Lawrence Sanders 1920-1998   Lawrence Sanders was born in Brooklyn. After public school he went to Wabash College where he obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree. He returned to New York and started to work at Macey's Department Store, the largest department store in the world. In 1943 he joined the United States Marine Corps. In 1946 he was discharged. He started to write to earn a living. In 1970 his first crime novel appeared, The Anderson Tapes. Besides his crime novels he also wrote other fiction. He also wrote under the pseudonyms 'Lesley Andress' and 'Mark Upton'.

Titles and year of publication:
 

1) The Anderson Tapes (Edgar Award)	1970
2) The Pleasures of Helen	1971
3) The First Deadly Sin	1973
4) The Tangent Objective	1976
5) The Second Deadly Sin	1977
6) The Tangent Factor	1978
7) The Sixth Commandment	1979
8) The Tenth Commandment	1980
9) The Third Deadly Sin	1981
10) The Fourth Deadly Sin	1985
11) The Eighth Commandment	1986
12) Tales of the Wolf (short stories)	1986
13) Dream Lover	1987
14) The Timothy Files (novellas)	1987
15) Timothy's Game (novellas)	1988
16) The Seventh Commandment	1991
17) McNally's Secret	1992
18) McNally's Luck	1992
19) McNally's Risk	1993
20) McNally's Caper	1994
21) McNally's Trial	1995
22) McNally's Puzzle	1996
23) McNally's Gamble	1997
As 'Lesley Andress'
1) Caper	1980
As 'Mark Upton'
1) Dark Summer	1979