For the Louisiana rockabilly musician, see Gerald "Tommy" Tomlinson.Gerald Arthur Tomlinson (January 24, 1933 – June 24, 2006) was a crime writer and editor.
He wrote about sports, crime and New Jersey topis.
Over twenty-five of his stories appeared in Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine and Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine.
He became a member of Mystery Writers of America in 1993.
He was a member of the Society for American Baseball Research and he served on the Publications Committee from 1990 through 1991.