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Ed Dee
Born (1940-02-03) February 3, 1940 (age 86)
Yonkers, New York
NationalityAmerican
EducationFordham University (BA)
Arizona State University (MFA, 1992)
GenreCrime fiction
Years active1990s–2000s

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Edward J. Dee, Jr. (born February 3, 1940), publishing as Ed Dee, is an American author of crime fiction.

Dee was born in Yonkers, New York on February 3, 1940.[1] He graduated from Sacred Heart High School, then served two years in the United States Army. In 1962 in joined the New York City Police Department (NYPD). He earned a BA from Fordham University.[2]

Dee retired from the NYPD as a lieutenant in 1982 and then he began to write.[1] He earned an MFA in creative writing from Arizona State University in 1992.[1] His first novel, 14 Peck Slip, was named a notable book of the year in 1994 by The New York Times.[3][4] Bronx Angel (1995), Little Boy Blue (1997), Nightbird (1999), and The Con Man's Daughter (2003) followed.

Panek identifies nostalgia for police traditions as a major theme of Dee's oeuvre.[4]

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Dee, Ed 1940–". Contemporary Authors. Gale. 2020. Retrieved 2020-09-06. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  2. Murphy, Bruce F. (1999-12-09). The Encyclopedia of Murder and Mystery. Palgrave Macmillan. p. 134. ISBN 978-0-230-10735-9. Search this book on
  3. "Notable Books of the Year: 1994". The New York Times. 1994-12-04. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-09-06. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 Panek, Leroy Lad (2015-09-17). The American Police Novel: A History. McFarland & Company. p. 237. ISBN 978-0-7864-8137-8. Search this book on
  5. Reviews of 14 Peck Slip:
  6. Reviews of Bronx Angel:
  7. "Review of Nightbird". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 2020-09-06. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  8. Reviews of The Con Man's Daughter:


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