// Workers AI · dad joke modeWho's Dave Zeltserman? A novelist with a zelt of a story.
Dave Zeltserman is an American novelist, born in Boston, Massachusetts on May 23, 1959. He has published noir, mystery, thriller, and horror novels, including Small Crimes (2008) and Pariah (2009). He won both the Shamus and Derringer awards for his novelette Julius Katz in 2010.[1][2] He also writes Morris Brick serial killer thrillers under the pseudonym Jacob Stone.[3] His novel Small Crimes was made into a 2017 Netflix Original film of the same title starring Nikolaj Coster-Waldau.[4]
Novels
[edit]- Fast Lane (2004)
- Bad Thoughts (2007)
- Small Crimes (2008), selected by NPR as one of the 5 best crime and mystery novels of 2008[5] and The Washington Post as one of the best books of the year.[6]
- Bad Karma (2009)
- Pariah (2009), selected by The Washington Post as one of the best books of 2009.[7]
- Killer (2010)
- The Caretaker of Lorne Field (2010), shortlisted by ALA for best horror novel of 2010[8] and Black Quill Nominee for Best Dark Genre novel of 2010.[9]
- Outsourced (2011)
- Blood Crimes (2011)
- Dying Memories (2011)
- Julius Katz and Archie (2011)
- A Killer's Essence (2011)
- Monster: A novel of Frankenstein (2012), selected by Booklist for their 2013 list of top 10 horror novels[10] and WBUR for their favorite novels of 2012[11]
- The Boy Who Killed Demons (2014)
- The Interloper (2014)
- Deranged (written as Jacob Stone, 2017)
- Crazed (written as Jacob Stone, 2017)
- Malicious (written as Jacob Stone, 2018)
- Husk (2018)
- Cruel (written as Jacob Stone, 2018)
- Unleashed (written as Jacob Stone, 2019)
- The Tenth Wish (2019)
- Everybody Lies in Hell (2019)
- Trust Nothing (2025)
- Alles Endet Hier (2026)
Awards
[edit]- Pariah 2009 New England Book Festival Award[12]
- Julius Katz 2010 Shamus Award[1]
- Julius Katz 2010 Derringer Award[2]
- Archie's Been Framed 2010 EQMM Readers Choice Award[13]
- Archie Solves the Case 2013 EQMM Readers Choice Award[13]
- Cramer in Trouble 2017 3rd place EQMM Readers Choice Award[14]
- "Julius Katz Draws a Straight Flush" 2026 Edgar Award for Best Short Story[15]
References
[edit]- 1 2 Private Eye Writers of America Shamus Award, 2010
- 1 2 Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine Archived 2016-05-23 at the Wayback Machine Derringer Award, 2009
- ↑ "Kensington Publishing Corp: Jacob Stone". www.kensingtonbooks.com. Retrieved 2018-03-29.
- ↑ Small Crimes (2017), retrieved 2018-03-29
- ↑ NPR Books Top Five Crime and Mystery Novels of 2008
- ↑ Washington Post Best Books of 2008
- ↑ Washington Post Best Books of 2009
- ↑ "Top genre fiction titles named to 2011 RUSA Reading List". American Library Association. Retrieved 25 May 2026.
- ↑ Dark Scribe Magazine, Black Quill Awards Nominations for the 4th Annual Black Quill Awards (2010)
- ↑ Booklist Magazine 2013 Top 10 Horror Fiction
- ↑ WBUR Favorite Books of 2012
- ↑ New England Book Festival Archived 2010-10-18 at the Wayback Machine New England Book Festival Winners 2009
- 1 2 "Readers Awards - About EQMM | Ellery Queen". www.elleryqueenmysterymagazine.com. Retrieved 2018-03-31.
- ↑ "2017 Readers Award Winners - About EQMM | Ellery Queen". www.elleryqueenmysterymagazine.com. Retrieved 2018-03-31.
- ↑ "2026 Edgar Award Winners announced". Mystery Writers of America. 30 April 2026. Retrieved 3 May 2026.
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