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Lew Fonesca is the main character in a series of crime fiction/mystery novels by American novelist Stuart M. Kaminsky. Down and out on his luck, Lew Fonesca is a process server who quits his job in Illinois in order to move to Key West, but ends up in Sarasota, Florida.

Abe Lieberman is the featured character in a series of mystery novels by American author Stuart M. Kaminsky. Abe Lieberman is a veteran Chicago cop in his sixties.

Inspector Rostnikov is a series of crime fiction/mystery novels by American novelist Stuart Kaminsky. Inspector Porfiry Petrovich Rostnikov is a police investigator who plies his trade in Moscow, Russia.

Toby Peters is the central character in a series of historical mystery novels by American author Stuart M. Kaminsky. Set in the 1940s, Toby Peters is a private investigator who works in Hollywood. Naturally, his cases involve the Hollywood stars at the time, such as The Marx Brothers, Judy Garland, Errol Flynn, Howard Hughes, Bela […]

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 […]