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Jason Starr

Biography

Jason Starr

Jason Starr is the international bestselling author of over 20 crime novels, psychological thrillers and comics.

His novels include COLD CALLER, THE FOLLOWER, PANIC ATTACK, LIGHTS OUT, HARD FEELINGS, PANIC ATTACK, THE PACK, THE CRAVING and FUGITIVE RED. His work in comics for Marvel and D.C. includes iconic characters such as The Punisher, Ant-Man, Wolverine, The Avenger, Doc Savage and Batman. His original graphic novels include THE CHILL (Vertigo), THE RETURNING (Boom Studios), RED BORDER (AWA) and CASUAL FLING (AWA). Starr is also the author of two official Gotham novels, based on the hit FOX TV show, and ANT-MAN: NATURAL ENEMY, the official tie-in novel to Marvel’s blockbuster film, Ant-Man.

His books and screenplays have been optioned and developed by many studios and networks such as HBO, Lionsgate, Amazon Studios, FOX and FOX Searchlight. He has won the Anthony Award for mystery fiction twice, as well as the Barry Award, and his books and comics have been translated into 16 languages. He lives in New York City.

Jason Starr

Books by Jason Starr

by Jason Starr - Fiction, Noir, Suspense, Thriller

Steven Blitz didn’t think about his own safety when he saw the man trying to force a woman into his car. He stepped in to defend her and got a knife to the gut for his troubles. But when he wakes up in the hospital from what should have been a fatal wound, he finds the whole world changed --- a different president in the White House, a loving family when he’d been on the verge of divorce, more money in the bank than he’s ever seen. There’s a dark side, though: in this world, Steven Blitz is not a good man. And now he has to get himself out of serious trouble without even knowing what it is he has done wrong.

by Jason Starr - Fiction, Suspense, Thriller

Jack and Maria live in a claustrophobic Manhattan apartment with their eight-year-old son. While they both love Jonah, they don’t seem to have much else in common. When Jack finds out about a new extramarital dating app, he quickly meets Sophia, who goes by the online name Fugitive Red. Jack and Sophia hit it off and have a steamy online affair. When Jack agrees to rendezvous with Sophia at her townhouse, he discovers her dead and immediately becomes a person of interest in the murder. Convinced that Sophia’s husband is the killer, Jack sets out to prove his innocence and save his marriage. Instead, he leaves a trail of dead bodies in his wake. Worse, he discovers that he has been the victim of a sinister scheme that may cost him his life.

by Ken Bruen and Jason Starr - Fiction, Hard-boiled Mystery, Mystery

Ruined and on the lam, former drug kingpin Max Fisher stumbles upon the biggest discovery of his crooked life: a designer drug called PIMP that could put him back on top. Meanwhile, a certain femme fatale from his past is pursuing a comeback dream of her own, setting herself up in Hollywood as producer of a series based on her and Max’s life story. But even in La-La Land, happy endings are hard to come by, especially with both the cops and your enemies in the drug trade coming after you.

by Jason Starr - Fiction, Suspense, Thriller

Karen Daily, who is recently divorced and starting to date again, lives with her two kids in a suburb of New York City. Mark Berman, Karen’s friend and neighbor, wants out of his unhappy marriage, and so does his wife, Deb, but they have stayed together for the sake of their children. Unbeknownst to Karen, Mark’s obsession with her has grown. And as his rich fantasy life takes on a more sinister edge, rumors begin to spread about Karen and a bigger secret is uncovered. Karen soon finds that Mark is not the only one who has taken an undesired interest in her.

by Jason Starr - Fiction, Suspense, Thriller

After some personal troubles, Simon Burns turned things around with the help of a new group of friends. They were stay-at-home dads like himself --- but there was something “off” about them, and he found himself slowly changing. Simon isn't the man he once was. He's a member of the pack. And once you're in, it's impossible to get out...

by Jason Starr - Fiction, Thriller

Simon Burns, a stay-at-home father,  meets a tight-knit trio of dads at the playground. He soon realizes they are different from other men he has met, and is lured into their mix. As he experiences disturbing changes in his body, he suspects that when the guys welcomed him to their "pack," they were talking about much more than male bonding.