Gilman's debut novel, FATHER'S DAY, was awarded the Best First Novel Prize by the Private Eye Writers of America. His second detective novel, MY BROTHER'S KEEPER, followed the same lead character on further adventures in the city of brotherly love. His third book, BAD HABITS, is a story collection which includes, DEVIL'S POCKET, a truly inspired work of modern noir nominated for a Macavity Award in 2011.

     Gilman's fiction is consistently atmospheric. The narratives contain stark imagery, strong noir elements, psychological depth and multiple layers of meaning. These are stories steeped in Poetic Realism.  They are haunting and lyrical, told from the perspective of a weary detective or a reluctant hero. But the narrator can't always be trusted and the truth is only revealed by moments of extreme violence that remind us that here lie the remains of pain and death, with little hope for redemption. Gilman's stories are not simply a mirror, reflecting the world of crime on the dark stage of humanity. His portrait of the urban landscape reveals not just the soul of a city but the soul of man.