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Jason Allison

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in New York, NY, The United States

June 02

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Bronx-born and raised, Jason Allison spent twenty years with the NYPD, mostly as a homicide detective. His debut novel, THE KILLING YARDS, comes out 9/22/26 from Crooked Lane Books. His fiction has won the Al Blanchard Award and been featured in Rock and a Hard Place, Fighting Words: Bruisers, Brawlers & Bad Intentions, and New England’s Best Crime Stories. Jason posts intermittently about culture at jasonallison.substack.com. He and his wife live in Massachusetts with their Golden Retriever.

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Average rating: 4.72 · 53 ratings · 22 reviews · 8 distinct works

	Rock and a Hard Place, Issue 7: Winter 2022 by Roger Nokes, Jason Allison (Goodreads Author), Rusty Barnes (Goodreads Author) 4.60 avg rating — 20 ratings — 2 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
	Rock and a Hard Place, Issue 8: Summer 2022 by Roger Nokes, Mike McHone, Jennifer Stark 4.63 avg rating — 16 ratings — 2 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
	Deadly Nightshade: Best New England Crime Stories 2022 by Susan Oleksiw (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Christine Bagley (Editor), Leslie Wheeler (Editor) 4.50 avg rating — 14 ratings — 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
	Fighting Words: Bruisers, Brawlers, & Bad Intentions by Scott Blackburn (Goodreads Author), Jason Allison (Goodreads Author) 4.88 avg rating — 8 ratings — 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
	Rock and a Hard Place, Issue 11: Summer 2024 by Roger Nokes (Editor), Joshua Murray, Colin Brightwell 4.50 avg rating — 8 ratings — 2 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
	Rock and a Hard Place, Issue 14: Summer 2025 by Jason Allison (Goodreads Author), Christine Blackwicks, Libby Cudmore (Goodreads Author) 4.75 avg rating — 4 ratings — 2 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
	Wolfsbane: Best New England Crime Stories 2023 by Christine Bagley (Editor), Susan Oleksiw (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Leslie Wheeler (Editor) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — 2 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 Killing Yards it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 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

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The Given Day (Coughlin #1)

by Dennis Lehane (Goodreads Author)

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Jason Allison entered a giveaway A Violent Masterpiece by Jordan Harper (Goodreads Author) 20 copies available, ends on June 02, 2026 Enter to win »
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Jason Allison and 1 other person liked Bookreporter.com Mystery & Thriller's review of A Violent Masterpiece: "A word to the wise: Before picking up Jordan Harper's latest thriller, you're going to want to clear some room on your calendar. It's a propulsive, driving read, despite the recurring theme of getting caught in traffic at the worst possible moments. T" Read more of this review »
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Jason Allison and 18 other people liked Lee's review of Transcription: "A slight novel in which the second and third sections transform what you had thought of the previous section(s), exploring themes of representation, lying, fiction, dream, cognitive decline confabulation, creative association, art's ability to renew " Read more of this review »
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