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Dave Stanton

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Born

in Detroit, The United States

Website

http://www.DanRenoNovels.com

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Crime, Fiction, Ebooks

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James Lee Burke, James Crumley

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Dave Stanton is the author of ten hard-boiled detective novels. The first nine are the Dan Reno series. They do not have to be read chronologically to be enjoyed, but for those who want to know, the order is: Stateline, Dying for the Highlife, Speed Metal Blues, Dark Ice, Hard Prejudice, The Doomsday Girl, Right Cross, The Asylum Thread, and The Last Boundary.

Stanton released the first novel in his Dan Reynolds hard-boiled crime series in July, 2026.

Born in Detroit, Michigan, in 1960, Dave Stanton moved to Northern California in 1961. He received a BA in journalism from San Jose State University in 1983. Over the years, he worked as a bartender, newspaper advertising salesman, furniture mover, debt collector, and technology salesman. He has ...more

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	Stateline: A Crime Thriller (Dan Reno Novel Series) 3.99 avg rating — 8,507 ratings — published 2013 — 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
	Dying for the Highlife: A Hard-Boiled Crime Novel: Dan Reno Private Detective Noir Mystery Series (Dan Reno Novel Series) 4.10 avg rating — 1,519 ratings — published 2014 — 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
	Speed Metal Blues: A Hard-Boiled Crime Novel: Dan Reno Private Detective Noir Mystery Series (Dan Reno Novel Series) 4.36 avg rating — 1,074 ratings — published 2014 — 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
	Dark Ice: A Hard-Boiled Crime Novel: Dan Reno Private Detective Noir Mystery Series (Dan Reno Novel Series) 4.39 avg rating — 920 ratings — published 2015 — 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
	Hard Prejudice: A Hard-Boiled Crime Novel: Dan Reno Private Detective Noir Mystery Series (Dan Reno Novel Series) 4.41 avg rating — 875 ratings — published 2015 — 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
	The Doomsday Girl: A Hard-Boiled Crime Novel: Dan Reno Private Detective Noir Mystery Series (Dan Reno Novel Series) 4.51 avg rating — 758 ratings — published 2017 — 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
	Right Cross: A Hard-Boiled Crime Novel: Dan Reno Private Detective Noir Mystery Series (Dan Reno Novel Series) 4.51 avg rating — 628 ratings — published 2019 — 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 Asylum Thread: A Crime Thriller: Dan Reno Private Detective Noir Mystery Series (Dan Reno Novel Series) 4.53 avg rating — 560 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 Last Boundary: A Dan Reno Novel (Dan Reno Novel Series Book 9) 4.57 avg rating — 231 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 Dan Reno Hard-Boiled Crime Series Box Set - Books 2-5: Private Detective Noir Mystery Series (Dan Reno Novel Series) 4.48 avg rating — 130 ratings	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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“uninformed skepticism is the domain of fools.”
― Dave Stanton, The Doomsday Girl: A Hard-Boiled Crime Novel: Dan Reno Private Detective Noir Mystery Series

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“drinking”
― Dave Stanton, Stateline

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“He had her buns up kneelin’, and he was wheelin’ and dealin’.”
― Dave Stanton, Dying for the Highlife: A Hard-Boiled Crime Novel: Dan Reno Private Detective Noir Mystery Series

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