Arthur Gordon Maling (June 11, 1923 – October 24, 2013) was an American writer of crime and

thriller Thriller may refer to: * Thriller (genre), a broad genre of literature, film and television ** Thriller film, a film genre under the general thriller genre Comics * ''Thriller'' (DC Comics), a comic book series published 1983–84 by DC Comics i ...

novels. He graduated from Francis W. Parker School, Chicago in 1940; in 1944 he received a B.A. from Harvard University. In the Second World War Maling was an ensign in the U.S. Navy from 1944 to 1945. From 1945 to 1946 he was a reporter for ''The San Diego Journal''. After 1946, he worked as an executive manager for Maling Brothers, a retail shoe chain.

Bibliography

Brock Potter Series

* ''Ripoff'' (1976) * ''Schroeder's Game'' (1977) * ''Lucky Devil'' (1978) * ''Koberg Link'' (1979) * ''A Taste of Treason'' (1983)

Other novels

* ''Decoy'' (1969) * ''Go-Between'' (UK Title: ''Lambert's Son'') (1970) * ''Loophole'' (1971) * ''The Snowman'' (1973) * ''Dingdong'' (1974) * ''Bent Man'' (1975) * ''Mystery Writer's Choice'' (1978) * ''The Rheingold Route'' (1979); Winner of the

Edgar Award The Edgar Allan Poe Awards, popularly called the Edgars, are presented every year by the Mystery Writers of America, based in New York City. Named after American writer Edgar Allan Poe (1809–1849), a pioneer in the genre, the awards honor the bes ...

. * ''From Thunder Bay'' (1981) * ''Lover and Thief'' (1988)

References

1923 births 20th-century American novelists American crime fiction writers American male novelists Harvard University alumni 2013 deaths 20th-century American male writers {{US-novelist-1920s-stub Francis W. Parker School (Chicago) alumni Edgar Award winners