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Johnny Shaw

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http://www.johnnyshawauthor.com

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Mystery & Thrillers, Literature & Fiction, Crime

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James Crumley, Charles Willeford, Chester Himes, Jonathan Latimer, Don ...more

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Johnny Shaw was born and raised on the Calexico/Mexicali border, the setting for his award-winning Jimmy Veeder Fiasco series, which includes the novels DOVE SEASON and PLASTER CITY. He is also the author of the Anthony Award-winning adventure novel, BIG MARIA.

His shorter work has appeared in Thuglit, Crime Factory, Shotgun Honey, Plots with Guns, and numerous anthologies. He is the creator and editor of the fiction magazine, BLOOD & TACOS, which recently added a phone app, a Podcast, and a book imprint to its empire.

Johnny received his MFA in Screenwriting from UCLA and over the course of his writing career has seen his screenplays optioned, sold, and produced. For the last dozen years, Johnny has taught writing, both online and in person. ...more

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Ray Banks interviews Johnny

First off, if you don't know who Ray Banks is, you are dead to me. Go out, buy his books (all of them), read them, and then get back to me. I'll wait.

While I have found that the crime writing community has been shockingly supportive and inclusive, Ray has gone above and beyond in his support for DOVE SEASON. Including this interview, in which Ray asks some really great questions. Ch

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Johnny Shaw’s books

Average rating: 3.92 · 8,618 ratings · 984 reviews · 28 distinct works • Similar authors

	Plaster City (A Jimmy Veeder Fiasco, #2) 3.68 avg rating — 2,535 ratings — published 2014 — 10 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
	Dove Season (A Jimmy Veeder Fiasco, #1) 3.99 avg rating — 1,996 ratings — published 2010 — 13 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
	Big Maria 4.08 avg rating — 1,801 ratings — published 2012 — 12 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 Upper Hand 3.94 avg rating — 684 ratings — published 2018 — 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
	Imperial Valley (Jimmy Veeder Fiasco Book 3) 4.38 avg rating — 445 ratings — published 2017 — 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
	Floodgate 3.73 avg rating — 342 ratings — published 2016 — 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
	The Southland 4.11 avg rating — 153 ratings — published 2020 — 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
	Blood & Tacos #1 by Johnny Shaw (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Matthew Funk, Gary Phillips 3.56 avg rating — 110 ratings — published 2012	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 Snickerdoodle Kerfuffle 3.92 avg rating — 96 ratings — published 2013 — 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
	Blood & Tacos #2 by Johnny Shaw (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Ray Banks, Josh Stallings (Goodreads Author) 3.82 avg rating — 44 ratings — published 2012	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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Quotes by Johnny Shaw (?)

“Even a desert hare will take a finger off the dumbass that tries to pet it. If the desert can make a bunny that angry, imagine what it does to the people.”
― Johnny Shaw, Dove Season

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“Should've known when I met her mama. The big, fat acorn didn't fall too far from the big, fat tree.”
― Johnny Shaw, Big Maria

tags: humor, life

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“i ain't got the energy to argue. i'm an old man and i got to take a shit.”
― Johnny Shaw, Big Maria

tags: happy-camping, happy-playgrounds

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