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James Swain


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James Swain is the national bestselling author of Take Down, Bad Action, and the Tony Valentine Series. His books have been translated into a dozen languages and have been selected as Mysteries of the Year by Publishers Weekly and Kirkus Reviews. Swain has received a Florida Book Award for fiction, and in 2006 he was awarded France’s prestigious Prix Calibre .38 for Best American Crime Writing. When he isn’t writing novels and screenplays, he enjoys researching gambling scams and cons, a subject on which he’s considered an expert.
 

Genres: Mystery, Horror
 
Series
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Tony Valentine
   1. Grift Sense (2001)
   2. Funny Money (2002)
   3. Sucker Bet (2003)
   4. Loaded Dice (2004)
   5. Mr. Lucky (2005)
   6. Deadman's Poker (2006)
   7. Deadman's Bluff (2006)
   8. Jackpot (2010)
   9. Wild Card (2010)
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Jack Carpenter
   1. Midnight Rambler (2007)
   2. The Night Stalker (2008)
   3. The Night Monster (2009)
   4. The Program (2010)
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Peter Warlock
   1. Dark Magic (2012)
   2. Shadow People (2013)
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Billy Cunningham
   1. Take Down (2015)
   2. Bad Action (2016)
   3. Super Con (2017)
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Lancaster & Daniels
   1. The King Tides (2018)
   2. No Good Deed (2019)
   3. Bad News Travels (2020)
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Non fiction show
 
Anthologies containing stories by James Swain
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Murder in Vegas (2005)
New Crime Tales of Gambling and Desperation
edited by
Michael Connelly

Awards
Barry Awards Best Paperback original nominee (2018) : Super Con
Barry Awards Best Thriller nominee (2019) : The King Tides
Barry Awards Best Paperback original nominee (2020) : No Good Deed


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