Ed Dee

American novelist

Ed Dee
Born	Edward J. Dee Jr. (1940-02-03) February 3, 1940 (age 84) Yonkers, New York, U.S.
Nationality	American
Education	Fordham University (BA) Arizona State University (MFA)
Genre	Crime fiction
Years active	1990s–2000s
Notable works	14 Peck Slip (1994)

Edward J. Dee, Jr. (born February 3, 1940), publishing as Ed Dee, is an American author of crime fiction.

Dee was born in Yonkers, New York on February 3, 1940.^[1] He graduated from Sacred Heart High School, then served two years in the United States Army. In 1962 in joined the New York City Police Department (NYPD). He earned a BA from Fordham University.^[2]

Dee retired from the NYPD as a lieutenant in 1982 and then he began to write.^[1] He earned an MFA in creative writing from Arizona State University in 1992.^[1] His first novel, 14 Peck Slip, was named a notable book of the year in 1994 by The New York Times.^[3]^[4] Bronx Angel (1995), Little Boy Blue (1997), Nightbird (1999), and The Con Man's Daughter (2003) followed.

Panek identifies nostalgia for police traditions as a major theme of Dee's oeuvre.^[4]

Works

Dee, Ed (1994). 14 Peck Slip. New York: Warner Books. ISBN 0-446-51770-4. OCLC 28631889.^[5]
Dee, Ed (1995). Bronx Angel. New York: Warner Books. ISBN 0-446-51774-7. OCLC 32014140.^[6]
Dee, Ed (1997). Little Boy Blue. New York: Warner Books. ISBN 0-446-60522-0. OCLC 38233001.
Dee, Ed (1999). Nightbird. New York: Warner Books. ISBN 0-446-52039-X. OCLC 40954016.^[7]
Dee, Ed (2000). "The Tailman". Cop Tales 2000. Indianapolis: 38 Special Press. ISBN 0-9675749-0-0. OCLC 44156262.
Dee, Ed (2003). The Con Man's Daughter. New York: Mysterious Press. ISBN 0-89296-794-3. OCLC 52055941.^[8]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Dee, Ed 1940–". Contemporary Authors. Gale. 2020. Retrieved September 6, 2020.
^ Murphy, Bruce F. (December 9, 1999). The Encyclopedia of Murder and Mystery. Palgrave Macmillan. p. 134. ISBN 978-0-230-10735-9.
^ "Notable Books of the Year: 1994". The New York Times. December 4, 1994. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved September 6, 2020.
^ ^a ^b Panek, Leroy Lad (September 17, 2015). The American Police Novel: A History. McFarland & Company. p. 237. ISBN 978-0-7864-8137-8.
^
Reviews of 14 Peck Slip:
- "Review of 14 Peck Slip". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved September 6, 2020.
- Stasio, Marilyn (July 17, 1994). "Crime". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved September 6, 2020.
- Hellmuth, Ann (August 13, 1994). "Review of 14 Peck Slip". News & Record. Retrieved September 6, 2020.
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Reviews of Bronx Angel:
- "Review of Bronx Angel". Kirkus Reviews. June 15, 1995. Retrieved September 6, 2020.
- Hellmuth, Ann (September 24, 1995). "Down-to-Earth Realism Fused with Twists, Intrigue". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved September 6, 2020.
^ "Review of Nightbird". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved September 6, 2020.
^
Reviews of The Con Man's Daughter:
- "Starred review of The Con Man's Daughter". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved September 6, 2020.
- "Review of The Con Man's Daughter". Kirkus Reviews. September 15, 2003. Retrieved September 6, 2020.
- "An Old Gym, a Scary Subway Car and a Russian Big Shot". The New York Times. January 18, 2004. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved September 6, 2020.