Stuart M. Kaminsky Books in Order

Stuart M. Kaminsky is a renowned author and screenwriter, celebrated for his prolific output and significant contributions to the mystery genre. He has received numerous accolades, including the Shamus Award's "Eye" Lifetime Achievement award in 2007. A past president of the Mystery Writers of America, Kaminsky has been nominated for six Edgar Allan Poe Awards, winning one for his novel A Cold Red Sunrise, which also earned the Prix De Roman D'Aventure in France. His writing career spans over 50 novels, 5 biographies, 4 textbooks, and 35 short stories, including original screenplays for ONCE UPON A TIME IN AMERICA, ENEMY TERRITORY, and HIDDEN FEARS. Kaminsky writes popular series featuring Lew Fonesca, Abraham Lieberman, Inspector Rostnikov, and Toby Peters, as well as original Rockford Files novels. His nonfiction works include BASIC FILMMAKING, WRITING FOR TELEVISION, and biographies of Hollywood icons. Kaminsky holds a B.S. in Journalism, an M.A. in English, and a Ph.D. from The University of Illinois, solidifying his position as a respected figure in the literary world.

Bibliography verified: January 2026

Book Series by Stuart M. Kaminsky

  • #1
    Lieberman's Folly(1991)
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    Lieberman's Choice(1993)
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  • #3
    Lieberman's Day(1994)
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  • #4
    Lieberman's Thief(1995)
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  • #5
    Lieberman's Law(1996)
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  • #6
    The Big Silence(2000)
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  • #7
    Not Quite Kosher(2002)
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  • #8
    The Last Dark Place(2004)
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  • #9
    Terror Town(2006)
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  • #10
    The Dead Don't Lie(2007)
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    Dead of Winter(2005)
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    Blood on the Sun(2006)
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  • #3
    Deluge(2007)
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  • #4
    Four Walls (By: Keith R.A. DeCandido)(2008)
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    Kolchak the Night Stalker Volume 1(2004)
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    The Night Stalker (By: Jeff Rice)(1973)
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  • #2
    The Night Strangler (By: Jeff Rice)(1974)
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  • #3
    Fever Pitch(2003)
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  • #4
    Lambs to the Slaughter (By: Joe Gentile)(2003)
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  • #5
    Devil in the Details (By: Stefan Petrucha)(2003)
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  • #6
    Get of Belial (By: Joe Gentile)(2003)
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  • #7
    Pain Without Tears (By: C.J. Henderson)(2004)
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  • #8
    Kolchak the Night Stalker Volume 1(2004)
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  • #9
    Kolchak: The Night Stalker Chronicles (With: Max Allan Collins)(2005)
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  • #10
    Terror Within (By: C.J. Henderson,Stefan Petrucha)(2006)
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  • #11
    Bare Bones (By: Joe Gentile)(2006)
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  • #12
    A Black & Evil Truth (By: C.J. Henderson)(2007)
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  • #13
    The Lovecraftian Horror (By: C.J. Henderson)(2007)
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  • #14
    Sound of Fear (By: Joe Gentile)(2008)
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  • #15
    The Rise & Fall of Carl Kolchak (By: Dave Ulanski)(2009)
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  • #16
    Cry Of Thunder (By: Joe Gentile)(2010)
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  • #17
    Compendium (With: Max Allan Collins,Christopher Golden)(2011)
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  • #18
    The Lost World (By: C.J. Henderson)(2012)
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    Kolchak and the Lost World (By: C.J. Henderson)(2012)
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  • #20
    Necronomicon (By: C.J. Henderson)(2012)
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  • #21
    Passages of the Macabre (By: Ed Gorman,Nancy Holder,C.J. Henderson)(2016)
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  • #22
    The Ultimate Witch(1993)
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  • #23
    Guilty as Charged(1996)
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  • #24
    The Year's 25 Finest Crime and Mystery Stories 1997(1998)
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  • #25
    The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes(1999)
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  • #26
    Mystery in the Sunshine State(1999)
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  • #27
    The Oxford Book of Detective Stories(2000)
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  • #28
    The Mysterious Press Anniversary Anthology: Celebrating 25 Years(2001)
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  • #29
    Show Business is Murder(2004)
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  • #30
    Mr. President, Private Eye(2004)
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  • #31
    The Adventure of the Missing Detective and 19 of the Year's Finest Crime and Mystery Stories(2005)
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  • #32
    Kolchak: The Night Stalker Chronicles(2005)
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  • #33
    On a Raven's Wing(2009)
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  • #34
    Silent Night, Deadly Night(2016)
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  • #1
    American Film Genres: Approaches to a Critical Theory of Popular Film(1974)
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  • #2
    Clint Eastwood: The Candid On-and-off-screen of the World's #1 Male Superstar(1974)
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  • #3
    Don Siegel : Director(1974)
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  • #4
    Ingmar Bergman; Essays in Criticism(1975)
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  • #5
    John Huston, Maker of Magic(1978)
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  • #6
    Coop: The Life and Legend of Gary Cooper(1979)
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  • #7
    Basic Filmmaking(1981)
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  • #8
    American Television Genres(1985)
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  • #9
    Writing for television(1988)
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  • #10
    Behind the Mystery(2005)
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  • #1
    Death of a Dissident / Rostnikov's Corpse(1981)
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  • #2
    Black Knight in Red Square(1984)
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  • #3
    Red Chameleon(1985)
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  • #4
    A Cold Red Sunrise(1987)
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  • #5
    A Fine Red Rain(1987)
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  • #6
    The Man Who Walked Like a Bear(1990)
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  • #7
    Rostnikov's Vacation(1991)
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  • #8
    Death of a Russian Priest(1992)
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  • #9
    Hard Currency(1995)
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  • #10
    Blood and Rubles(1996)
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  • #11
    Tarnished Icons(1997)
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  • #12
    The Dog Who Bit a Policeman(1998)
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  • #13
    Fall of a Cosmonaut(2000)
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  • #14
    Murder on the Trans-Siberian Express(2001)
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  • #15
    People Who Walk in Darkness(2008)
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  • #16
    A Whisper to the Living(2009)
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  • #1
    The Green Bottle(1996)
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  • #2
    The Devil on my Doorstep(1998)
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  • #1
    Bullet for a Star(1977)
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  • #2
    Murder on the Yellow Brick Road(1977)
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  • #3
    You Bet Your Life(1978)
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  • #4
    The Howard Hughes Affair(1979)
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  • #5
    Never Cross a Vampire(1980)
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  • #6
    High Midnight(1981)
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  • #7
    Catch a Falling Clown(1982)
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  • #8
    He Done Her Wrong(1983)
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  • #9
    The Fala Factor(1984)
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  • #10
    Down for the Count(1985)
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  • #11
    The Man Who Shot Lewis Vance(1986)
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  • #12
    Smart Moves(1987)
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  • #13
    Think Fast, Mr. Peters(1988)
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  • #14
    Buried Caesars(1989)
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  • #15
    Poor Butterfly(1990)
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  • #16
    The Melting Clock(1991)
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  • #17
    The Devil Met a Lady(1993)
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  • #18
    Tomorrow is Another Day(1995)
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  • #19
    Dancing in the Dark(1996)
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  • #20
    A Fatal Glass of Beer(1997)
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  • #21
    A Few Minutes Past Midnight(2001)
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  • #22
    To Catch A Spy(2002)
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  • #23
    Mildred Pierced(2003)
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  • #24
    Now You See It(2004)
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About Stuart M. Kaminsky

Stuart M. Kaminsky is a renowned author and screenwriter, celebrated for his prolific output and significant contributions to the mystery genre. He has received numerous accolades, including the Shamus Award's "Eye" Lifetime Achievement award in 2007. A past president of the Mystery Writers of America, Kaminsky has been nominated for six Edgar Allan Poe Awards, winning one for his novel A Cold Red Sunrise, which also earned the Prix De Roman D'Aventure in France. His writing career spans over 50 novels, 5 biographies, 4 textbooks, and 35 short stories, including original screenplays for ONCE UPON A TIME IN AMERICA, ENEMY TERRITORY, and HIDDEN FEARS. Kaminsky writes popular series featuring Lew Fonesca, Abraham Lieberman, Inspector Rostnikov, and Toby Peters, as well as original Rockford Files novels. His nonfiction works include BASIC FILMMAKING, WRITING FOR TELEVISION, and biographies of Hollywood icons. Kaminsky holds a B.S. in Journalism, an M.A. in English, and a Ph.D. from The University of Illinois, solidifying his position as a respected figure in the literary world.

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