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Peter McCurtin
Peter J. McCurtin was born in Ireland on 15 October 1929, and immigrated to America when he was in his early twenties. Records also confirm that, in 1958, McCurtin co-edited the short-lived (one is...view morePeter J. McCurtin was born in Ireland on 15 October 1929, and immigrated to America when he was in his early twenties. Records also confirm that, in 1958, McCurtin co-edited the short-lived (one issue) New York Review with William Atkins. By the early 1960s, he was co-owner of a bookstore in Ogunquit, Maine, and often spent his summers there.McCurtin's first book, Mafioso (1970) was nominated for the prestigious Mystery Writers of America Edgar Award, and filmed in 1973 as The Boss, with Henry Silva. More books in the same vein quickly followed, including Cosa Nostra (1971), Omerta (1972), The Syndicate (1972) and Escape From Devil's Island (1972). 1970 also saw the publication of his first "Carmody" western, Hangtown.Peter McCurtin died in New York on 27 January 1997. His westerns in particular are distinguished by unusual plots with neatly resolved conclusions, well-drawn secondary characters, regular bursts of action and tight, smooth writing. If you haven't already checked him out, you have quite a treat in store.McCurtin also wrote under the name of Jack Slade and Gene Curry.view less
Books by Peter McCurtin
Sundance 31: The Savage New Orleans Holocaust (The Assassin Book 02) Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsMassacre at Umtali (A Soldier of Fortune Adventure #1) Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsMafioso: The Mafia Chronicles Book 1 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsBoston Bust-Out (The Assassin Book 3) Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsLassiter 1: High Lonesome Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsLassiter 3: The Man From Lordsburg Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsSundance 27: Texas Empire Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsCarmody 4: Tall Man Riding Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsCarmody 2: The Killers Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsCarmody 5: Hangtown Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings