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Gabriel Valjan



Gabriel Valjan is the author of The Company Files, and the Shane Cleary Mysteries with Level Best Books. He has been nominated for the Agatha, Anthony, Derringer, Shamus, and Silver Falchion awards. He received the 2021 Macavity Award for Best Short Story. Gabriel is a member of the Historical Novel Society, ITW, MWA, and Sisters in Crime. He lives in Boston and answers to a tuxedo cat named Munchkin.
 

Awards: Shamus (2024), Macavity (2021)  see all

Genres: Mystery
 
New and upcoming books
October 2025

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Two Warriors
(Echoes of Italy, book 3)
November 2025

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Eyes to Deceit
(Company Files, book 4)
Series
Roma
   1. Roma, Underground (2012)
   2. Wasp's Nest (2012)
   3. Threading the Needle (2013)
   4. Turning to Stone (2015)
   5. Corporate Citizen (2016)
   6. Five Before Rome (2021)
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Company Files
   1. The Good Man (2017)
   2. The Naming Game (2019)
   3. The Devil's Music (2021)
   4. Eyes to Deceit (2025)
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Shane Cleary Mystery
   1. Dirty Old Town (2020)
   2. Symphony Road (2021)
   3. Hush Hush (2022)
   4. Liar's Dice (2023)
   5. The Big Lie (2024)
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Echoes of Italy
   1. Man of Honor (2025)
   2. The Fallen One (2025)
   3. Two Warriors (2025)
   4. Dance of the Spider (2025)
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Anthologies edited
   Seascape (2019) (with William Ade, Christine Bagley, Michael Bracken, Dames of Detection, Peter W J Hayes, Adam Meyer, Alan Orloff, Shawn Reilly Simmons and Janet Raye Stevens)
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Series contributed to
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Books containing stories by Gabriel Valjan
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Blood on the Bayou: Case Closed (2025)
Bouchercon Anthology 2025
(Bouchercon Anthology)
edited by
Don Bruns
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Every Day a Little Death (2025)
Crime Fiction Inspired by the Songs of Stephen Sondheim
(Inspired by anthologies)
edited by
Josh Pachter

More books 


Awards
2024 Shamus Award for Best Original PI Paperback : Liar's Dice
2021 Macavity Award for Best Mystery Short Story : Elysian Fields

Award nominations
2025 Macavity Award for Best Mystery Short Story (nominee) : Satan's Spit
2025 Anthony Award for Best Short Story (nominee) : Satan's Spit
2025 Anthony Award for Best Paperback original (nominee) : The Big Lie
2025 Agatha Award for Best Short Story (nominee) : Satan's Spit
2023 Shamus Award for Best Original PI Paperback (nominee) : Hush Hush
2023 Anthony Award for Best Short Story (nominee) : C.O.D.
2023 Anthony Award for Best Paperback Novel (nominee) : Hush Hush
2022 Anthony Award for Best Short Story (nominee) : Burnt Ends
2022 Agatha Award for Best Historical Novel (nominee) : The Devil's Music
2022 Agatha Award for Best Contemporary Novel (nominee) : Symphony Road
2021 Anthony Award for Best Short Story (nominee) : Elysian Fields
2021 Anthony Award for Best Paperback original (nominee) : Dirty Old Town
2021 Agatha Award for Best Short Story (nominee) : Elysian Fields
2020 Anthony Award for Best Paperback original (nominee) : The Naming Game
2020 Agatha Award for Best Historical Novel (nominee) : The Naming Game


Gabriel Valjan recommends
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Man-Killer (2024)
(Gina Cototi Cases, book 1)
Lawrence Kelter
"A dash of humor, several splashes of intrigue, and molto attitude from two strong sisters, such that the men in their lives, good or bad, don't stand a chance. There's more to lust after than collectible cars. I hopped in and loved that Lawrence Kelter's MAN-KILLER. It put me in a New York state of mind. A pitch-perfect page-turner."
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Black Label (2021)
James L'Etoile
"If this book had a tag, it would say 'proceed with caution' because nothing is what it seems. Told with a vivid and visceral style, this is le Carré's Constant Gardener meets The Fugitive. As the title suggests, BLACK LABEL is a top of the line thriller."

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