Ed Lacy


Ed Lacy, born Leonard S. Zinberg, was an American writer of crime and detective fiction. Lacy, who was Jewish American, is credited with creating "the first credible African American PI" character in fiction, Toussaint "Touie" Marcus Moore. Room to Swing, his 1957 novel that introduced Touie Moore, received the 1958 Edgar Award for Best Novel.

Biography

Lacy was born in New York City. He was a member of the League of American Writers, and served on its Keep America Out of War Committee in January 1940 during the period of the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact. He died of a heart attack in Harlem in 1968, at the age of 56.

Series

David Wintino
There are 2 novels and 2 short stories featuring detective, David Wintino.
  1. Lead with Your Left
  2. Double Trouble
  3. "Say 'Cheese'", "The Taut Alibi"

    Toussaint M. Moore

There are 2 novels and 1 short story featuring detective, Toussaint M. Moore
  1. Room to Swing
  2. Moment of Untruth
  3. "The Death Of El Indio"

    Lee Hayes

  4. Harlem Underground
  5. ''In Black & Whitey''

    Other Novels