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J R Sanders


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Award-winning author J.R. Sanders is a native Midwesterner and longtime denizen of the L.A. suburbs.

His nonfiction articles appear in such periodicals as Law & Order and Wild West magazines. His books include Some Gave All, which gives true accounts of forgotten Old West lawmen killed in the line of duty.

J.R.’s first Nate Ross novel, Stardust Trail - a detective story set among the B-Western film productions of 1930s Hollywood - was a 2021 Spur Award Finalist (for Best Historical Novel), and Silver Falchion Award Finalist (for Best Investigator). His second Nate Ross novel, Dead-Bang Fall, won the 2023 Shamus Award for Best Original PI Paperback.

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Awards: Shamus (2023)  see all

Genres: Historical Mystery
 
Series
Nate Ross
   Stardust Trail (2020)
   Dead-Bang Fall (2022)
   Bring the Night (2023)
   A Killing Way (2024)
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Novels
   The Littlest Wrangler (2010)
   Emily's Gift (2020) (with Rose Sanders)
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Books containing stories by J R Sanders
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Mystery Most International (2024)
(Mystery Patrons Present, book 1)
edited by
Rita Owen, Verena Rose and Shawn Reilly Simmons
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Killin' Time in San Diego (2023)
Bouchercon 2023 Anthology
(Bouchercon Anthology)
edited by
Holly West

Awards
2023 Shamus Award for Best Original PI Paperback : Dead-Bang Fall

Award nominations
2024 Shamus Award for Best Original PI Paperback (finalist) : Bring the Night


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