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T. Jefferson Parker

T. Jefferson Parker is the author of numerous novels and short stories, the winner of three Edgar Awards, and the recipient of a Los Angeles Times Book Prize for best mystery. Before becoming a full-time novelist, he was an award-winning reporter. He lives in Fallbrook, California, and can be found at tjeffersonparker.com.

The Books Behind A Thousand Steps

By T. Jefferson Parker

November 3, 2021

I called upon a lifetime of reading for my latest novel, A Thousand Steps, a coming-of-age thriller set in Laguna Beach in 1968. There have been so many thousands of volumes written about coastal Southern California in the last century and a half, it’s not possible to read but a fraction of them. But certain…

Swift Vengeance: New Excerpt

By T. Jefferson Parker

Swift Vengeance by T. Jefferson Parker is an incendiary new thriller where Roland Ford hunts down a mysterious killer, jockeys for position with the FBI, and risks everything to save a friend in terrible jeopardy. Returning hero and private investigator Roland Ford is on the trail of a mysterious killer who is beheading CIA drone…

My Favorite Crime Novels and Movies

By T. Jefferson Parker

July 25, 2017

  It seems like every time I make a list of my favorite crime novels and movies, it gets longer. The longer you live, the longer it gets! I added another movie to my list just last week—more on that in a short moment. The first serious crime stories I read were the short stories…

T. Jefferson Parker Excerpt: The Room of White Fire

By T. Jefferson Parker

July 17, 2017

The Room of White Fire by T. Jefferson Parker follows a P.I. who must hunt down a soldier who is damaged by war, dangerous, and on the run (available August 22, 2017). Read an exclusive excerpt from The Room of White Fire, and then make sure you're signed in and comment below for a chance…

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