Ed Dee Explained

Ed Dee
Birth Name:	Edward J. Dee Jr.
Birth Date:	3 February 1940
Birth Place:	Yonkers, New York, U.S.
Education:	Fordham University (BA) Arizona State University (MFA)
Genre:	Crime fiction
Notable Works:	14 Peck Slip (1994)
Years Active:	1990s–2000s

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. He earned an MFA in creative writing from Arizona State University in 1992. 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.

Works

• Book: Dee, Ed. 14 Peck Slip. 1994. Warner Books. 0-446-51770-4. New York. 28631889. registration. ^[5]
• Book: Dee, Ed. Bronx Angel. 1995. Warner Books. 0-446-51774-7. New York. 32014140. registration. ^[6]
• Book: Dee, Ed. Little Boy Blue. 1997. Warner Books. 0-446-60522-0. New York. 38233001. registration.
• Book: Dee, Ed. Nightbird. 1999. Warner Books. 0-446-52039-X. New York. 40954016. registration. ^[7]
• Book: Dee, Ed. Cop Tales 2000. 2000. 38 Special Press. 0-9675749-0-0. Indianapolis. The Tailman. 44156262.
• Book: Dee, Ed. The Con Man's Daughter. 2003. Mysterious Press. 0-89296-794-3. New York. 52055941. registration. ^[8]

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2020. Dee, Ed 1940–. 2020-09-06. Contemporary Authors. Gale.
2. Book: Murphy, Bruce F.. The Encyclopedia of Murder and Mystery. 1999-12-09. Palgrave Macmillan. 978-0-230-10735-9. 134. en.
3. News: 1994-12-04. Notable Books of the Year: 1994. en-US. The New York Times. 2020-09-06. 0362-4331.
4. Book: Panek, Leroy Lad. The American Police Novel: A History. 2015-09-17. McFarland & Company. 978-0-7864-8137-8. 237. en.
5. Reviews of 14 Peck Slip:
   • Web site: Review of 14 Peck Slip. 2020-09-06. Publishers Weekly. en.
   • News: Stasio. Marilyn. 1994-07-17. Crime. en-US. The New York Times. 2020-09-06. 0362-4331.
   • Web site: Hellmuth. Ann. August 13, 1994. Review of 14 Peck Slip. 2020-09-06. News & Record. en.
6. Reviews of Bronx Angel:
   • Web site: June 15, 1995. Review of Bronx Angel. September 6, 2020. Kirkus Reviews.
   • Web site: Hellmuth. Ann. September 24, 1995. Down-to-Earth Realism Fused with Twists, Intrigue. 2020-09-06. Orlando Sentinel. en-US.
7. Web site: Review of Nightbird. 2020-09-06. Publishers Weekly.
8. Reviews of The Con Man's Daughter:
   • Web site: Starred review of The Con Man's Daughter. 2020-09-06. Publishers Weekly.
   • Web site: September 15, 2003. Review of The Con Man's Daughter. September 6, 2020. Kirkus Reviews.
   • News: 2004-01-18. An Old Gym, a Scary Subway Car and a Russian Big Shot. en-US. The New York Times. 2020-09-06. 0362-4331.