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John Harvey


UK flag (b.1938)

aka Harvey Ardman, Jon Barton, William S Brady, L J Coburn, J B Dancer, John B Harvey, William M James, Terry Lennox, John J McLaglen, James Mann, Thom Ryder, J D Sandon

John Harvey is best known for his richly praised sequence of ten Nottingham-based Charlie Resnick novels, the first of which, Lonely Hearts, was recently chosen by The Times as one of the '100 Best Crime Novels of the Century'. He is also a poet, dramatist and broadcaster.After living in Nottingham for a good number of years, he has now returned to London to live with his partner and their young daughter.
 

Awards: CWA (2007), Barry (2005)  see all

Genres: Western, Mystery, Thriller
 
Series
Apache (as by William M James)
   1. The First Death (1974)
   2. Knife in the Night (1975)
   3. Duel to the Death (1975)
   4. The Death Train (1975)
   5. Fort Treachery (1975)
   6. Sonora Slaughter (1976)
   7. Blood Line (1976)
   8. Blood On the Tracks (1977)
   9. Naked and the Savage (1977)
   10. All Blood is Red (1980)
   11. The Cruel Trail (1978)
   12. Fool's Gold (1978)
   13. Best Man (1979)
   14. Born to Die (1979)
   15. Blood Rising (1979)
   16. Texas Killing (1980)
   17. Blood Brother (1980)
   18. Slow Dying (1980)
   19. Fast Living (1981)
   20. Death Dragon (1981)
   21. Blood Wedding (1981)
   22. Border Killing (1982)
   23. Death Valley (1982)
   24. Death Ride (1983)
   25. Times Past (1983)
   26. The Hanging (1983)
   27. Debt of Blood (1984)
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Scott Mitchell
   1. Amphetamines and Pearls (1976)
   2. The Geranium Kiss (1976)
   3. Junkyard Angel (1977)
   4. Neon Madman (1977)
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Deathshop (as by Jon Barton)
   1. Kill Hitler (1976)
   2. Forest of Death (1977)
   3. Lightning Strikes (1977)
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Lawmen (as by J B Dancer)
   1. The Evil Breed (1977)
   2. Kansas Bloody Kansas (1977)
   3. Judgment Day (1978)
   4. Vengeance Trail (1978)
   5. Hanged Man (1979)
   6. One Way to Die (1980)
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Caleb Thorn (as by L J Coburn)
   1. First Shot (1977)
   2. The Raiders (1977)
   3. Brotherly Death (1978)
   4. Bloody Shiloh (1978)
   5. Death River (1978)
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Hawk (as by William S Brady)
   1. The Sudden Guns (1979)
   2. Blood Money (1979)
   3. Death's Bounty (1979)
   4. Killing Time (1980)
   5. Fool's Gold (1980)
   6. Blood Kin (1980)
   7. Gates of Death (1980)
   8. Desperadoes (1981)
   9. The Widowmaker (1981)
   10. Dead Man's Hand (1981)
   11. Sierra Gold (1982)
   12. Death and Jack Shade (1982)
   13. Killer's Breed (1982)
   14. Border War (1983)
   15. Killer! (1983)
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Hart: The Regulator (as by John B Harvey)
   1. Cherokee Outlet (1980)
   2. Blood Trail (1980)
   3. Tago (1980)
   4. The Silver Lie (1980)
   5. Blood on the Border (1981)
   6. Ride the Wide Country (1981)
   7. Arkansas Breakout (1982)
   8. John Wesley Hardin (1982)
   9. California Bloodlines (1982)
   10. The Skinning Place (1982)
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Peacemaker (as by William S Brady)
   1. Comanche! (1981)
   2. Outlaws (1981)
   3. Whiplash (1981)
   4. Lynch Law (1981)
   5. Bloodrun (1982)
   6. War-party (1983)
   7. One Thousand Dollar Death (1984)
   8. The Lost (1984)
   9. Shoot-out! (1984)
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Tempest Twins
   Daylight Robbery! (1987)
   Downeast to Danger! (1988)
   Runner! (1988)
   Hot Property! (1998)
   Terror Trap! (1998)
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Resnick
   1. Lonely Hearts (1989)
   2. Rough Treatment (1990)
   3. Cutting Edge (1991)
   4. Off Minor (1992)
   5. Wasted Years (1993)
   6. Cold Light (1994)
   7. Living Proof (1995)
   8. Easy Meat (1996)
   9. Still Water (1997)
   10. Last Rites (1998)
   Now's the Time (2002)
   11. Cold in Hand (2008)
   Going Down Slow (2014)
   12. Darkness, Darkness (2014)
   Charlie Resnick: A Mysterious Profile (2022)
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Frank Elder
   1. Flesh and Blood (2004)
   2. Ash and Bone (2005)
   3. Darkness and Light (2006)
   4. Body and Soul (2018)
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Novels
   Avenging Angel (1975) (as by Thom Ryder)
   Endgame (1975) (as by Harvey Ardman)
   Angel Alone (1975) (as by Thom Ryder)
   Frame (1979)
   Blind (1981)
   Endgame (1983) (as by James Mann)
   Dancer Draws a Wild Card (1985) (as by Terry Lennox)
   In a True Light (2001)
   Nick's Blues (2008)
   Good Bait (2011)
   Blue Watch (2019)
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Collections
   Ghost of a Chance (poems) (1992)
   Bluer Than This (poems) (1998)
   Minor Key (2009)
   A Darker Shade of Blue (2010)
   Out of Silence (poems) (2014)
   Going Down Slow and Other Stories (2017)
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Novellas and Short Stories
   Trouble in Mind (2007)
   Fedora (2014)
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Anthologies edited
   Blue Lightning (1998)
   Men from Boys (2003)
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Omnibus editions show
 
Books containing stories by John Harvey
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Playing Dead (2025)
Short Stories by Members of the Detection Club
edited by
Martin Edwards

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Awards
2007 CWA Diamond Dagger
2005 Barry Award for Best British Crime Novel : Flesh and Blood
2004 CWA Gold Dagger : Flesh and Blood

Award nominations
2015 Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year (shortlist) : Darkness, Darkness
2010 Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year (shortlist) : Cold in Hand
2009 Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year (shortlist) : Gone to Ground
2008 Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year (shortlist) : Darkness and Light
2007 Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year (shortlist) : Ash and Bone
2005 Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Mystery/Thriller (nominee) : Ash and Bone
1990 CWA Gold Dagger (shortlist) : Rough Treatment


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