John Harvey
Bio
John was born in London, in 1938. He studied at Goldgmiths' College, the University of London, and Hatfiled Polytechnic. He earned his Masters Degree in American Studies at the University of Notthingham.
He married and had two children, Tom and Leanne Harvey (twins). The marriage ended in divorce in the mid-seventies. He had a third child, Molly Ernestine Boiling, in August of 1998.
He taught English and Drama in secondary schools for over ten years, stopping in 1975. Since that time, he has made his living primarily with his writing. He has written over 90 novels, for both adults and young adults. He has also been involved in writing poetry, television and radio scripts. From 1977 until 1999, John ran Slow Dancer Press, and edited the Slow Dancer magazine until 1993. Slow Dancer Press continues to publish poetry and fiction, with a focus on crime fiction, short stories and writing dealing with jazz and blues.
He has been published under a variety of pseudonyms, including James Mann, Terry Lennox, John J. McLaglen, William S. Brady, J.D. Sandon, L.J. Coburn, J.B. Dancer, William M. James, Thom Ryder, Jon Barton and Jon Hart.
From 1980 until 1986, he taught Film and Literature at the University of Notthingham, part-time. He acted as a regular tutor for residential writing courses run by the Arvon Foundation, and was on the teaching faculty of the Squaw Valley Community of Writers Fiction Workshop (Northern California).
His work has won numerous awards, including the Sherlock Award for Best British Detective (1999) for Last Rites, Grand Prix du Romain Noir Etranger du Cognace (2000) for Lumière Froide (Cold Light).
John no longer teaches, but does still occasionally give readings of his work. As evident from him Charlie Resnick novels, he is a true jazz aficionado; in 1995 he made a recording of some of his poems and the Second Naturejazz group playing accompaniment. (Second Naturejazz is one of the two musical groups John plays with when he has the opportunity to do so.) He now lives in Cornwall, with his third daughter and her mother, Sarah Boiling.
Bibliography
Charlie Resnick Series:
Now's the Time: The Complete Resnick Short Stories (1999)
Last Rites (1998)
Still Waters (1997)
Easy Meat (1996)
Living Proof (1995)
Cold Light (1994)
Wasted Years (1993)
Off Minor (1992)
Cutting Edge (1991)
Rough Treatment (1990)
Lonely Hearts (1989)
Other Crime Novels:
Ash & Bone (upcoming)
Flesh and Blood (2004)
In A True Light (2001)
Dancer Draws a Wild Card (as Terry Lennox) (1985)
Endgame (as James Mann) (1982)
Blind (1981)
Frame (1979)
Neon Madman (1977)
Junkyard Angel (1977)
The Geranium Kiss (1976)
Amphetamines and Pearls (1976)
In addition to crime fiction, John has written various kinds of fiction, including juvenile and western. He has also written poetry, short stories and novelisations for television and radio. See the author's site for all the details.
Links
John Harvey's Official Site
Review of Last Rites