Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Joe Gores was an American mystery writer. He was known best for his novels and short stories set in San Francisco and featuring the fictional "Dan Kearney and Associates" private investigation firm specializing in repossessing cars, a thinly veiled escalation of his own experiences as a confidential sleuth and repo man. Gores was also recognized for his novels Hammett, Spade & Archer and his Edgar Award-winning or -nominated works, such as A Time of Predators, 32 Cadillacs and Come Morning. Gores was a three-time Edgar Award winner, and only one of three authors to receive Edgars in three separate categories; Gores won Best First Novel, Best Short Story and Best TV Series Segment In addition, Gores received the 1986 Maltese Falcon Award and the Private Eye Writers of America lifetime achievement award, and he was elected president of the Mystery Writers of America. His novels 32 Cadillacs and Come Morning were nominated for Best Novel Edgars