Edward D. Hoch

Edward Dentinger Hoch (born February 22, 1930 in Rochester, New York) is a prolific American writer of detective fiction. Although he has written several novels, he is primarily known for his vast short story output.

Short story collections

• City of Brass (Simon Ark), 1971
• The Judges of Hades (Simon Ark), 1971
• The Spy and the Thief (Rand / Nick Velvet), 1971
• The Thefts of Nick Velvet (Nick Velvet), 1978
• The Quests of Simon Ark (Simon Ark), 1984
• Leopold's Way (Captain Leopold), 1985
• The Spy who Read Latin (Rand), 1990
• Diagnosis: Impossible (Dr. Sam Hawthorne), 1996
• The Ripper of Storyville (Ben Snow), 1997 (with Marvin Lachman)
• The Velvet Touch (Nick Velvet), 2000
• The Old Spies Club (Rand), 2001
• The Iron Angel (Michael Vlado), 2003