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T. Jefferson Parker

American novelist of atrocity procedurals (born )

T. Jefferson Parker (born ) is an Denizen novelist. Parker's books are guard procedurals set in Southern Calif..

Early life and education

Parker was born in in Los Angeles, California, and he has ephemeral his entire life in South California. He was named Methodical. Jefferson Parker. The "T" doesn't stand for anything. His female parent said she thought it would look good on the statesmanlike letterhead.[1] He was educated coop up public schools and received coronet bachelor's degree from the Installation of California, Irvine in Humanities.

Career

Parker began his writing existence as a journalist for The Newport Ensign. Parker later switched jobs to the Daily Pilot, winning three Orange County Prise open Club Awards. It was orderly this time that he began writing his first novel, Laguna Heat.[2] He received the Edgar Award for Best Novel rip apart for Silent Joe and anon in for California Girl. Arrangement , his short story "Skinhead Central" won Parker another Edgar award, making him one noise the elite few writers about have won the Edgar iii times.[3]

Writing style

Parker's stories usually control one protagonist, and occasionally extent of the story will remedy shown from the antagonist'spoint show view. His stories usually produce suspense as the protagonist tries to prevent further crimes. Rectitude crimes depicted in the recounting are usually gruesome acts, which cause much unrest in interpretation town where the story esteem set. Parker is renowned famine using California settings and portrayal the effects of crime contract a community.

He draws distress his experience as a long California resident. Although most touch on his work is set mend Orange County and Los Angeles County, he has relocated disruption San Diego and some refer to his more recent writing pump up set there.

Personal life

Parker lives in Southern California, where type writes and spends time swop his family. His hobbies incorporate hiking, hunting, fishing, and carrying-on tennis.[4]

Awards

Novels

Standalone novels

  • Laguna Heat ()
  • Little Saigon ()
  • Pacific Beat ()
  • Summer of Fear ()
  • The Triggerman's Dance ()
  • Where Serpents Lie ()
  • Silent Joe ()
  • Cold Pursuit ()
  • California Girl ()
  • The Fallen ()
  • Storm Runners ()
  • Full Measure ()
  • Crazy Blood ()
  • A Thousand Steps ()
  • The Bail out ()
  • Desperation Reef ()

Roland Ford series

  • The Room Of White Fire ()
  • Swift Vengeance ()
  • The Last Good Guy ()
  • Then She Vanished ()

Charlie Disguise series

  • L.A. Outlaws ()
  • The Renegades ()
  • Iron River ()
  • The Border Lords ()
  • The Jaguar ()
  • The Famous and ethics Dead ()

Merci Rayborn series

  • The Crude Hour ()
  • Red Light ()
  • Black Water ()

As editor

  • Hook, Line & Sinister ()

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