Earl Emerson

Earl Emerson
Born1948 (age 75–76)
Tacoma, Washington, U.S.
Occupation
  • Novelist
  • author
GenreMystery fiction
Notable awardsShamus Award (1986)
Website
www.earlemerson.com

Earl Emerson (born 1948 in Tacoma, Washington, United States) is an 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.[1][2] He received the "Best Private Eye Novel" Shamus Award from the Private Eye Writers of America in 1986 for Poverty Bay and an Edgar award nomination for his work.[3] Emerson also works as a lieutenant with the Seattle Fire Department.[1]

Emerson now lives in North Bend, Washington.[1]

  1. ^ a b c "Author feels heat of reality". Seattle Times. August 6, 2004. Archived from the original on June 22, 2011. Retrieved November 29, 2010.
  2. ^ Ayers, Jeff (March 5, 2009). "Thomas Black got a 10-year break, but the Seattle detective is back". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Retrieved November 29, 2010.
  3. ^ "Pierce College Presents artist and lecture series". Pierce College News. May 3, 2006. Archived from the original on August 5, 2012. Retrieved November 29, 2010.