Born September 15, 1952, in Ann Arbor, MI; son of Leauvett Charles (a truck driver) and Louise (a postal clerk) Estleman; married Carole Ann Ashley (a marketing and public relations specialist; marriage ended), September 5, 1987; married Deborah Morgan (a writer). Education: Eastern Michigan University, B.A., 1974. Memberships: Mystery Writers of America, Author's Guild, Western Writers of America (vice president and president-elect, 1998), Private Eye Writers of America, Napoleonic Association of America. Addresses: Home: Whitmore Lake, MI. Agent: Morgan and Associates, P.O. Box 2976, Ann Arbor, MI 48106.

• The Oklahoma Punk (crime novel), Major Books (Canoga Park, CA), 1976.
• Sherlock Holmes vs. Dracula; or, The Adventure of the Sanguinary Count (mystery-horror novel), Doubleday (New York, NY), 1978.
• Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Holmes (mystery-horror novel), Doubleday (New York, NY), 1979.
• The Wister Trace: Classic Novels of the American Frontier (criticism), Jameson Books, 1987.
• Red Highway (novel), PaperJacks, 1988.
• Peeper (mystery novel), Bantam (New York, NY), 1989.
• The Best Western Stories of Loren D. Estleman, edited by Bill Pronzini and Martin H. Greenberg, Ohio University Press (Athens, OH), 1989.
• Sweet Women Lie, Thorndike Press, 1990.
• Sudden Country, Bantam (New York, NY), 1992.
• Crooked Way, Eclipse (New York, NY), 1993.
• City of Widows, Tor Books (New York, NY), 1994.
• The Judge, Forge (New York, NY), 1994.
• The Rocky Mountain Moving Picture Association, Forge (New York, NY), 1999.
• The Hours of the Virgin, Mysterious Press (New York, NY), 1999.
• White Desert, Forge (New York, NY), 2000.
• A Smile on the Face of the Tiger, Mysterious Press (New York, NY), 2000.
• Writing the Popular Novel: A Comprehensive Guide to Crafting Fiction That Sells, Writer's Digest Books (Cincinnati, OH), 2004.
• The Undertaker's Wife, Forge (New York, NY), 2005.
• The Adventures of Johnny Vermillion, Forge (New York, NY), 2006.
• Gas City, Forge (New York, NY), 2008.

• Frames, Forge (New York, NY), 2008.

• Motor City Blue, Houghton (Boston, MA), 1980.
• Angel Eyes, Houghton (Boston, MA), 1981.
• The Midnight Man, Houghton (Boston, MA), 1982.
• The Glass Highway, Houghton (Boston, MA), 1983.
• Sugartown, Houghton (Boston, MA), 1984.
• Every Brilliant Eye, Houghton (Boston, MA), 1986.
• Lady Yesterday, Houghton (Boston, MA), 1987.
• Downriver, Houghton (Boston, MA), 1988.
• General Murders (short story collection), Houghton (Boston, MA), 1988.
• Silent Thunder, Houghton (Boston, MA), 1989.
• Never Street, Mysterious Press (New York, NY), 1997.
• The Witchfinder, Mysterious Press (New York, NY), 1998.
• A Smile on the Face of the Tiger, Mysterious Press (New York, NY), 2000.
• Sinister Heights, Mysterious Press (New York, NY), 2002.
• Poison Blonde, Mysterious Press (New York, NY), 2003.
• Retro, Forge (New York, NY), 2004.
• Nicotine Kiss, Forge (New York, NY), 2006.
• American Detective, Forge (New York, NY), 2007.

• Kill Zone, Mysterious Press (New York, NY), 1984.
• Roses Are Dead, Mysterious Press (New York, NY), 1985.
• Any Man's Death, Mysterious Press (New York, NY), 1986.
• Something Borrowed, Something Black, Forge (New York, NY), 2002.
• Little Black Dress, Forge (New York, NY), 2005.

• The Hider, Doubleday (New York, NY), 1978.
• Aces & Eights (first book in historical Western trilogy), Doubleday (New York, NY), 1981.
• The Wolfer, Pocket Books (New York, NY), 1981.
• Mister St. John, Doubleday (New York, NY), 1983.
• This Old Bill (second book in historical Western trilogy), Doubleday (New York, NY), 1984.
• Gun Man, Doubleday (New York, NY), 1985.
• Bloody Season, Bantam (New York, NY), 1988.
• Western Story, Doubleday (New York, NY), 1989.
• Billy Gashade, Forge (New York, NY), 1997.
• Journey of the Dead, Forge (New York, NY), 1998.
• The Master Executioner, Tom Doherty Associates (New York, NY), 2001.
• (Editor) American West: Twenty New Stories, Forge (New York, NY), 2001.
• Black Powder, White Smoke, Tom Doherty Associates (New York, NY), 2002.

• The High Rocks, Doubleday (New York, NY), 1979.
• Stamping Ground, Doubleday (New York, NY), 1980.
• Murdock's Law, Doubleday (New York, NY), 1982.
• The Stranglers, Doubleday (New York, NY), 1984.
• Port Hazard, Forge (New York, NY), 2004.

• Whiskey River, Bantam (New York, NY), 1990.
• Motown, Bantam (New York, NY), 1992.
• King of the Corner, Bantam (New York, NY), 1993.
• Edsel, Mysterious Press (New York, NY), 1995.
• Stress, Mysterious Press (New York, NY), 1996.
• Jitterbug, Forge (New York, NY), 1998.
• Thunder City, Forge (New York, NY), 1999.

• (Editor, with Martin H. Greenberg) P.I. Files, Ivy Books (New York, NY), 1990.
• Amos Walker's Detroit (nonfiction), photographs by Monte Nagler, Painted Turtle/Wayne State University Press (Detroit, MI), 2007.

Contributor to books, including The Eyes Have It: The First Private Eye Writers of America Anthology, edited by Robert J. Randisi, Mysterious Press, 1984; and The Year's Best Mystery and Suspense Stories, 1986, edited by Edward D. Hoch, Walker & Co, 1986. Contributor to periodicals, including Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine, Baker Street Journal, Fiction Writers Magazine, A Matter of Crime, Mystery, New Black Mask, Pulpsmith, Roundup, Saint Magazine, TV Guide, Writer, and Writer's Digest.