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Shane Stevens


USA flag (b.1941)

aka J W Rider

Shane Stevens is an American author of crime novels. He was born in New York, New York to John and Caroline (Royale) Stevens. His novels include Go Down Dead (1966), Way Uptown in Another World (1971), Dead City (1973), Rat Pack (1974), By Reason of Insanity (1979), and The Anvil Chorus (1985). Stephen King has claimed to being a huge fan, and gave tribute to him in his book "The Dark Half", which features violent crime novels starring a character named 'Alexis Machine,' a reference to a character of the same name from the novel "Dead City."
 

Awards: Shamus (1987)

Genres: Horror
 
Series
Malone Thriller (as by J W Rider)
   Jersey Tomatoes (1986)
   Hot Tickets (1989)
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Novels
   Go Down Dead (1966)
   Way Uptown in Another World (1971)
   Dead City (1973)
   Rat Pack (1974)
   By Reason of Insanity (1979)
   The Anvil Chorus (1985)
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