Ed Stackler spent more than seven years working as an editor for St. Martin's Press and Penguin's New American Library, two of the major trade publishers in New York. As a senior editor with NAL he discovered and edited the work of New York Times-bestselling thriller novelist Greg Iles, among others. Ed Stackler's lists included a wide range of commercial books, from mystery, suspense, and historical novels to self-improvement, pop culture, and "how-to" nonfiction titles.
A native of Idaho and graduate of Stanford University and the Radcliffe Publishing Course, Ed Stackler returned to the Bay Area in 1996 and founded Stackler Editorial Agency. He provides ms. evaluations, critiques, and analysis, structural and line-editing, consulting, and other book-doctor services for writers, agents, and publishers of commercial fiction and nonfiction. Since launching Stackler Editorial Agency, his clients have included Greg Iles, Ridley Pearson, Charlie Newton, Ben Coes, Laura Joh Rowland, and many others.
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FICTION:
Greg Iles (The Bone Tree: Unwritten Laws, Volume One, The Devil's Punchbowl, Footprints of God, Blood Memory, Turning Angel, True Evil, and Third Degree, Scribner; Spandau Phoenix, Black Cross, Mortal Fear, The Quiet Game, 24 Hours, Dead Sleep, and Sleep No More, Putnam; New York Times bestsellers)
Ridley Pearson (The Risk Agent, Putnam, 2012; Killer Weekend, Putnam, 2009; Art of Deception, The Body of David Hayes, and Cut & Run, Hyperion; New York Times bestsellers)
Charlie Newton (Start Shooting, Doubleday, 2012; Calumet City, Touchstone, 2008, published by Bantam Press, U.K., Luitingh, Holland, Press de la Cite, France, and Einaudi, Italy)
- Nominated by the Mystery Writers of America for Edgar Allan Poe award for Best First Novel by an American Author.
- Nominated by International Thriller Writers for Best First Novel.
- Nominated by Mystery Readers International for the Macavity Award for Best First Mystery.
- Nominated by Crime Writers' Association for the Ian Fleming Steel Dagger Award for the year's best thriller.
- Named Best Crime Novel Debut (1 of 6 winners) for 2008 by American Library Association.
Ben Coes (Power Down, 2010; Coup d'Etat, 2011; and The Last Refuge, 2012)
Ed Kovacs (Storm Damage and Good Junk, St. Martin's Press, 2011-12)
Adam Mitzner (A Conflict of Interest, Gallery Books/Simon & Schuster, 2011)
- Named one of 2011's Top Ten by Suspense Magazine.
Mark Nykanen (Burn down the Sky, Harper Voyager, 2010 [written as James Jaros]; Primitive and Striking Back, BelleBridge Books, 2009 and 2011; The Bone Parade and Search Angel, Hyperion, 2004-5)
Jeffrey Siger (Murder in Mykonos, Assassins of Athens, and Prey on Patmos, Poisoned Pen Press, 2009-10; rights sold to Piatkus Press/Little Brown in England, Aikaterini Lalaouni Editions in Greece, and Goldmann Publishing/Random House in Germany)
Mark Alpert (Extinction, St. Martin's Press, 2013)
Jeffrey B. Burton (The Chessman, MacAdam/Cage Publishing, 2012)
- Starred Publishers Weekly review.
Jutta Profijt (Morgue Drawer Next Door, AmazonCrossing, 2012)
Paul McEuen (Spiral, Dial Press, 2011; German rights sold to Scherz, Dutch rights to Luitingh)
- Nominated by International Thriller Writers for Best First Novel.
Reece Hirsch (The Insider, Berkley Books, 2010)
- Nominated by International Thriller Writers for Best First Novel.
Andrew Peterson (First to Kill, Leisure Books, 2008, Audible, 2009; Forced to Kill, Audible, 2011)
G. M. Lawrence (Q: Awakening, Variance Publishing, 2012)
Jeremy Wagner (The Armageddon Chord, kNight Romance Publishing, 2011)
Tim Downs (Head Games, First the Dead, Less than Dead, and Ends of the Earth, Thomas Nelson, 2007-9; Chop Shop and Shoo Fly Pie, Howard Publishing/Simon and & Schuster, 2003-4)
Ted Dekker (Skin, Thomas Nelson, 2006)
Thomas Fitzsimmons (City of Fire, Tor/Forge, 2009)
Laura Joh Rowland (The Secret Adventures of Charlotte Bronte, Overlook Press, 2008)
T. L. Hines (The Unseen, Faces in the Fire, and The Hive, Thomas Nelson, 2008-10)
Tom Grace (The Secret Cardinal, Vanguard Press, 2007)
Humphrey Hawksley (The History Book, Grand Central, 2007; paperback publication, as Security Breach, 2008)
Philip Hawley (Stigma, Harper, 2007; rights sold to S. Fischer, Germany, Plaza 7 Janes, Spain, and AST, Russia)
Tucker Malarkey (Resurrection, Riverhead, 2006; An Obvious Enchantment, Random House, 2000)
David Dun (Necessary Evil, USA Today bestseller; At the Edge, Overfall, Last Climb, and The Black Silent, Pinnacle/Kensington, 2001-5)
Susan A. Smith (Settling the Score and The Timer Game, St. Martin's Press, 2007-8; rights also sold in the U.K., Taiwan, Italy, and Germany)
Richard Cox (Rift and The God Particle, Ballantine Books, 2004-5)
Holly Kennedy (The Tin Box, Tor/Forge, 2005; also published in Germany, Italy, Greece, Denmark, and France)
Eliot Pattison (The Skull Mantra, Winner of Mystery Writers of America's Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best First Novel, 1999; Water Touching Stone, 2001; and Bone Mountain, 2002, St. Martin's/Minotaur)
Steve Alten (Meg, Doubleday, 1998; The Trench, Kensington, 1999; Domain and Resurrection, Tor Books, 2001 and 2003)
Tim Watts (Grand Theft, Putnam, 2003)
Richard Weber (Miss Gazillions, St. Martin's Press, 2005; Burn, Rager Media, 2007)
Kirk Russell (Shell Games and Night Game, Chronicle Books, 2003-4)
Alan Nayes (The Unnatural, Tor/Forge, 2003)
Jerry Kennealy (The Vatican Connection and Dancing with Fire, written under "James Brant," Onyx/New American Library, 2003-4)
Nicolas Kublicki (The Diamond Conspiracy, Sourcebooks, 2002; rights sold in Germany)
James Francis (Danger's Hour, NAL/Onyx; 2002; also published in Australia, Italy and Germany)
Richard Golub (The Big Cut, St. Martin's Press, 2000; Los Angeles Times bestseller)
Bob King (Spooky 8, St. Martin's Press, 1999)
Bruce Fergusson (The Piper's Sons, NAL/Dutton, 1999)
Walt Becker (Link, Morrow, 1998)
Michael C. Eberhardt (Witness for the Defense, NAL/Onyx, 1998)
SMALL PRESS/SELF PUBLISHED:
- Kenneth A. Corre, MD (The Victim Donor, iUniverse, 2007)
- Gregory Wallance (Two Men before the Storm, Greenleaf Press, 2005)
- Art Clark (The Last Campaign, PublishAmerica, 2003)
- Mark Osmun (After the Bones and Marley's Ghost, Twelfth Night Press)
As senior editor with New American Library (NAL), a division of Penguin USA, Ed Stackler also acquired and edited novels by Mickey Spillane, Robert K. Tanenbaum, Gary Hardwick, Ralph Compton, and many more.
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