Background
Born in Arizona, Jahn spent much of his youth moving between his father"s apartment in Austin, Texas, and his mother"s various rentals in and around Los Angeles, California.
(Katrina Marino is about to become America's most infamous...)
Katrina Marino is about to become America's most infamous murder victim. This is Katrina's story, and the story of her killer. It is also the story of Katrina's neighbours, those who witnessed her murder and did nothing: the terrified Vietnam draftee; the woman who thinks she's killed a child, and her husband who will risk everything for the truth; the former soldier planning suicide and the man who saves him. And others whose lives are touched by the crime: the elderly teacher whose past is catching up with him; the amateur blackmailer who's about to find out just what sort of people he's been threatening; the corrupt cop who believes he is God's 'red right hand'. Shocking and compassionate, angry and gripping, "Acts of Violence" is a sprawling, cinematic tour-de-force, a terrifying crime novel unlike any other.
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( A thriller with the pace and tension of Mark Billingham...)
A thriller with the pace and tension of Mark Billingham and the laconic style of Ramond Chandler It wasn't every day you had the chance to track down the man who'd killed your mother. In 1964, Andrew Combs' mother is killed in front of him. His father Harry vanishes soon afterwards. Twenty-six years later Andrew wants revenge. There's only one way he can let go of his past and become the man he wants to be: track down and kill his mother's murderer. His father. But while Andrew thinks he knows what happened all those years ago, the truth is far darker. For Harry Combs turns out to be a man of many secrets. As shadowy figures from Harry's past threaten his life, and Andrew inches closer to killing him, the two men find themselves playing a very dangerous game of life and death—and only one of them can survive.
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( Private Investigator Damien Lamb: a man hardened by lif...)
Private Investigator Damien Lamb: a man hardened by life and seeking justice against those who have wronged society. When the vulnerable Abigail walks into his office asking Lamb to retrieve her daughter from the confines of infamous cult the Children of God, Lamb can't help but fall for her story. And so begins a breath-taking and dangerous journey as Lamb attempts to rescue Abigail's daughter, Lily, and bring down the charming yet heinous leader of the cult, Rhett Mosley. But Abigail's motivations might not be as clear as they first seem and Lamb finds himself in more danger than he could ever have imagined.
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(Ein Epos voller Lügen, Verrat und verlorener Moral Los A...)
Ein Epos voller Lügen, Verrat und verlorener Moral Los Angeles. Zwei Morde in derselben Nacht bringen den Unterweltboss James Manning in Bedrängnis. Ein Sündenbock muss her. Eugene Dahl, ein einfacher Mann, der morgens Milch ausliefert und abends Barhocker wärmt, ist zur falschen Zeit am falschen Ort. Doch er weigert sich, zum Spielball des organisierten Verbrechens zu werden. Um seine Haut zu retten, wird er Dinge tun müssen, die weit schlimmer sind als alles, was man ihm vorwirft.
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( A gripping thriller from the acclaimed author of Good N...)
A gripping thriller from the acclaimed author of Good Neighbors, perfect for fans of Linwood Barclay and Robert Crais Los Angeles, 1952. After 13-year-old Sandy Duncan shoots his stepfather and carves a symbol from a comic book into the corpse’s forehead, district attorney Seymour Markley launches a grand jury investigation into the murder, one that could implicate east-coast crime boss James Manning. Also in the frame is the comic book’s creator, Eugene Dahl. When threatening notes appear nailed to his front door, he is lured to a downtown hotel where one of the men who could bring down James Manning is being held. There, Eugene finds the witness murdered, as well as the police officer charged with protecting him, and all fingers point to Eugene. Forced to go on the run, Eugene devises a plan that involves deeds far worse than any of which he’s been accused.
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(When Simon Johnson is attacked in his crummy LA apartment...)
When Simon Johnson is attacked in his crummy LA apartment, he knows he must defend himself or die. Turning on the lights after the scuffle, Simon realises two things: one, he has killed his attacker; two, the resemblance of the man to himself is uncanny. Over the coming days, Simon's lonely life will spiral out of control. With his pet goldfish Francine in tow, he embarks on a gripping existential investigation, into his own murky past, and that of Jeremy Shackleford, the (apparently) happily married math teacher whose body is now lying in Simon's bathtub under forty gallons of ice. But Simon has a plan. Gradually, he begins to assume the dead man's identity, fooling Shackleford's colleagues, and even his beautiful wife. However, when mysterious messages appear on the walls around Simon's apartment, he realises that losing his old self will be more difficult than he'd imagined. Everything points to a long forgotten date the previous spring, when his life and Shackleford's first collided. As the contradictions mount, and the ice begins to melt, the events of the past year will resolve themselves in the most catastrophic way. Combining gritty noir, psychological drama and dazzling plotting, "Low Life" is a shocking novel that announces Jahn as a brilliant new voice of modern America.
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Born in Arizona, Jahn spent much of his youth moving between his father"s apartment in Austin, Texas, and his mother"s various rentals in and around Los Angeles, California.
He finished high school at sixteen, and, after dropping out of college, joined the army, an experience he has described as "ludicrous." He now lives in Louisville, Kentucky, with his wife, Jessica, and two daughters, Francine and Matilda.
At one point, while living near Los Angeles, he was one of six people sharing a one-bedroom apartment, and has said it was to avoid these cramped living quarters that he spent much of his time in public libraries.
Acts of Violence Won. The Crime Writers" Association John Creasey New Blood Dagger (2010). The Dispatcher Long-listed. The Crime Writers" Association Ian Fleming Steel Dagger (2012). Financial Times. Top Ten Crime Novel of the Year (2012). The Sunday Times. One of the Top Fifty Thrillers of the Last Five Years (2014).
( A thriller with the pace and tension of Mark Billingham...)
( A gripping thriller from the acclaimed author of Good N...)
( A gripping thriller from the acclaimed author of Good N...)
( Private Investigator Damien Lamb: a man hardened by lif...)
(When Simon Johnson is attacked in his crummy LA apartment...)
(Katrina Marino is about to become America's most infamous...)
(Ein Epos voller Lügen, Verrat und verlorener Moral Los A...)
