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Jack Chase

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Born

in San Francisco, California, The United States

Website

https://www.abbycatgroup.com/

Genre

Fiction, Crime, Suspense

Influences

Cormac McCarthy, Gillian Flynn ...more

Member Since

March 2025

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Jack Chase is an American novelist, screenwriter, and graphic designer, best known for Made in America, Violent Crimes, and The Bastard of Taylor’s End.

Through his boutique press Abbycat Group (AGP), Chase writes, designs, and publishes his work autonomously, developing a shared moral universe shaped by fatalism, moral consequence, and the pressures of power. His fiction moves between crime, historical conflict, and mythic storytelling, often blurring the boundary between film and literature through its structure, pacing, and visual sensibility. His work centers on institutions under strain and characters forced to choose what kind of people they are willing to become.

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Average rating: 5.0 · 11 ratings · 3 reviews · 6 distinct works

	Made in America: or The Tragedy of Billy Castle and Unexpected Absolution of Dean Willis it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — 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
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	Beat Cop: A Love Letter to the City of Fog, Ghosts, and Lost Men it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — 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
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	Violent Crimes: The Butcher of Westchester it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 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
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The real story behind Made in America — four years, loss, and proof of origin

New longform is live:
I just published a behind-the-scenes piece about how Made in America was actually written — process, whiteboards, 2021 screenplay photos, the four-year timeline, and what I lost to finish it.

Full piece on Medium here:
https://medium.com/@jackchasenovels/h...

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Published on October 23, 2025 11:06 • Tags: made-in-america

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Jack Chase liked David Carriere's review of Made in America: or The Tragedy of Billy Castle and Unexpected Absolution of Dean Willis: "Made in America reads like a slow burning reckoning one that creeps under your skin and refuses to let go. From its opening pages, the novel establishes a bleak but mesmerizing portrait of power, inheritance, and the quiet violence embedded in Americ" Read more of this review »
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Jack Chase liked Tony Heck's review of Made in America: or The Tragedy of Billy Castle and Unexpected Absolution of Dean Willis: "“Dean’s sigh was longer, wearier. The exhalation of a man who’d seen too much and understood too little about what humans were capable of doing to each other.” The novel, Made in America: or The Tragedy of Bill Castle and Unexpected Absolution of Dea" Read more of this review »
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Jack Chase liked Julia Brooke's review of Made in America: or The Tragedy of Billy Castle and Unexpected Absolution of Dean Willis: "Made in America is dark, lyrical, and unforgettable. Jack Chase captures the rot beneath the American dream through characters who feel both tragic and painfully real. Billy and Dean’s stories, haunted by violence, family, and debt, intertwine in a w" Read more of this review »
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