Joe Gores

Joe Gores

Joe Gores (born December 25, 1931 in Rochester , USA , † January 10, 2011 in Greenbrae ; full name: Joseph Nicholas Gores ) was an American mystery and crime novel writer and a former private investigator . He became famous in 1975 with the novel Hammett ( filmed as Hammett in 1982 by Wim Wenders ) and his novels and short stories about Dan Kearney and Associates - the "DKA Files", which are set in San Francisco .

Life

Gores earned a Bachelor of Arts in English Literature from the University of Notre Dame and in 1961 a Master of Arts in English Literature from Stanford University . He then spent two years with the US Army at Fort Myer in Arlington , where he wrote the biographies of generals. He then worked as a private detective for David Kikkert & Associates in San Francisco for twelve years . Among other things, he also worked as a truck driver, lumberjack, assistant motel manager and English teacher at a boys' school in Kenya .

Gores lived long in the San Francisco Bay Area in San Anselmo . He died of a gastric bleeding in a Marin County hospital exactly 50 years after Dashiell Hammett , the inventor of the detective character Sam Spade . Gores left behind his wife Dori and two stepchildren.

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He often resorted to his work experience, especially as a private detective, to give his stories authenticity and to wipe away the glamorousness of detective work. In his stories he often used name variations from previous colleagues such as Stan Groner .

In many of his stories, the private detectives David Kikkert & Associates , who specialize in motor vehicle recovery, play a leading role. Numerous personal experiences flow into this.

Gores is also best known for his novels Hammett (1975), which was filmed as the first Hollywood production by Wim Wenders in 1982, and Spade & Archer (2009), a short story for Dashiell Hammett's The Maltese Falcon (1930) . His work won several awards.

In the personal retrospective of Donald E. Westlake ( Drowned Hopes ) and Gores ( 32 Cadillacs ), both describe in one chapter how they would have shaped an identical event.

Awards

• 1970: Edgar Allan Poe Award - Category Best First Novel for A Time for Predators (Ger. Der Leichenmacher . Ullstein, Frankfurt / M. 1970)
• 1975: Edgar Allan Poe Award - Best TV Series Segment Category for an episode of Kojak - Deployment in Manhattan
• 1986: Maltese Falcon Award for Hammett (German Dashiell Hammett's last case . Goldmann, Munich 1978)
• 2008: Shamus Award - THE EYE (Lifetime Achievement Award) from the Private Eye Writers of America (PWA) in recognition of his previous literary life's work

Fonts

DKA = stories include Dan Kearney and Associates in San Francisco

Novels

• Spade & Archer (2009)
• Glass Tiger (2006)
• Cons, Scams & Grifts (DKA; 2001)
• Stakeout on Page Street and Other DKA Files (DKA Short Stories; 2000)
• Cases (1999)
• Speak of the Devil: 14 Tales of Crimes and Their Punishments (Short Stories; 1999)
• Contract Null & Void (DKA; 1996)
• Menaced Assassin (1994)
• Dead Man (1993)
• Mostly Murder (Short Stories; 1992)
• 32 Cadillacs (DKA; Edgar Award nominee, Best Novel; 1992)
• Wolf Time (1989)
• Joe Gore's Interview (Audio Book; 1987)
• Come Morning (Edgar Award nominee, Best Novel; 1986)
• Gone, No Forwarding (DKA; 1978)
• Tricks and Treats (Editor with Bill Pronzini; 1976)
• Hammett (1975)
• Honolulu: Port of Call (Editor; 1974)
• Interface (1974)
• Final Notice (DKA; 1973)
• Dead Skip (DKA; 1972)
• Marine Salvage: The Unforgiving Business of No Cure, No Pay (1971)
• A Time of Predators (Edgar Award winner, Best First Novel; 1969)

Short stories

• "Inscrutable" (2001, The Mysterious Press Anniversary Anthology )
• "Summer Fog" (2001, Flesh and Blood )
• "Ishmael" (1993, New Mystery )
• "Sleep the Big Sleep" (April 1991, Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine ; Danny Durant)
• "Dance of the Dead" (Spring 1991, The Armchair Detective ; Neal Fargo)
• "File # 12: Do Not Go Gentle" (March 1989, Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine ; DKA)
• "Detectivitis, Anyone?" (January 1988, Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine ; aka "Plot It Yourself")
• "Smart Guys Don't Snore" (1987, A Matter of Crime # 2 ; Bonecrack Krajewski)
• "File # 11: Jump Her Lively, Boys!" (July 1984, Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine ; DKA)
• "File # 9: Full Moon Madness" (February 1984, Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine ; DKA)
• "Rope Enough" (1976, Tricks and Treats )
• "Kirinyga" (March 1975, Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine )
• "File # 8: The O'Bannon Blarney File" (1973, Men and Malice ; DKA)
• "Raptor" (October 1983, Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine )
• "File # 10: The Maimed and the Halt" (January 1976, Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine ; DKA)
• "Watch for It" (1973, Mirror, Mirror, Fatal Mirror )
• "The War Club" (May 1972, Argosy )
• "File # 7: O Black and Unknown Bard" (April 1972, Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine ; DKA)
• "File # 6: Beyond the Shadow" (January 1972, Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine ; DKA)
• "You're Putting Me On — Aren't You?" (1971, Adam's Reader , 1971)
• "Trouble at 81 Fathoms" (June 1971, Argosy )
• "Force 12" (January 1971, Argosy )
• "The Andrech Samples" (September 1970, Swank )
• "The Bear's Paw" (April 1970, Argosy )
• "The Criminal" (1970, Adam 14, No. 12)
• "Goodbye, Pops" (December 1969, Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine; winner of 1970 Edgar Award for Best Short Story )
• "Quit Screaming" (November 1969, Adam's Reader 41)
• "Gunman in Town" (October 1969, Zane Grey's Western Magazine )
• "File # 5: The Maria Navarro Case" (June 1969, Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine ; aka "Be Nice To Me;" DKA)
• "South of the Moon" (January 1969, Argosy )
• "File # 4: Lincoln Sedan Deadline" (September 1968, Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine ; DKA)
• "File # 3: The Pedretti Case" (July 1968, Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine ; aka "The Three Halves;" DKA)
• "The Golden Tiki" (June 1968, Argosy )
• "Olmurani" (February 1968, Argosy )
• "File # 2: Stakeout on Page Street" (January 1968, Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine ; DKA)
• "File # 1: The Mayfield Case" (December 1967, Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine ; aka "Find the Girl;" DKA)
• "Odendahl" (December 1967, Argosy )
• "The Second Coming" (August 1966, Adam's Best Fiction )
• "Kanaka" (1966, Adam 10, No. 11)
• "The Seeker of Ultimates" (November 1965, Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine )
• "A Sad and Bloody Hour" (April 1965, Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine )
• "My Buddy" (1965)
• "Sweet Vengeance" (July 1964, Manhunt )
• "Sweet Vengeance" (July 1964, Manhunt )
• "The Price of Lust" (April 1963, Manhunt )
• "Darl I Luv U" (February 1963, Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine )
• "Trouble in Papeete" (April 1962, rake )
• "The Main Chance" (April 1962, Gent )
• "Muscle Beach" (March 1962, Rogue )
• "The Mob" (December 1961, Negro Digest )
• "Night Out" (October 1961, Manhunt )
• "Sailor's Girl" (August 1961, Manhunt )
• "You Aren't Yellow" (January 1960, Mike Shayne's Mystery Magazine )
• "Down and Out" (June 1959, Manhunt )
• "Killer Man" (June 1958, Manhunt ; aka "Pro")
• "Chain Gang" (December 1957, Manhunt )

Scripts

• 1975: Kojak - Mission in Manhattan , No Immunity for Murder (Awarded the Edgar Allan Poe Award )
• 1976: Kojak, Bad Dude
• 1977: Kojak, Case without a File
• 1979: Mrs. Columbo , Love, on Instant Replay
• 1984: Remington Steele , Let's Steele a Plot
• 1985: Magnum , A Pretty Good Dancing Chicken
• 1986: TJ Hooker , Death Trip
• 1989: BL Stryker , Blind Chess

radio play

The radio play label "Ohrenkneifer" has adapted the Joe Gores short story "South of Market" as a radio play CD for the radio play sales market. (August 2014)

Web links

• Literature by and about Joe Gores in the catalog of the German National Library
• Joe Gores at The Thrilling Detective
• Kara Platoni: Sleuth or Dare: How Joe Gores recreated Sam Spade , in: Stanford Magazine
• Joe Gores: Why I Write Mysteries
• Joe Gores in the Internet Movie Database (English)

Individual evidence

1. ^ The Thrilling Detective: Dan Kearney and Associates
2. ↑ MysteryNet.com, "Why I Write Mysteries" Mystery Writing by Joe Gores ( Memento of the original from July 14, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
3. ↑ Kara Platoni, Stanford Magazine , "Sleuth or Dare: How Joe Gores Recreated Sam Spade" ( Memento of the original from June 9, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
4. ^ ^{A b} Sam Whiting: Joe Gores, mystery writer, dies at 79 , in: San Francisco Chronicle January 14, 2011, accessed January 16, 2011
5. ^ William Grimes, The New York Times , "Joe Gores, Crime Writer in Dashiell Hammett Mode, Dies at 79," Jan. 13, 2011
6. ↑ Mark Coggins, The Rap Sheet: Gores: Gifted, Garrulous, and Generous , Jan. 12, 2011
7. ↑ See Thrilling Detective, Authors & Creators: Joe Gores
8. ↑ Hans-Christoph Blumenberg : Hammett only got to Hollywood , in: Die Zeit, No. 22 of May 28, 1982
9. ^ "Title Search," on the blog: The Rap Sheet , August 15, 2010