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Michael Jahn

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in Cincinnati, The United States

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http://mikejahn.moxietype.net

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Genre

Mystery & Thrillers, Science Fiction, Memoir

Influences

Georges Simenon, Dorothy L. Sayers, Jack Kerouac, Federico Fellini and ...more

Member Since

February 2012

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I'm a reporter, photographer, and professional novelist. A newspaperman's son, I began my daily newspaper career at The New York Times, where I was hired in 1968 to cover the music beat (folk, blues, and rock), making me the first full-time rock journalist for major media.

That made me well-enough known (or notorious, maybe) so that a few years on I switched to writing fiction, mostly detective novels, and have published 50 books, one of which won the prestigious Edgar Award.

In reviewing "Night Rituals" (1982), the New Yorker wrote that "Jahn writes with a flourish that is entirely his own." And they didn't say "and he can keep it too" so I've been using that quote ever since.

Right now (2012) I'm publishing Kindle editions of my critically ...more

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The Uber Chronicles #3: Jose no habla Ingles

Uber driver numero uno, Ronaldo, couldn’t find the pickup spot.

Uber driver numero dos, Arturo, couldn’t find me either.

Uber driver numero tres, Jose, found me

pero

Jose no habla Ingles.

pero

Miguel ... I may as well go back to using my high school nickname, what with all the Latino Uber drivers I’ve been getting ... habla un poco Espanol. Badly, and mainly to negotiate the acquisition of tequila and b

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Michael Jahn’s books

Average rating: 3.49 · 513 ratings · 71 reviews · 71 distinct works • Similar authors

	Dragon: the Bruce Lee story 3.81 avg rating — 79 ratings — published 1993 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Armada 3.25 avg rating — 51 ratings — published 1982	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Frighteners by Michael Jahn (Goodreads Author), Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh 3.76 avg rating — 41 ratings — published 1996 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Murder at the Museum of Natural History (Bill Donovan, #4) 3.02 avg rating — 44 ratings — published 1994 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Murder in Central Park (Bill Donovan, #7) 3.43 avg rating — 30 ratings — published 2000 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Murder in Coney Island (Bill Donovan, #9) 3.54 avg rating — 28 ratings — published 2003 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Murder on Theatre Row (Bill Donovan, #5) 3.38 avg rating — 29 ratings — published 1997 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Murder on Fifth Avenue (Bill Donovan, #6) 3.73 avg rating — 26 ratings — published 1998 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Wine, Women and War 3.52 avg rating — 25 ratings — published 1975 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Black Sheep Squadron: Devil In The Slot by Michael Jahn (Goodreads Author), Stephen J. Cannell, Philip DeGuere 3.36 avg rating — 25 ratings — published 1979	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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The Japan Expedition 1852-1854 The Personal Journal of Commodore Matthew C. Perry

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“Said Buddha to the hot dog vendor, "make me one with everything.”
― New York Magazine

tags: buddha, hot-dog, humor-inspirational

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