Jason Starr
Jason Starr (born November 22, 1966 in Brooklyn , New York City ) is an American writer and screenwriter . Starr has become internationally known in particular for his crime novels. He lives and writes in New York.
biography
Starr began writing short stories while he was still in college at Binghamton University . Soon he focused on scripts and plays for off-off Broadway theaters. Since he could not live from his writing activity for a long time, he earned his living with various jobs, for example as a telephone seller.
Meanwhile, his crime novels full of black humor and his scripts are so successful that he can concentrate fully on writing.
bibliography
Novels
- 1997 Cold Caller
- Top Job, German by Bernhard Robben ; Zurich: Diogenes 1998. ISBN 3-257-06187-0
- 1998 Nothing Personal
- The last bet, German by Bernhard Robben; Zurich: Diogenes 2001. ISBN 3-257-06274-5
- 2000 fake ID
- A really nice guy, German by Hans M. Herzog; Zurich: Diogenes 2002. ISBN 3-257-06315-6
- 2002 Hard Feelings
- Hard Feelings, German by Bernhard Robben; Zurich: Diogenes 2003. ISBN 3-257-06350-4
- 2002 Tough Luck
- Ran stupid, German by Hans M. Herzog; Zurich: Diogenes 2014. ISBN 3-257-24291-3
- 2004 Twisted City
- Twisted City, German by Bernhard Robben; Zurich: Diogenes 2006. ISBN 3-257-06476-4
- 2006 Bust (with Ken Bruen )
- Flop, German by Richard Betzenbichler; Berlin: Rotbuch 2008. ISBN 3-86789-023-4
- 2006 Lights Out
- Brooklyn Brothers, German by Ulla Kösters; Zurich: Diogenes 2011. ISBN 978-3-257-24078-8
- 2007 The Follower
- Stalking, German by Ulla Kösters; Zurich: Diogenes 2009. ISBN 978-3-257-23901-0
- 2007 Slide (with Ken Bruen)
- Crack, German by Richard Betzenbichler; Berlin: Rotbuch 2009. ISBN 978-3-86789-067-0
- 2008 The Max (with Ken Bruen)
- 2009 Panic Attack
- Panik, German from Ulla Kösters; Zurich: Diogenes 2010. ISBN 978-3-257-24040-5
- 2011 The Pack
- 2012 The Craving
- 2015 Savage Lane
- Fantasies, German by Hans M. Herzog; Zurich: Diogenes 2015. ISBN 978-3-257-86273-7
Awards
- 2004: Barry Award for Best Paperback Novel for Tough Luck
- 2005: Anthony Award for Best Paperback Novel for Twisted City
Web links
- Literature by and about Jason Starr in the catalog of the German National Library
- Jason Starr's official website
Individual evidence
- ↑ Jason Starr at hammett-krimis.de
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Rigid, Jason |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 22, 1966 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | New York City |