Stuart M. Kaminsky
Stuart M. Kaminsky (1934-2009) was an American author of mystery novels, crime fiction and non-fiction books, as well as a film professor. His series characters are Toby Peters , Inspector Rostnikov , Abe Lieberman and Lew Fonesca . He was awarded the title of Grand Master by the Mystery Writers of America. Kaminsky grew up in Chicago, where he got his Ph.D in speech from Northwestern University. He got his B.S. in journalism and M.A. in English from the University of Illinois. He went on to teach film studies at Northwestern for 16 years and followed that up with a six year stint at Florida State. At one point, Kaminsky served as president of Mystery Writers of America.
