About the Author

Stuart M. Kaminsky is the Edgar Award-winning author of the critically acclaimed Lew Fonesca, Inspector Rostnikov, and Abe Lieberman mystery series, which includes such titles as Not Quite Kosher, The Big Silence, and The Last Dark Place. He lives with his family in Sarasota, Florida.

Reviews

"If Edgar Award winner Kaminsky were any more prolific, he'd have to be listed as part of the GNP....a complex, diverting puzzle for which Kaminsky is famous." --Booklist (starred) on Not Quite Kosher"Perhaps it is time to declare award-winning Stuart Kaminsky as the reigning monarch of excellent detective series." --Midwest Book Review"Stuart Kaminsky is hard to beat for a thoughtful, well-plotted, well-written mystery." --The Washington Post Book World"The eighth entry in Kaminsky's Abe Lieberman series should delight fans...rich in conflict and atmosphere." --Booklist on The Last Dark Place"Kaminsky's finest series." --Kirkus Reviews on the Abe Lieberman series"Not Quite Kosher is tough enough to convince a reader that Chicago has some authentic mean streets and gentle enough to appeal to a wider mystery-loving audience. Every page is a pleasure to read." --Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine"Jam-packed with the stuff of good crime fiction--character, style, place, recognizable human conflict." --The Washington Post on The Big Silence"Characters so real that they seem familiar old friends or terrifying old enemies are well-defined and believable, and the story line is intelligent and nimble." --The Dallas Morning News on The Big Silence

If Edgar Award winner Kaminsky were any more prolific, he'd have to be listed as part of the GNP....a complex, diverting puzzle for which Kaminsky is famous. Booklist (starred) on Not Quite Kosher Perhaps it is time to declare award-winning Stuart Kaminsky as the reigning monarch of excellent detective series. Midwest Book Review Stuart Kaminsky is hard to beat for a thoughtful, well-plotted, well-written mystery. The Washington Post Book World The eighth entry in Kaminsky's Abe Lieberman series should delight fans...rich in conflict and atmosphere. Booklist on The Last Dark Place Kaminsky's finest series. Kirkus Reviews on the Abe Lieberman series Not Quite Kosher is tough enough to convince a reader that Chicago has some authentic mean streets and gentle enough to appeal to a wider mystery-loving audience. Every page is a pleasure to read. Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine Jam-packed with the stuff of good crime fiction--character, style, place, recognizable human conflict. The Washington Post on The Big Silence Characters so real that they seem familiar old friends or terrifying old enemies are well-defined and believable, and the story line is intelligent and nimble. The Dallas Morning News on The Big Silence"

If Edgar Award winner Kaminsky were any more prolific, he'd have to be listed as part of the GNP....a complex, diverting puzzle for which Kaminsky is famous. "Booklist (starred) on Not Quite Kosher" Perhaps it is time to declare award-winning Stuart Kaminsky as the reigning monarch of excellent detective series. "Midwest Book Review" Stuart Kaminsky is hard to beat for a thoughtful, well-plotted, well-written mystery. "The Washington Post Book World" The eighth entry in Kaminsky's Abe Lieberman series should delight fans...rich in conflict and atmosphere. "Booklist on The Last Dark Place" Kaminsky's finest series. "Kirkus Reviews on the Abe Lieberman series" "Not Quite Kosher" is tough enough to convince a reader that Chicago has some authentic mean streets and gentle enough to appeal to a wider mystery-loving audience. Every page is a pleasure to read. "Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine" Jam-packed with the stuff of good crime fiction--character, style, place, recognizable human conflict. "The Washington Post on The Big Silence" Characters so real that they seem familiar old friends or terrifying old enemies are well-defined and believable, and the story line is intelligent and nimble. "The Dallas Morning News on The Big Silence""