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Jay M. Flynn


Born
March 31, 1928

Died
February 06, 1986

Genre
Fiction


Jay Flynn was an American author who also wrote under the name J.M. Flynn.

Jay Flynn was born John M. Flynn on March 31, 1928, in Massachusetts. A Boston Irishman, he worked variously as a newspaperman, a bartender, editor, sex novelist, bootlegger, security guard, caretaker and, he claimed, "writer-in-residence" at a Nevada whorehouse.

His first published work was his only short story, "The Badger Game," followed by the novel, The Deadly Boodle as J. M. Flynn, part of an Ace Double in 1958. In 1975, Flynn went to work for the low-tier publisher, Belmont-Tower, where he lasted two years—fired because of his drinking—then moved to Richmond, Virginia, where he lived for a while on skid row. Eventually relocating to Connecticut, he checked into ...more

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Average rating: 3.77 · 151 ratings · 36 reviews · 23 distinct works
McHugh
3.73 avg rating — 15 ratings — 10 editions
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Viva McHugh!
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A Body for McHugh
3.83 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 1960 — 10 editions
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Drink With the Dead
3.80 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 1959 — 4 editions
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The Action Man
4.50 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 1961 — 7 editions
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The Five Faces of Murder
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It's Murder McHugh
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Assault: The Raid On Reichs...
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One for the Death House
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The Hot Chariot
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Series by Jay M. Flynn

McHugh It's Murder McHugh Viva McHugh! A Body for McHugh The Five Faces of Murder
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