John Shannon is a contemporary American author, lately of detective fiction. He began his career with four well-reviewed novels in the 1970s and 1980s, then in 1996 launched the Jack Liffey mystery series. He cites as his literary influences Raymond Chandler, Graham Greene, Robert Stone and Jim Harrison.
Books in order of publication:
The Orphan – 1972
Courage – 1975
Broken Codes – 1986
The Taking of the Waters – 1994
The Concrete River – 1996
The Cracked Earth – 1999
The Poison Sky – 2000
The Orange Curtain – 2001
Streets on Fire – 2002
City of Strangers – 2003
Terminal Island – 2004
Dangerous Games – 2005
The Dark Streets – 2007
The Devils of Bakersfield – 2008
Palos Verdes Blue – 2009
On the Nickel – 2010
A Little Too Much – 2011
The Chinese Beverly Hills – 2013
Boystown – 2025
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