a boys’ school in Kenya, and a logger. He is the winner of Japan’s Maltese Falcon Award in 1986. He won the Private Eye Writers of America lifetime achievement award. He won three Edgar Allan Poe Awards in three separate categories, winning one for Best First Novel for “A Time of Predators”, Best TV Series Segment for an episode of “Kojak” called “No Immunity for Murder”, and Best Short Story for “Goodbye, Pops”. He is one of three authors to win three Edgars in three different categories, the other two are William L. DeAndrea and Donald E. Westlake. “Come Morning” and “32 Cadillacs” were both nominated for Best Novel Edgars, as well.
All Book Series by Joe Gores
Lost Stories
Latest in the series · book 4 of 4 · published 2005 Co-authored · Dashiell Hammett
The Black Lizard Anthology of Crime Fiction
Series opener · book 1 of 5 · published 1987
The Mysterious Press Anniversary Anthology: Celebrating 25 Years
Book 4 of 5 · published 2001
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Joe Gores?
He spent twelve years as a private investigator in San Francisco. Joe also worked as an assistant motel manager, a truck driver, an English teacher at a boys’ school in Kenya, and a logger. He is the winner of Japan’s Maltese Falcon Award in 1986.
Which Joe Gores series should I start with?
The best place to start is the DKA File series, the earliest of Joe Gores's multi-book series: it opens with Dead Skip (1972) and runs to 7 books across 1972–2001, ending with Cons, Scams & Grifts (2001).
How many books has Joe Gores written?
Joe Gores has 27 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1969 and 2009. 7 of them belong to 1 named series — the largest being the DKA File series with 7 books — and 20 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Joe Gores's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Joe Gores's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are DKA File (1972–2001, 7 books).
How are Joe Gores's books organised into series?
This guide splits Joe Gores's 27 books into 1 named series and 20 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: DKA File (7 books, 1972–2001).