Joe Gores

Joe Gores
BornJoseph Nicholas Gores
(1931-12-25)December 25, 1931
Rochester, Minnesota, U.S.
DiedJanuary 10, 2011(2011-01-10) (aged 79)
Greenbrae, California, U.S.
OccupationWriter

Joseph Nicholas Gores (December 25, 1931 - January 10, 2011) was an American mystery writer. He was known best for his novels and short stories set in San Francisco and featuring the fictional "Dan Kearney and Associates"[1] (the "DKA Files") private investigation firm specializing in repossessing cars, a thinly veiled escalation of his own experiences as a confidential sleuth and repo man. Gores was also recognized for his novels Hammett (1975; made into the 1982 film Hammett), Spade & Archer (the 2009 prequel to Dashiell Hammett's The Maltese Falcon) and his Edgar Award-winning or -nominated works, such as A Time of Predators, 32 Cadillacs and Come Morning.[2]

  1. ^ "Dan Kearney & Associates". www.thrillingdetective.com. 28 March 2021.
  2. ^ "Joe Gores, author of Spade & Archer, Hammett, the DKA series of detective novels, and other murder mysteries". www.emerybooks.com.