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I was born and raised in New York City. I spent over three decades as a criminal defense lawyer in San Francisco. Before I became a lawyer, I earned an MA in Creative Writing from San Francisco State University. These days I split my time between Bangkok, Thailand, and Tampa, Florida.

I write short stories in several genres ,some of which can be read on my blog, http://www.stephenshaiken.com/ , listed below.

I have written three novels in the NJA Series, featuring American expat lawyer Glenn Murray Cohen: Bangkok Shadows, Bangkok Whispers, and Bangkok Blues, all available on Amazon as an E book or in paperback. I describe the novels as "exotic noir thrillers." A fourth book in the series will be released early next year.

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Bangkok Shadows is the first novel in the acclaimed NJA Club Series. Follow the adventures of US expat lawyer Glenn Murray Cohen, and his eclectic friends from Bangkok’s mysterious NJA Club. In Bangkok Shadows, Glenn is pressured by the CIA into kidnapping a dangerous Russian gangster wanted in America. In subsequent nov

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Dubliners: The Original 1914 Complete and Unabridged Edition ( James Joyce Classics)

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