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Jake Needham

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Born

Texas, The United States

Website

http://www.JakeNeedhamNovels.com

Twitter

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Genre

Mystery & Thrillers

Member Since

September 2011

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JAKE NEEDHAM received the Barry Award at Bouchercon 2024, the world's largest convention of mystery readers, for BEST PAPERBACK MYSTERY OF 2024. He is a three-time Barry Award nominee, as well as a nominee for the International Thriller Writers' award for BEST PAPERBACK THRILLER OF THE YEAR.

Needham is an American screen and television writer who has lived in Thailand for over thirty years. He started writing crime novels when he realized he really didn't like movies and television all that much. Since then, he has published fifteen popular mysteries and thrillers in two different series — The Inspector Samuel Tay Novels, and the Jack Shepherd Novels — as well as the international bestseller, THE BIG MANGO.

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Average rating: 4.2 · 12,480 ratings · 878 reviews · 48 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Ambassador's Wife (Inspector Samuel Tay #1) 4.03 avg rating — 2,576 ratings — published 2008 — 15 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
	Laundry Man (The Jack Shepherd Novels #1) 3.79 avg rating — 1,627 ratings — published 2002 — 9 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 Dead American (Inspector Samuel Tay #3) 4.19 avg rating — 1,045 ratings — published 2014 — 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
	The Umbrella Man (Inspector Samuel Tay #2) 4.28 avg rating — 859 ratings — published 2012 — 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
	Killing Plato (The Jack Shepherd Novels #2) 4.04 avg rating — 873 ratings — published 2007 — 11 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
	Who the Hell is Harry Black? (Inspector Samuel Tay #7) 4.57 avg rating — 657 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
	And Brother It's Starting to Rain (Inspector Samuel Tay #5) 4.49 avg rating — 605 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
	The Girl in the Window (Inspector Samuel Tay #4) 4.45 avg rating — 596 ratings — 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
	Mongkok Station (Inspector Samuel Tay #6) 4.59 avg rating — 547 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
	A World of Trouble (The Jack Shepherd Novels #3) 4.22 avg rating — 561 ratings — published 2012 — 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

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Series by Jake Needham

The Mean Streets of Asia Crime Novels (12 books)
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4.15 avg rating — 10,714 ratings

Inspector Samuel Tay (7 books)
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4.26 avg rating — 6,884 ratings

Jack Shepherd (6 books)
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4.08 avg rating — 4,290 ratings

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“For some reason, America produced an inexhaustible supply of sanctimonious killjoys endlessly crusading to improve everyone else’s life.”
― Jake Needham, And Brother It's Starting to Rain

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“Oh for God’s sake, Jack, lighten up. You know the old saying. Every man loves the smell of his own farts.” In”
― Jake Needham, Laundry Man

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“An escorted basis?” Tay asked. “Authorized embassy personnel must be with you at all times.” “What happens if I have to go to the bathroom?” The young marine didn’t smile. “I hear that one every day, sir.” God, what’s wrong with these people? Don’t any of them have a sense of humor?”
― Jake Needham, The Ambassador's Wife

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