Seymour Shubin

Seymour Shubin (1921–2014, born Philadelphia) was a prolific American author and journalist known for his psychologically driven crime fiction. Shubin was noted for writing “how-dunnits” rather than traditional “who-dunnits,” focusing on the humanity and motivations of the criminal. His characters frequently reflect his own roots as a middle-class, urban Philadelphian. In The Man from Yesterday, retired Philadelphia detective Jack Lehman shares a Jewish background similar to Shubin’s, though the “mystery” centers on psychological trauma or past guilt rather than religious identity. Lehman struggles with bold old cases and the challenges of aging, specifically failing memory. [Google/AI]

Shubin, Seymour, [Jack Lehman] (The Man from Yesterday [hc, Academy Chicago Publishers, 2005] 978-0897335294