Earl Emerson

Earl Emerson (born 1948 in Tacoma, Washington, United States) is a popular American mystery novelist and author.

Emerson is the author of two series of mystery novels, the Mac Fontana series and the Thomas Black detective series, as well as several thrillers. He has received the Shamus Award from the [http://members.aol.com/rrandisi/ Private Eye Writers of America] and an Edgar award nomination for his work. Emerson also works as a lieutenant with the Seattle Fire Department.

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Emerson now lives in North Bend, Washington.

Novels

Thomas Black series

Poverty Bay, one of the first P.I. novels of the Reagan era to focus on the problems of the homeless, won a Shamus award for Best Private Eye Novel in 1985. Thomas Black is featured in:
*"The Rainy City" (1985)
*"Poverty Bay" (1985)
*"Nervous Laughter" (1985)
*"Fat Tuesday" (1987)
*"Deviant Behavior" (1988)
*"Yellow Dog Party" (1991)
*"The Portland Laugher" (1994)
*"The Vanishing Smile" (1995)
*"The Million-Dollar Tattoo" (1996)
*"Deception Pass" (1997)
*"Catfish Cafe" (1999)

Mac Fontana series

The Mac Fontana novels are:

*"Black Hearts and Slow Dancing" (1988)
*"Help Wanted: Orphans Preferred" (1990)
*"Morons and Madmen" (1993)
*"Going Crazy in Public" (1996)
*"The Dead Horse Paint Company" (1997)

Other books

*"Vertical Burn" (2002)
*"Into the Inferno" (2003)
*"Pyro" (2004)
*"The Smoke Room" (2005)
*"Firetrap" (2006)
*"Primal Threat" (2008)

External links

* [http://www.earlemerson.com Earl Emerson Homepage]
* [http://members.tripod.com/~staircase/ Earl Emerson's Tripod Page (more pictures)]