Lawrence Sanders (March 15, 1920 – February 7, 1998) was an American novelist and short story writer.Author Bibliography
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Life

Lawrence Sanders was born in

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. After public school he attended

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, where he obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree. He then returned to New York and worked at

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Department Store. In 1943 he joined the

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and was discharged in 1946. Sanders was a former magazine editorial writer and later turned to full-time fiction writing. He wrote his

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, ''

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'', in 1970 at the age of 50 and in 1971 received the

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from the

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for best first novel. It deals with a plot by a group of criminals to rob a luxury apartment building. His Archy McNally series was continued by author

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Lawrence Sanders bibliography

Edward X. Delaney series: * ''

'' (1970) * '' The First Deadly Sin'' (1973) * ''The Second Deadly Sin'' (1977) * ''The Third Deadly Sin'' (1981) * ''The Fourth Deadly Sin'' (1985) Peter Tangent series: * '' The Tangent Objective'' (1976) * '' The Tangent Factor'' (1976) The Commandment series: * ''

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'' (1978) * '' The Tenth Commandment'' (1980) * '' The Eighth Commandment'' (1986) * '' The Seventh Commandment'' (1991) Timothy Cone series: * '' The Timothy Files'' (1987) ollection* '' Timothy's Game'' (1988) ollection Archy McNally series: * ''McNally's Secret'' (1991) * ''McNally's Luck'' (1992) * ''McNally's Risk'' (1993) * ''McNally's Caper'' (1994) * ''McNally's Trial'' (1995) * ''McNally's Puzzle'' (1996) * ''McNally's Gamble'' (1997) Written with or by

: * ''McNally's Dilemma'' (1999) * ''McNally's Folly'' (2000) * ''McNally's Chance'' (2001) * ''McNally's Alibi'' (2002) * ''McNally's Dare (2003) * ''McNally's Bluff'' (2004) * ''McNally's Files'' (2006) - 3 for 1 collection (''Secret'', ''Luck'', ''Risk'') Miscellaneous titles * '' The Pleasures of Helen'' (1971) * ''

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'' (1972) * '' The Tomorrow File'' (1975) * '' The Marlow Chronicles'' (1977) * ''Caper'' (1980) nder pseudonym Lesley Andress* ''

Dark Summer ''Dark Summer'' is a 1992 novel from Australian author Jon Cleary. It was the ninth book featuring Sydney homicide detective Scobie Malone, and begins with the discovery of a corpse in Scobie's swimming pool. The dead man was an informer involved ...

'' (1980) nder pseudonym Mark Upton* '' The Case of Lucy Bending'' (1982) * '' The Seduction of Peter S'' (1983) * '' The Passion of Molly T'' (1984) * '' The Loves of Harry Dancer'' (1985) * ''Tales of the Wolf'' (1986) Swank'', 1968-9">Swank_(magazine).html" ;"title="ollection of 13 stories published in ''Swank (magazine)">Swank'', 1968-9* '' The Dream Lover'' (1986) * ''Capital Crimes'' (1989) * ''Stolen Blessings'' (1990) * ''Sullivan's Sting'' (1990) * ''Private Pleasures'' (1993) * ''Guilty Pleasures (Sanders novel), Guilty Pleasures'' (1998)

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* 1920 births 1998 deaths 20th-century American novelists American crime fiction writers American male novelists American mystery writers Edgar Award winners Wabash College alumni Writers from Brooklyn 20th-century American male writers Novelists from New York (state) United States Marine Corps personnel of World War II {{US-novelist-1920s-stub