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Loren D. Estleman

Loren D. Estleman Biography

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Loren D. Estleman, born on September 15, 1952, is an American writer known for his works across various literary genres, including novels, poetry, and plays. He is renowned for his unique narrative style and profound understanding of American Western culture.

Loren D. Estleman, born on September 15, 1952, is an American writer known for his works across various literary genres, including novels, poetry, and plays. He is renowned for his unique narrative style and profound understanding of American Western culture.

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“As I write these words, it occurs to me that the story is in fact a timely one, in that it demonstrates the evils which a science left to itself may inflict upon an unsuspecting mankind”

Book:Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Holmes

Source: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Holmes

“In 1914, Franz Ferdinand, the Austrian imperial heir, was shot and killed by a Serbian nationalist in Sarajevo. Do you know the motive behind the act? It was in retaliation for the subjugation of the Sebs in Austria. It was not.Franz Ferdinand had stated his intention to introduce reforms favorable to the Serbs in his empire. Had he survived to ascend the throne, he would have made a revolution unnecessary. In plain terms, he was killed because he was going to give the rebels what they were shouting for. They needed a despot in the palace in order to seize it. What's good for reform is bad for the reformers”

History Reform World War I Assassination Sarajevo

Book:Gas City

Source: Gas City

“Without question, his picture did not do him justice, but again, he was dead when it was taken”

Understatement Sarcasm Humor

Book:The Branch and the Scaffold: The True Story of the West's Hanging Judge

Source: The Branch and the Scaffold: The True Story of the West's Hanging Judge

“Now came details of Goldby's adventures with the Cooks and their band. "Chicken, Dynamite Dick, The Verdigris Kid. I wish these fellows read something other than Ned Buntline's Own. Why haven't I heard of this Goldsby before this?”

Book:The Branch and the Scaffold: The True Story of the West's Hanging Judge

Source: The Branch and the Scaffold: The True Story of the West's Hanging Judge

“I don't have so many friends I can afford to drop one just because he tried to kill me.”

I Can Kill Me Many Friends

Book:Amos Walker: The Complete Story Collection

Source: Amos Walker: The Complete Story Collection

“Steve Forman is a brutally funny writer. His no-nonsense, unadorned style begs comparison to Dashiell Hammett, but Hammett's humor at its darkest never hit home this hard. Reading of Eddie Perlmutter's exploits is like rolling in an aisle paved with broken glass and wanting to do it all over again two minutes later.”

Two Hard Home Reading Minutes Style Broken Glasses Nonsense Comparison Rolling Exploits Aisle Broken Glass No Nonsense

Author:Loren D. Estleman

“If the detective should suffer overmuch from the artistic temperament, and his fellow lodger should dwell overlong upon the fairness of a wrist or the timber of a feminine voice, so much the better for us. Literature never produced a relationship more symbiotic nor a warmer and more timeless friendship.”

Ifs Should Suffering Literature Voice Fellows Artistic Feminine Fairness Timeless Temperament Detectives Wrists Timber Artistic Temperament

Author:Loren D. Estleman

About the Author

Born: September 15, 1952
Known for: Writer
Quotes: 7

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