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BIOGRAPHY
His writing career began in 1978, with a job as a cub reporter on the weekly newspaper, The Newport Ensign. After covering police, city hall and cultural stories for the Ensign, Parker moved on to the Daily Pilot newspaper, where he won three Orange County Press Club awards for his articles. All the while he was tucking away stories and information that he would use in his first book. Parker's first novel, Laguna Heat, was written on evenings and weekends while he worked as a reporter, and was published to rave reviews and made into an HBO movie starring Harry Hamlin, Jason Robards and Rip Torn. Parker's following novels -- all dealing with crime, life and death in sunny Southern California -- were published to rave reviews and appeared on many bestseller lists. His writing has been called "potent and irresistible" (Los Angeles Times), and "resonant, literate and powerful" (Kirkus). The New York Times wrote that "T. Jefferson Parker is a powerhouse writer." Writing in the Washington Post, critic Carolyn See called The Triggerman's Dance "a masterpiece." Parker's Silent Joe won the Edgar Award for best mystery in 2001, as well as the coveted Los Angeles Times Book Prize for mysteries. Three years later, California Girl won the Edgar for best mystery once again. In 2008, Skinhead Central won Parker his third Edgar, this time for best short story. Parker's last six crime novels -- L.A. Outlaws, The Renegades, Iron River, The Border Lords, The Jaguar and The Fabulous and the Dead all feature Los Angeles County Sheriff's Deputy Charlie Hood, and deal with dangers along the U.S./Mexico border. Lionsgate has bought the rights to bring Charlie Hood to the big screen. In 2014, moved by the young Marines returning from Afghanistan
through Camp Pendleton, Parker wrote Full
Measure. This story, about a young man
returning from bloody combat and trying to find his place in a changed America,
was called “Compelling” by T.C. Boyle and “A Great American Book” by Luis
Alberto Urrea. The next Roland Ford novel, Swift Vengeance, was released on August 21, 2018. The next two Roland Ford stories, The Last Good Guy, and Then She Vanished, were published in 2019 and 2020, respectively.
A Thousand
Steps, a novel taking place in late 60s Laguna Beach,
focues on Matt Antony, a sixteen year old out to find his sister. The book was
published in 2022. His novels are: Full Measure (2014) Crazy Blood (2016) The Room of White Fire (2017) Swift Vengeance (2018) The Last Good Guy (2019) Then She Vanished (2020) A Thousand Steps (2022)   ESSAYS
A Mystery Writer Attends the Sprague Symposium TJP's columns from the L.A. Times "Orange County Live!", a selection INTERVIEWS
Elliot Neaman interviews Jeff for KUSF radio (San Fran), Oct 2006 (Quicktime AUDIO) The Kacey Kowars Show: Kacey & Jeff on The Fallen, Feb 2006 (AUDIO) HeyListen.com: Michael Artsis interviews Jeff, Feb 2006 (AUDIO) Also available via podcast on Apple iTunes (search under heylisten) and blastpodcast.com Find out Jeff's definition of noir in HardLuckStories 2004 interview Peek into Jeff's brain with WritersWrite.com's 2003 interview Jeff Parker interviewed by Harlan Coben for MysteryReaders.org Jeff Parker interviews Jan Burke for MysteryReaders.org FictionAddiction.net web site interview Mysteries Galore @ BestsellersWorld.com interview The View From Elsewhere, Orange County Register interview HarperCollins UK's interviews, yes many!, with Jeff Jane Davis interviews Jeff re: Silent Joe  |
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