John Harvey (writer)

John Harvey (born December 21, 1938 in London ) is a British crime and western writer . He wrote his western novels under the pseudonyms John J. McLaglen , William S. Brady or John B. Harvey .

Life

John Harvey studied at the University of London and then taught English and theater, first in Heanor ( Derbyshire ), later in Andover and Stevenage . This was followed by an American studies course at the University of Nottingham , where he taught film and American literature between 1980 and '86. In 2009 he received an honorary doctorate from Nottingham University.

John Harvey is the author of more than a hundred books, including crime and western novels, but also books for young people, books of poetry, and screenplays for television and radio texts. Between 1977 and 1999 he ran the Slow Dancer Press publishing house . As a jazz musician, he recorded some of his poems in 1995 with the jazz band "Second Nature" under the title Ghosts of a Chance .

Harvey became known with a series of crime novels based in Nottingham about police inspector Charlie Resnick. His first Resnick crime thriller Lonely Hearts (1989) is now considered a masterpiece and was included in the London Times list of the '100 best crime thrillers of the 20th century'. Harvey discontinued the Resnick series after eleven novels and a few short stories in 2008.

John Harvey lives in Nottingham with his partner and their daughter.

Awards

• 1997 Award for Best Foreign Novel from the Association of French Crime Writers for Off Minor
• 1998 Sherlock Award for Last Rites
• 2000 Grand Prix du Roman Noir Étranger for Cold Light
• 2004 Silver Dagger for Flesh and Blood
• 2004 Barry Award - Best British Detective Novel category for Flesh and Blood
• 2007 Cartier Diamond Dagger in recognition of his life's work
• 2008 Crime of the year 2007 (8th place) in the KrimiWelt best list for Scream not so loud (Original: Flesh and Blood)

Works (selection)

The Scott Mitchell series

• Amphetamines and Pearls . Sphere Books, London 1976, ISBN 0-7221-4385-0 .
• The Geranium Kiss . Sphere Books, London 1976, ISBN 0-7221-4406-7 .
• Junkyard Angel . Sphere Books, London 1977, ISBN 0-7221-4407-5 .
• Neon Madman , Sphere Books, London 1977, ISBN 0-7221-4408-3 .
• Frame . Severn House, London 1995, ISBN 0-7278-4838-0 (EA London 1979).
• Blind . Magnum Press, London 1981, ISBN 0-417-05380-0 .
• Endgame . New English Library, London 1982, ISBN 0-450-04848-9 (under the pseudonym James Mann).
• Dancer draws a wild card . Hale, London 1985, ISBN 0-7090-2210-7 (under the pseudonym Terry Lennox).

The Charlie Resnick series

• Lonely Hearts . Penguin, London 1989, ISBN 0-14-010416-X .
  • Seduction to death . Dtv, Munich 2009, ISBN 978-3-423-21112-3 (EA Munich 1993).
• Rough Treatment . Viking, London 1990, ISBN 0-670-82644-8 .
  • Special treatment . Goldmann, Munich 1993, ISBN 3-442-41454-7 .
• Cutting Edge . Viking, London 1991, ISBN 0-670-83186-7 .
  • Deep cut . Dtv, Munich 2009, ISBN 978-3-423-21146-8 .
• Off minor . Mandarin Books, London 1996, ISBN 0-7493-2155-5 (EA London 1992).
  • Missed . Goldmann, Munich 1994, ISBN 3-442-41456-3 .
  • The child catcher . Dtv, Munich 2010, ISBN 978-3-423-21202-1 .
• Wasted years . Viking, London 1993, ISBN 0-670-84534-5 .
• Cold Light . Heinemann, London 1994, ISBN 0-434-00119-8 .
  • Fog over the river . Goldmann, Munich 1996, ISBN 3-442-43138-7 .
  • Fog over the river . Dtv, Munich 2010, ISBN 978-3-423-21242-7 .
• Living proof . Heinemann, London 1995, ISBN 0-434-00121-X .
• Easy meat . Heinemann, London 1996, ISBN 0-434-00314-X .
  • The flesh is weak . Dtv, Munich 2011, ISBN 978-3-423-21279-3 .
• Still water . Heinemann, London 1997, ISBN 0-434-00326-3 .
• Last rites . Heinemann, London 1998, ISBN 0-434-00328-X .
• Now's the time . Heinemann, London 2002, ISBN 0-434-01027-8 ( short stories, EA London 1999).
• Cold in hand . Heinemann, London 2008, ISBN 978-0-434-01694-5 .
  • Take care of yourself . Dtv, Munich 2012, ISBN 978-3-423-21346-2 .
• Darkness, Darkness (Resnick's last case). Heinemann, London 2014
  • Underground (Resnick's last case). Ars vivendi , Cadolzburg 2016, ISBN 978-3-869-13723-0 .

Deathshop cycle

• Kill Hitler . Corgi Books, London 1976, ISBN 0-552-10206-7 .
• Forest to death . Corgi Books, London 1977, ISBN 0-552-10351-9 .
• Lightning strikes . Corgi Books, London 1977, ISBN 0-552-10401-9 .

The Frank Elder series

• Flesh and Blood . Heinemann, London 2004, ISBN 0-434-01223-8 .
  • Don't scream so loud . Dtv, Munich 2007, ISBN 978-3-423-20956-4 .
• Ash and Bone . Heinemann, London 2005, ISBN 0-434-01224-6 .
  • Don't look back . Dtv, Munich 2007, ISBN 978-3-423-21012-6 .
• Darkness and Light . Heinemann, London 2006, ISBN 0-434-01445-1 .
  • Don't sleep too long . Dtv, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-423-21064-5 .

Grayson & Walker series

• Gone to Ground . Heinemann, London 2007, ISBN 978-0-15-101363-0 .
  • Shattering glass. A case for Will Grayson and Helen Walker . Dtv, Munich 2011, ISBN 978-3-423-21322-6 .
• Far Cry . Heinemann, London 2009, ISBN 978-0-434-01692-1 .
  • Scream from afar. A case for Will Grayson and Helen Walker . Dtv, Munich 2012, ISBN 978-3-423-21392-9 ,

Standalones

Novels

• In A True Light . Heinemann, London 2001, ISBN 0-434-00996-2 .
• Nick's blues . Five Leaves Books, Nottingham 2008, ISBN 978-1-905512-46-1 .

stories

• Minor key . Heinemann, London 2009.
• A Darker Shade of Blue . Heinemann, London 2010, ISBN 978-0-434-02033-1 .

Non-fiction

• Herbie Rides Again. Adapted from "Walt Disney Productions" . New English Library, London 1977, ISBN 0-450-03140-3 .
  • Herbie, the great beetle . Delphin Verlag, Zurich 1978, ISBN 3-7735-0407-1 (the book on the film; translated by Ginny Boxer).

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c} Translated by Mechthild Sandberg-Ciletti.
2. ↑ ^{a b c d} Translated by Bernhard Schmid.
3. ↑ ^{a b c d e f g} Translated by Sophie Kreutzfeldt.
4. ↑ Translated by Gottfried Röckelein.

Web links

• John Harvey's homepage
• Crime couch entry on Harvey
• John Harvey - Interview - on literature.de, November 11, 2008
• Interview with John Harvey on thisisnottingham.co.uk, May 22, 2009