Robert Joseph Randisi (born August 24, 1951) is an American author, editor and screenwriter who writes in the detective and Western genres.

Biography

Randisi has authored more than 650 published books and has edited more than 30 anthologies of short stories. ''

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'' magazine said he "may be the last of the pulp writers." He has had a book published every month since January 1982. In 1984 he wrote 27 books in 12 months. He co-founded and edited ''

Mystery Scene ''Mystery Scene'' is an American magazine, first published in 1985, that covers the crime and mystery genre with a mix of articles, profiles, criticism, and extensive reviews of books, films, TV, short stories, audiobooks, and reference works. E ...

'' magazine and co-founded the American Crime Writers League. He founded The Private Eye Writers of America in 1981, where he created the

Shamus Award The Shamus Award is awarded by the Private Eye Writers of America (PWA) for the best detective fiction ( P. I. = Private investigator) genre novels and short stories A short story is a piece of prose fiction that typically can be read in one si ...

. He co-founded The American Crime Writers League; co-founded Western Fictioneers, and co=created The Peacemaker award. He has co-written several mystery novels with soap opera actress

Eileen Davidson Eileen Marie Davidson is an American actress, author, television personality and former model. Davidson is best known for her roles in soap operas as Kristen DiMera and Susan Banks on NBC's ''Days of Our Lives'' and Ashley Abbott on CBS's ''Th ...

: ''Death in Daytime'' (2008), ''Dial Emmy for Murder'' (2009), ''Diva Las Vegas'' (2010), and ''Swinging in the Rain'' (2011). Collaborated with actor, and poker commentator Vince Van Patten on "The Picasso Flop" and 'The Judgment Fold." Notable characters appearing in some of his novels include "Miles Jacoby," "Joe Keough," "Nick Delvecchio," "Gil and Claire Hunt," Truxton Lewis," "Eddie G." and

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. As J. R. Roberts, he has written over 500

adult westerns Western fiction is a genre of literature set in the American Old West frontier and typically set from the late eighteenth to the late nineteenth century. Well-known writers of Western fiction include Zane Grey from the early 20th century and ...

featuring his character "Clint Adams - The Gunsmith".

References

External links

Author Profile at Piccadilly Publishing on the digital release of "Clint Adams, the Gunsmith" series

Bibliography on the ''Fantastic Fiction'' website

Mystery Scene Magazine
21st-century American novelists American male novelists 1951 births Living people Shamus Award winners 21st-century American male writers {{US-novelist-1950s-stub