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Author Description Robert Joseph Randisi was a prolific American author, editor, and screenwriter, best known for his work in detective and Western fiction. He wrote over 650 books, including The Gunsmith series under the pen name <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/74198._J_R__Roberts" title=" J.R. Roberts" rel="nofollow noopener"> J.R. Roberts</a>, and edited more than 30 anthologies. A co-founder of Mystery Scene magazine, the American Crime Writers League, and Western Fictioneers, he also established The Private Eye Writers of America and created the Shamus Award. Randisi collaborated on novels with <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/1567184._Eileen_Davidson" title=" Eileen Davidson" rel="nofollow noopener"> Eileen Davidson</a> and <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/136937._Vince_Van_Patten" title=" Vince Van Patten" rel="nofollow noopener"> Vince Van Patten</a>, and created memorable characters such as Miles Jacoby, Joe Keough, and The Rat Pack. He received multiple lifetime achievement awards and the John Seigenthaler Humanitarian Award.

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