Joel Goldman

Joel K. Goldman
BornJoel K. Goldman
(1952-10-23) October 23, 1952 (age 72)
Kansas City, Missouri, United States
OccupationWriter
Alma materUniversity of Kansas
University of Kansas School of Law
GenreCrime fiction
Website
www.joelgoldman.com

Joel K. Goldman (born October 23, 1952) is an American author and former trial attorney.[1] He attended Shawnee Mission East High School, where he participated in the school's debate team.[2] and the University of Kansas[3] as well as Moot Court.[4][5] He suffers from a tic disorder, which he incorporated into one of his works, the Jack Davis series.[6][7] In September 2014, Goldman launched the publishing company Brash Books[8] with novelist Lee Goldberg. The company publishes award-winning, highly acclaimed crime novels that have fallen out of print by authors like Bill Crider, Mark Smith, Carolyn Weston, Tom Kakonis, Maxine O'Callaghan, Gar Anthony Haywood, Jack Lynch, among others.

Awards

  • Thorpe Menn Award for Literary Excellence (2005)[9]

Bibliography

Novels

Ireland and Carter Thrillers

  1. All In - with Lisa Klink (2017)[10]
  2. All Gone - with Lisa Klink (2018)[11]

Lou Mason Thrillers

  1. Motion to Kill (2002)
  2. The Last Witness (2003)
  3. Cold Truth (2004)[12]
  4. Deadlocked (2005)
  5. Final Judgment (2012)

Jack Davis Thrillers

  1. Shake Down (2008)
  2. The Dead Man (2009)
  3. No Way Out (2010)

Alex Stone Thrillers

  1. Stone Cold (2012)
  2. Chasing the Dead (2013)

Short stories

  • Fire in the Sky (2011)
  • Knife Fight (2009)

Other books

  • Three to Get Deadly (3 novels by Joel Goldman, Lee Goldberg, Paul Levine)
  • The Dead Man, vol 4 (Freaks Must Die) – with Lee Goldberg & William Rabkin (2012) (print)
  • The Dead Man, vol 10 (Freaks Must Die) – with Lee Goldberg & William Rabkin (2012) (ebooks)

Anthologies

  • Top Suspense – 12 Master Storytellers
  • The Prosecution Rests
  • Die Lover Die (2011)
  • Favorite Kills

Non-fiction

  • Writing Crime Fiction – Advice from authors of Top Suspense group (2012)

References

  1. ^ Hearne, Christopher (2002-02-05). "Author won't give up his attorney job yet". Kansas City Star. Retrieved 18 July 2013.
  2. ^ "Shawnee Mission East Debate". Retrieved 2013-04-02.
  3. ^ "KU Debate". University of Kansas. Retrieved 2013-04-02.
  4. ^ "Moot Court Program". University of Kansas. Retrieved 2013-04-02.
  5. ^ "Law Student Wins Court Competition". Lawrence Daily Journal World. 1976-04-01. Retrieved 2013-04-01.
  6. ^ Kentner, DA (2010-12-03). "An Interview with Author Joel Goldman". Canton Repository. Archived from the original on 2013-06-28. Retrieved 2013-04-01.
  7. ^ Lohr, Kathy. "G-Man Fights Crime, And A Medical Disorder, In Kansas City". NPR. Retrieved 18 July 2013.
  8. ^ "Two Novelists Launch Brash Books". publishersweekly.com. Retrieved 2015-02-03.
  9. ^ "Thorpe Menn Award Winners". Kansas City Public Library. Retrieved 2013-04-01.
  10. ^ Joel Goldman, Lisa Klink (21 December 2017). All In. ISBN 978-0990868736.
  11. ^ Joel Goldman, Lisa Klink (30 June 2018). All Gone. ISBN 978-0990868729.
  12. ^ McGill, Leslie (2004-01-25). "Wanted for good writing: Leawood author Joel Goldman strikes again with Cold Truth". Kansas City Star. Retrieved 18 July 2013.