He is an american writer born and brought up in brooklyn, new york. Denver cop and book collector cliff janeway is trying to put the nasty, arrogant murderer jackie newton behind bars, but he can never find enough hard evidence. John dunning born january 9, 1942 is an american writer of nonfiction and detective fiction. He was raised in charleston, sc, is married, and has two adult children. He closed his bookstore in 1994, focusing thereafter on being an online bookseller and author. I should rate it five gold rings and wish for eleven more days of christmas filled with janeways hung on the tree. He is known for his reference books on oldtime radio and his series of mysteries featuring denver bookseller and expoliceman cliff janeway.
How does it feel to be responsible for bringing so many people into book collecting. Bookmans wake was a finalist for the edgar us and the gold dagger award england bookscout, a short story, was published as a chapbook of 50 copies for each of five regional book fairs in 1998. Five of his mysteries feature bookman cliff janeway. This is the story of a dead man, how he got that way, and what happened to some other people because of his death. The obsession came from suspecting who the killer was but realizing i had no idea how or why the killing had to occur. Dec 24, 2015 john dunning has revealed some of book collectings most shocking secrets in his bestselling series of crime novels featuring cliff janeway. John dunning is an american author best known for his cliff janeaway detective series.
Jack dunning john angus dunning, 19031971, new zealand test cricketer. John dunning has revealed some of book collectings most shocking secrets in his bestselling series of crime novels featuring cliff janeway. Dunnings series of suspense novels has brought him more accolades due to his superb talent and rich mix of horses and books. Bobby the bookscout was killed at midnight on june. John dunning has 31 books on goodreads with 33114 ratings. The author himself owns a rare bookstore in east denver, called the old algonquin bookstore. The philadephia inquirer a standout piece of crime fiction. John always wanted to write, but was a poor student. The murder of a harmless book dealer draws denver homicide detective cliff. I absolutely loved the novel dear john by nicholas sparks. John dunning books list of books by author john dunning. Interesting fact about the series cliff janeway is a cop and a rare book expert located in denver, colorado. A fine first printing of the first edition in equally unblemished dustjacket, signed by author john dunning.
Janeway, a former denver police officer, quits the force amidst allegations of brutality and opens up a rare book shop called twice told books. After reading the novel, which was full of details about the book trade, readers who were. In john dunnings fiction, characters will commit murder for a good book. He has also written reference books about oldtime radio. After a dispute with his publisher, dunning quit writing to open a secondhand bookstore, old algonquin books. Janeway, a former denver police officer, quits the force amidst allegations of brutality and opens up. The denver post a knockoutone of the most enjoyable books ive read in a long time. I was ten years between books and was beginning to think i would never publish again. After failing to graduate from high school, dunning held a series of odd jobs, first in charleston and then in denver, including work at a glass shop and at various racetracks, before taking a position as a copy boy with the denver post. Just when janeway settles into his new profession he is thrust into the center of a new mystery. Dunning writes on a manual typewriter given to him by his father. The clever mystery is neither dense nor twisty enough to rank with dunnings best work the bookmans promise, 2004, etc. He is best known for his series of mysteries featuring denver bookseller cliff janeway.
Denver isbn 97814516261 pdf epub john dunning ebook. A search query can be a title of the book, a name of the author, isbn or anything else. But janeway is as resourceful as ever, and the usual irresistible asides on the book trade will make. He has been nominated for multiple awards including the edgar, nero, and anthony awards. Below is a list of john dunnings cliff janeway books in order of when they were first released which is also their chronological order. But janeway is as resourceful as ever, and the usual irresistible asides on the book trade will make this the most enthusiastically handsold title of the season. A mystery introducing cliff janeway by john dunning and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. While crosses burst into angry flames and menacing droves of whiterobed klansmen gather against the torchlit skies, passions, fears, joys, and hates are played out in denver in the 1920s. His novels revolve around an expoliceman, cliff janeway, adventures as he unravels the greatest mysteries and captures the most devious criminal minds. After winning a signed edition of a rare richard francis burton book at an auction, cliff janeway comes into contact with josephine gallant who says the book is a family heirloom. A mystery introducing cliff janeway 1st edition1st printing. Shortly after opening twice told books, janeway must revive his skills as a. John dunning is an american author of detective fiction.
He is known for his reference books on oldtime radio and his series of. Here are some of his bestselling novels that are definitely good reads. Denver homicide detective cliff janeway may not always play by the book, but hes an avid collector of rare and first editions. John dunning never lets the reader lose sight of the men and women who live their lives on the pages of this saga.
John dunning, 1st baron ashburton 17311783, english lawyer and politician. When a local bookscout is beaten to death in an alley, janeway suspects jackie, but some puzzling clues, like a stash of pricy vintage books, seems to point elsewhere. Denver homicide detective cliff janeway may not always play by the b. In john dunning s fiction, characters will commit murder for a good book. Born in brooklyn, he moved to charleston, south carolina, with his family in 1945. In 1990, when i finished it, i was just hoping it would sell to someone anyone. John dunning books, ebooks, audiobooks, biography barnes. The main character, cliff janeway is a homicide detective in denver. John dunning has shone a bright light on the arcane world of book collecting, unintentionally making the job of the used book dealer much harder. No one could think of a reason why anyone would kill bobby. Book 4 john dunning author 2005 american investment in. Jan 01, 2001 dunning makes the book about buying books too good to put down. In 2006 he had a brain surgery to remove a benign tumor, which also caused the loss of one eye. John dunning 1942 is an american author of detective fiction.
This story was very dramatic and the love story was believable but. Click on johns name in the toolbar above for his biography and a list of his published books. Mirroring the life of john dunning himself, the denver excop and antique bookseller cliff janeway this time finds himself hot on the trail of both a book and a killer. The plain dealer cleveland irresistiblean outstanding novel. He left high school in the tenth grade, partly because of an inability to concentrate and absorb lectures.