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John Clarkson

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John Clarkson is the author of eight previous novels, including And Justice for One.

His new thriller series featuring James Beck began with the publication of AMONG THIEVES in 2015. The sequel, BRONX REQUIEM, came out in November of 2016.
After quite a long effort, the third novel in the series was finally published in December of 2020. The title is DEATH COMES DUE. Quite of few of John's readers have hailed this novel as the best in the series. Find out more about it on John's website: www.johnclarkson.com

John spent many years in the New York advertising industry as a copywriter, running his own agency, and as a private consultant. He is now writing full time and intends to publish under his own imprint which will hopefully mean more books ...more

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	Among Thieves (James Beck, #1) 3.96 avg rating — 685 ratings — published 2015 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Bronx Requiem (James Beck, #2) 3.93 avg rating — 255 ratings — published 2016 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	And Justice for One: A novel of revenge (Jack Devlin, #1) 3.98 avg rating — 234 ratings — published 1992 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	ONE MAN'S LAW: A Novel of Vengeance (Jack Devlin "One" Series Book 2) 4.06 avg rating — 139 ratings — published 1994 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	One Way Out 4.21 avg rating — 94 ratings — published 1996 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Death Comes Due: A James Beck Crime Thriller, Book 3 4.62 avg rating — 65 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	New Lots 4.11 avg rating — 53 ratings — published 1998 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Reed's Promise 3.67 avg rating — 33 ratings — published 2001 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Jack Devlin Crime Thrillers: Books 1-3: The "One" Series Novels: And Justice for One. One Man's Law. One Way Out. it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Untitled Clarkson Sequel 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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And Justice For One Available Now!

A new Edition of the Highly Acclaimed Debut Novel in the Jack Devlin One Series.

And Justice for One A novel of revenge (Jack Devlin "One" Series Book 1) by John Clarkson

Dear Readers,

And Justice for One: A novel of revenge novel was first published in 1992. I don't remember exactly when I began writing it. I do remember the two events that inspired the story. The first event occurred in 1976 when I visited an after-hours club in downtown Manhattan. The second event came in 1979. Read more of this blog post »

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Published on October 06, 2017 09:57 • Tags: and-justice-for-one, crime-thriller, fiction, jack-devlin, john-clarkson, revenge

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John Clarkson answered Chris's question: Hey john, I saw you scrapped the book and started fresh. Any update? Hi Chris, I'm so pleased you took the time to ask. And also pleased to tell you that the book will be available in about two weeks. Yes, on or about November 1. It's been a long road to this one for various reasons. Actually, wrote about a third of a See Full Answer
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