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John Harvey

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in London, The United Kingdom

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http://www.mellotone.co.uk/

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Mystery & Thrillers

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aka Jon Barton, William S. Brady (with Angus Wells), L.J. Coburn (with Laurence James), J.B. Dancer (with Angus Wells), John B. Harvey, William M. James (with Terry Harknett and Laurence James), Terry Lennox, John J. McLaglen (with Laurence James), James Mann, Thom Ryder, J.D. Sandon (with Angus Wells), Jon Hart

John Harvey (born 21 December 1938 in London) is a British author of crime fiction most famous for his series of jazz-influenced Charlie Resnick novels, based in the City of Nottingham. Harvey has also published over 90 books under various names, and has worked on scripts for TV and radio. He also ran Slow Dancer Press from 1977 to 1999 publishing poetry. The first Resnick novel, Lonely Hearts, was published in 1989, and was named by ...more

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This is the End, My Friend …

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I began this blog just after my 70th birthday, when a good friend suggested 70 was a good time to do something new. And so, with that in mind and with my 76th birthday a matter of days away, I’m doing something new. Ceasing to write this Mellotone70Up blog. Partly because, while I still enjoy doing it, in the last few months it’s begun to feel a chore; and partly because I feel I sh

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Average rating: 3.79 · 16,844 ratings · 1,756 reviews · 276 distinct works • Similar authors

	Lonely Hearts (Charlie Resnick, #1) 3.80 avg rating — 2,597 ratings — published 1989 — 39 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
	Cold in Hand (Charles Resnick, #11) 3.96 avg rating — 889 ratings — published 2007 — 38 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
	Ash & Bone (Frank Elder, #2) 3.84 avg rating — 877 ratings — published 2005 — 31 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
	Flesh & Blood (Frank Elder, #1) 3.69 avg rating — 902 ratings — published 1994 — 28 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
	Cutting Edge (Charles Resnick, #3) 3.88 avg rating — 793 ratings — published 1991 — 42 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
	Rough Treatment (Charlie Resnick, #2) 3.82 avg rating — 787 ratings — published 1990 — 39 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
	Darkness, Darkness (Charlie Resnick #12) 4.04 avg rating — 667 ratings — published 2014 — 22 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
	Darkness & Light (Frank Elder, #3) 3.77 avg rating — 677 ratings — published 2006 — 37 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
	Off Minor (Charlie Resnick, #4) 3.90 avg rating — 652 ratings — published 1991 — 38 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
	Cold Light (Charlie Resnick, #6) 4.02 avg rating — 600 ratings — published 1995 — 39 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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“Promises,” his gran had said once, her sour commentary on the whole affair, “are like pie crusts—meant to be broken.”
― John Harvey, Wasted Years

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“Thomas the apostolic detective: Give me evidence, where’s the evidence? Dead without a body?”
― John Harvey, Lonely Hearts

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“The next level, consistent with Tyrväinen’s research, would be to spend five or more hours a month in nature. And finally, the top of the pyramid is one of Strayer’s three-day nature intensives.”
― John Harvey, Nature's Pathways to Mindfulness

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The Therapist by B.A. Paris

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Flesh & Blood (Frank Elder #1) by John Harvey

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