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Stuart M Kaminsky

STUART M KAMINSKY

  
Nationality:    USA
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Stuart Kaminsky is author of 50 published novels, 5 biographies, 4 textbooks and 35 short stories. He also has screenwriting credits on four produced films including ONCe UPON a TIMe IN America, eNeMY TeRRITORY, a WOMaN IN the WIND and HIDDeN FeaRS. He is a past president of the Mystery Writers of America and has been nominated for six prestigious edgar allen Poe awards including one for his short story 'snow' in 1999. He won an edgar for his novel a COLD ReD SUNRISe, which was also awarded the Prix De Roman D'aventure of France. He has been nominated for both a Shamus award and a McCavity Readers Choice award. Kaminsky writes several popular series including those featuring Lew Fonesca, abraham Lieberman, Inspector Porfiry Petrovich Rostnikov, and Toby Peters. He has also written two original Rockford Files novels. He is the 50th annual recipient of the Grandmaster 2006 for Lifetime achievement from the Mystery Writers of America.

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         Books         Final Toast, The

Books

Books
after robbing a savings and loan, Brian takes refuge in a down-and-out used book store run by Maddy and Betty. the book store's principal customer is Christopher, who steals books his brother pays for at the end of each week. a suspicious cop has the shop surrounded. Roger, a public defender, enters in a clown costume. It's his day off and he is moonlighting. after bullets fly during a comic siege, Brian turns himself in to Claudia, a no-nonsense assistant district attorney, but first he hides some of the money he has stolen. Brian's partner Eddie is under Claudia's thumb and ordered to remain mute. Late that night, Brian, Maddy, Betty, Christopher and Roger converge on the book store to retrieve the stolen money. Brian has made a deal to return the stolen money. However everyone decides to kill Brian and share the money. In confusion, Betty is shot by Maddy, Brian decides to turn himself in, but first he lets the women keep some of the money.

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Riverpark Center's Cannon Hall    -

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Comedy/Thriller

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Final Toast, The

Final Toast, The
he edgar Prize-winning author Kaminsky tells the tale of one of literature's most famous detectives: Sherlock Holmes. In a witty, imaginative story filled with twists and unexpected surprises, Detective Holmes unravels a murder only to find himself the unwilling target of the killer-at-large. along with the aid of his loyal and inquisitive companion, Dr. Watson, Sherlock Holmes uses his masterful power of deduction to make a nebulous situation seem 'simply elementary.' the Final Toast is an exciting new take on the classic characters of fiction we know and love, and its ending will please even the most savvy mystery connoisseurs.

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Winner of the 2008 Angie Award for Playwrighting!

1st Produced:
Riverpark Center's Cannon Hall    2008

Organisations:
International Mystery Writer's Festival

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Genre:
mystery Drama

Parts:
Male:  7            Female:  2            Other:  -

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