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Jonathan Valin

ジョナサン・ヴァリン

Jonassan Varin

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1947-11-23 （Cincinnati, Ohio）
Nationality
United States
Languages
English
Residence History
Cincinnati, Ohio → Chicago, Illinois

Career

Occupations
mystery author, editor, music critic
Active Years
1980-
Affiliations
The Absolute Sound
Nominations
Anthony Award nominee (Life's Work, 1987), Shamus Award nominee (Second Chance, 1991)

Education

University of Chicago
Country: United States
alumnus

Awards

Shamus Award
1989
Work: Extenuating Circumstances
Category: Best Novel
Organization: Private Eye Writers of America
Result: winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Extenuating Circumstances

1989 Mystery

A Harry Stoner detective novel.

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Life's Work

1986 Mystery

Harry Stoner series.

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The Lime Pit

1980 Mystery

First Harry Stoner novel.

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Bibliography

  • The Lime Pit (1980)
  • Final Notice (1980)
  • Dead Letter (1981)
  • Day of Wrath (1982)
  • Natural Causes (1983)
  • Life's Work (1986)
  • Fire Lake (1987)
  • Extenuating Circumstances (1989)
  • Second Chance (1991)
  • The Music Lovers (1993)
  • The RCA Bible (1993)
  • Missing (1995)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
fluid writingcrisp dialogue
Recurring Motifs
Harry Stoner detective

Legacy

American mystery author known for the Harry Stoner series. Shamus Award winner.

Quotes

  • (Jonathan Valin)'s writing is so fluid, his dialogue so crisp and his stories so well-plotted that each (Harry Stoner) novel is over too soon.
    Source: Sun-Sentinel (1993)
  • Valin's latest is riveting, disturbing.
    Source: Miami Herald (1989)
  • Since Mr. Valin is an expert writer who provides coherent plots and believable dialogue, it comes as no surprise that his Stoner books have taken hold.
    Source: New York Times (1987)

Trivia

  • Wrote eleven Harry Stoner novels.
  • Helped found Fi magazine.