Ed Dee
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February 3, 1940
Yonkers, New York, U.S.
Arizona State University (MFA)
Ed Dee | |
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| Born | Edward J. Dee Jr. February 3, 1940 Yonkers, New York, U.S. |
| Education | Fordham University (BA) Arizona State University (MFA) |
| Genre | Crime fiction |
| Years active | 1990s–2000s |
| Notable works | 14 Peck Slip (1994) |
Edward J. Dee, Jr. (born February 3, 1940), publishing as Ed Dee, is an American author of crime fiction.
Dee was born in Yonkers, New York on February 3, 1940.[1] He graduated from Sacred Heart High School, then served two years in the United States Army. In 1962 in joined the New York City Police Department (NYPD). He earned a BA from Fordham University.[2]
Dee retired from the NYPD as a lieutenant in 1982 and then he began to write.[1] He earned an MFA in creative writing from Arizona State University in 1992.[1] His first novel, 14 Peck Slip, was named a notable book of the year in 1994 by The New York Times.[3][4] Bronx Angel (1995), Little Boy Blue (1997), Nightbird (1999), and The Con Man's Daughter (2003) followed.
Panek identifies nostalgia for police traditions as a major theme of Dee's oeuvre.[4]
