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- Ray Shannon is the pseudonym for Gar Anthony Haywood, an award-winning author who lives in California.
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Gar Anthony Harwood also writes as Ray Shannon. He has won the Shamus and Anthony Award for his mystery fiction. He writes stand-alone novels and short-stories as well as series.
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- January 1, 1954
- Debut Won Prestigious Award
- “Someone Realistic, with Human Frailties”
- Began Third Series
- Selected Writings
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A native of Los Angeles, Haywood was born on May 22, 1954. He read avidly as a child, from comic books to science fiction, and as a young adult took a job as a computer-service technician, which he held for nearly twenty years. His first book, 1987’s Fear of the Dark, served to introduce Gunner and launch Haywood’s career. It also won the St. Marti...
Critics often remarked on what an appealing character Gunner was, and in an interview that appeared on the MysteryOne website, Haywood conceded that it was a form of alter-ego writing for him. “Internally, my characters are very much reflections of myself,” he reflected. “They tend to be stronger willed, though. And I think it would be more accurat...
For his 2002 thriller Man Eater, Haywood took the pen name Ray Shannon to distance himself from his Aaron Gunner series. As he told Publishers Weeklyinterviewer Adam Dunn, he did so in part because “there were some misconceptions about who I am and what I’m capable of in my writing that I wanted to address.” The new work featured a likable female p...
“Aaron Gunner Mystery” series
Fear of the Dark, St. Martin’s Press, 1987. Not Long for This World, St. Martin’s Press, 1990. You Can Die Trying, St. Martin’s Press, 1993. It’s Not a Pretty Sight, Putnam, 1996. When Last Seen Alive, Putnam, 1997. All the Lucky Ones Are Dead, Putnam, 2000.
Other
Going Nowhere Fast, Putnam, 1994. Bad News Travels Fast, Putnam, 1995. (Under pseudonym Ray Shannon) Man Eater, Putnam, 2003. (Under pseudonym Ray Shannon) Firecracker, Putnam, 2004.
Periodicals
American Visions, April-May 1997, p. 18. Black Issues Book Review, July 2000, p. 23. Booklist, September 1, 1996, p. 56; December 15, 1999, p. 759; January 1, 2003, p. 856. Ebony, September 2003, p. 110. Entertainment Weekly, November 8, 1996, p. 63. Houston Chronicle, April 2, 2000, p. 18. Library Journal, January 1998, p. 148; January 2003, p. 159. New York Times, October 9, 1988, p. BR39. People, April 3, 2000, p. 53. Publishers Weekly, April 27, 1990, p. 55; May 10, 1993, p. 55; June 27,...
On-line
“Interview with Gar Anthony Haywood a.k.a. Ray Shannon,” MysteryOne, www.mysteryone.com/GarHaywoodInterview.htm(January 5, 2003). —Carol Brennan
Ray Shannon is the pseudonym for Gar Anthony Haywood, an award-winning author who lives in California. He writes stand-alone novels and short-stories as well as series.
Sep 2, 2014 · About the author. Gar Anthony Haywood. 37 books68 followers. aka Ray Shannon. Gar Anthony Harwood also writes as Ray Shannon. He has won the Shamus and Anthony Award for his mystery fiction. He writes stand-alone novels and short-stories as well as series.
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Dec 11, 2019 · Gar Anthony Haywood is the Shamus and Anthony Award–winning author of twelve crime novels, including six featuring African-American private investigator Aaron Gunner. His novels have been praised by the New York Times, earned starred reviews from Kirkus and Publishers Weekly, been optioned by such filmmakers as Spike Lee, and held spots on ...
Jan 1, 2000 · Gar Anthony Harwood also writes as Ray Shannon. He has won the Shamus and Anthony Award for his mystery fiction. He writes stand-alone novels and short-stories as well as series.
GAR ANTHONY HAYWOOD is the Shamus and Anthony award-winning author of fourteen novels, including the Aaron Gunner private eye series and Joe and Dottie Loudermilk mysteries.
