Arthur Gordon Maling (June 11, 1923[1] – October 24, 2013) was an American writer of crime and thriller 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.[2][3]

Bibliography

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Brock Potter Series

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

Other novels

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  • 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.[4]
  • From Thunder Bay (1981)
  • Lover and Thief (1988)

References

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  1. ^ Johnson, Curt (1995). Who's who in Writers, Editors & Poets, United States & Canada. December Press. ISBN 0913204307.
  2. ^ "Arthur Maling".
  3. ^ "Honored novelist ran Maling's shoe chain - Chicago Sun-Times". Suntimes.com. Retrieved August 16, 2014.
  4. ^ "Edgar Award Winners and Nominees Database". Theedgars.com. Archived from the original on September 27, 2018. Retrieved August 16, 2014.