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John Nardizzi

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Boston, The United States

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Mystery, Fiction, Poetry

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John Nardizzi is an award-winning writer and investigator. His crime novels have won praise for crackling dialogue and pithy observations of detective work. He speaks and writes about investigations in numerous settings, including World Association of Detectives, Lawyers Weekly, Pursuit Magazine and PI Magazine.

His work on innocence cases led to the exoneration Gary Cifizzari and James Watson (he was awarded the Arc of Justice for the Watson case in 2021), as well as million dollar settlements for clients Dennis Maher and the estate of Kenneth Waters, whose story was featured in the film Conviction. Prior to his PI career, he failed to hold any restaurant job for longer than a week. He lives near Boston, Massachusetts.

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Average rating: 3.89 · 231 ratings · 39 reviews · 3 distinct works • Similar authors

	Telegraph Hill 3.79 avg rating — 145 ratings — published 2012 — 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
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The Infantino Files (2 books)
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“For every criminal mastermind, there were ten cretins: the cruel algebra of intelligence applied across the masses.”
― John Nardizzi, Telegraph Hill

tags: crime-fiction, san-francisco, stupidity

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“For every criminal mastermind, there were ten cretins: the cruel algebra of intelligence applied across the masses.”
― John Nardizzi, Telegraph Hill

tags: crime-fiction, san-francisco, stupidity

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