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T Jefferson Parker


USA flag (b.1953)

T Jefferson Parker was born in Los Angeles and has lived all his life in Southern California. He was educated in public schools in Orange County, and earned a bachelor's degree in English from the University of California, Irvine, in 1976.
 

Genres: Mystery, Thriller, Literary Fiction
 
New and upcoming books
July 2024

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Desperation Reef
 
Series
Merci Rayborn
   1. The Blue Hour (1999)
   2. Red Light (2000)
   3. Black Water (2002)
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Charlie Hood
   1. L.A. Outlaws (2008)
   2. The Renegades (2009)
   3. Iron River (2009)
   4. The Border Lords (2011)
   5. The Jaguar (2012)
   6. The Famous and the Dead (2013)
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Roland Ford
   1. The Room of White Fire (2017)
   2. Swift Vengeance (2018)
   3. The Last Good Guy (2019)
   4. Then She Vanished (2020)
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Novels
   Laguna Heat (1985)
   Little Saigon (1988)
   Pacific Beat (1991)
   Summer of Fear (1993)
   The Triggerman's Dance (1996)
   Where Serpents Lie (1998)
   Silent Joe (2001)
   Cold Pursuit (2003)
   California Girl (2004)
   The Fallen (2006)
   Storm Runners (2007)
   No Rest for the Dead (2011) (with others)
   Full Measure (2014)
   Crazy Blood (2016)
   A Thousand Steps (2022)
   The Rescue (2023)
   Desperation Reef (2024)
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Novellas and Short Stories
   Silent Hunt (2014) (with John Lescroart)
   Amazonia (2016)
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Anthologies edited
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Non fiction show
 
Omnibus editions show
 
T Jefferson Parker recommends
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Beyond All Doubt (2024)
Hilton Reed
"Beyond All Doubt is a taut, smart, and emotionally rich thriller. Reed has a sharp eye for character and a screenwriter's feel for action. This tale is sleek as a mink and fast as a bullet."
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Valley of Refuge (2023)
John Teschner
"A sleek, stylish thriller about the high cost of living in paradise. Keen-eyed, heartfelt, and hard to put down."
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The Last Songbird (2023)
(Pacific Coast Highway Mystery, book 1)
Daniel Weizmann
"The Last Songbird is rock noir at its best. It sneaks up on you like a hook line, and when it's over, you can't get it out of your head. Hapless hero/songwriter Addy Zantz is witty, gritty and determined to solve the murder of his idol and muse, the legendary rock star, Annie Linden. Daniel Weizmann's L.A. is half Warren Zevon and half Raymond Chandler. Bravo."

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Anthologies containing stories by T Jefferson Parker
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Manhattan Mayhem (2015)
(Mystery Writers of America Presents)
edited by
Mary Higgins Clark
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Last Seen off Stingray Point (2014)
And 8 Other Dances With Death On The Western Edge
edited by
Wayne Carlson

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Awards
Edgar Awards Best Novel nominee (2001) : Red Light
Edgar Awards Best Novel winner (2002) : Silent Joe
Macavity Awards Best Novel nominee (2002) : Silent Joe
Anthony Awards Best Novel nominee (2005) : California Girl
Edgar Awards Best Novel winner (2005) : California Girl
Macavity Awards Best Novel nominee (2005) : California Girl
Shamus Awards Best Hardcover Novel winner (2018) : The Room of White Fire


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