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Johnny Shaw

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Johnny Shaw was born and raised on the Calexico/Mexicali border, the setting for his debut crime novel, DOVE SEASON. Although he has been writing for over twenty years, it took that same amount of time for him to finally revisit and explore the people and places of the Imperial Valley, California.

Johnny received his MFA in Screenwriting from UCLA and over the course of his writing career has seen his screenplays optioned, sold and produced. As a playwright, his stage collaborations with actor Jaime Arze, NATURAL ACTS and A GOOD KIND OF CRAZY, have been performed throughout Los Angeles.

For the last ten years, Johnny has taught screenwriting. He has lectured at both Santa Barbara City College and UC Santa Barbara.

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First off, if you don't know who Ray Banks is, you are dead to me. Go out, buy his books (all of them), read them, and then get back to me. I'll wait.

While I have found that the crime writing community has been shockingly supportive and inclusive, Ray has gone above and beyond in his support for DOVE SEASON. Including this interview, in which Ray asks some really great questions. Check it out...

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Published on September 13, 2011 10:47 • 40 views
Average rating: 3.93 · 102 ratings · 43 reviews · 2 distinct works
Dove Season
3.93 of 5 stars 3.93 avg rating — 98 ratings — published 2011 — 7 editions
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Blood & Tacos # 1
4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2012
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The Distance
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Imperial
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Johnny Johnny said: "I expect this book to be on my currently-reading shelf for most of the year. I don't plan to tackle it in one sitting.

When a writer like Vollmann writes a 1,300-page book about the county that you grew up in, then you'll understand my sense of respo...more
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Dove Season by Johnny Shaw
" The Reading Gods had been tapping me on the shoulder for a while about Johnny Shaw, but I foolishly ignored their omens.

Dove Season was one of the ARCs I got in the freebie bag at Bouchercon last fall. I thought it looked interesting, and then I g... "
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The Distance by Eddie Muller
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Mule by Tony D'Souza
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Dove Season by Johnny Shaw
" Tracking down a Mexican prostitute named Yolanda, bleeds life into a story derived from impending death. Protagonist, Jimmy Veeder returns to his old stomping ground and quickly becomes reacquainted with lost friends. Author, Johnny Shaw, spotligh... "
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The Dead Man by Lee Goldberg
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The City and the City by China Miéville
The City and the City
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Blood & Tacos # 1 by Johnny Shaw
" Love the premise of this new quarterly, and the stories (and reviews) in the first issue deliver the goods. I hope this thing stays afloat, because I love this pulpy/grindhouse/over-the-top type stuff. Excellent work all around. "
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"Kemper wrote: "Carol wrote: "I'm wondering why I never see you and Johnny Shaw at the same time. Could it be...?"

Nope."


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Hell on Church Street by JAKE HINKSON
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40623 Do Some Damage — 93 members — last activity 21 hours, 2 min ago
Online discussion group for fans of crime fiction, an offshoot, so to speak, of DoSomeDamage.com Do Some Damage is a group of eight crime writers, each...more
53054 Q&A with Helen Smith — 27 members — last activity Sep 23, 2011 11:45am
August 16, 2011 to September 8, 2011



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