Jordan Harper

El L.A. Confidential del siglo XXI. Un thriller apasionante sobre la corrupta fábrica de sueños de Hollywood. «El libro que todos esperábamos.»Michael Connelly Ganadora del Ian Fleming Steel Dagger A

'Striking...visceral, violent and utterly compelling, it nevertheless shines with humanity' Daily Mail'Burns bright and fast' Peter Swanson, author of Sunday Times bestseller Her Every Fear A GRITTY, PROPULSIVE DEBUT ABOUT A FATHER, A DAUGHTER, AND THE HARDEST LESSONS IN LIFE...`If nowhere was safe for her, then the only place he could let her be was with him'Meet Polly: eleven years old and smart beyond her years. But she's a loner, always on the outside, until she is unexpectedly reunited with her father.Meet Nate: fresh out of jail and driving a stolen car, Nate takes Polly from the safety of her quiet existence into a world of robbery, violence and the constant threat of death. And he does it to save her life.A Lesson in Violence is a gripping and emotionally wrenching novel that upends even our most long-held expectations about heroes, villains and victims. Nate takes Polly to save her life, but in the end it may very well be Polly who saves him. `This fast-paced and gritty page turner explores the ways in which love can both brutalize and redeem us' Amy Engel, author of The Roanoke Girls `Urgent and beautiful. The writing is as sharp as broken glass but it's the characters who will stay with you, bloody hearts pinned on their sleeves and struggling for redemption and towards each other' Lauren Beukes, author of The Shining Girls'One of the best debuts I've ever read' Simon Toyne, author of Sunday Times bestseller Solomon Creed 'The language is searing, the action relentless, the beauty wrenched from ugliness truly astounding' Robin Wasserman, author of Girls on Fire'An extremely impressive debut' Peter Swanson, author of Sunday Times bestseller The Kind Worth Killing'Darkly irresistible...in Polly McClusky, the eleven-year-old girl at the heart of his , Jordan Harper gives us a hero for our times' Megan Abbott

Polly McClusky a onze ans le jour où son père Nate, fraîchement sorti de prison, vient la récupérer à la sortie du collège. Elle ne sait pas encore que sa mère a été assassinée, ni que sa tête et cel

Dans la tradition rude d’un Hubert Selby Jr., d’un Daniel Woodrell ou d’un Donald Ray Pollock, avec toute l’humanité brute et complexe de Breaking Bad et de Reservoir Dogs, ce premier recueil de nouv

Polly McClusky a onze ans le jour où son père Nate, fraîchement sorti de prison, vient la récupérer à la sortie du collège. Elle ne sait pas encore que sa mère a été assassinée, ni que sa tête et cel

Dans la tradition rude d’un Hubert Selby Jr., d’un Daniel Woodrell ou d’un Donald Ray Pollock, avec toute l’humanité brute et complexe de Breaking Bad et de Reservoir Dogs, ce premier recueil de nouv

Dans un Los Angeles crépusculaire s’étend un royaume de secrets ensevelis. Mae Pruett, publiciste spécialisée en gestion de crise, sait mieux que quiconque comment enterrer les scandales, salir les a

Dans un Los Angeles crépusculaire s’étend un royaume de secrets ensevelis. Mae Pruett, publiciste spécialisée en gestion de crise, sait mieux que quiconque comment enterrer les scandales, salir les a

Devore, Californie. Luke aurait préféré ne jamais retourner sur les terres de son enfance – l’événement traumatisant dont il a été témoin à l’âge de sept ans l’a changé à tout jamais. Il est hanté pa

Devore, Californie. Luke aurait préféré ne jamais retourner sur les terres de son enfance – l’événement traumatisant dont il a été témoin à l’âge de sept ans l’a changé à tout jamais. Il est hanté pa

**WINNER OF THE CWA IAN FLEMING STEEL DAGGER**A Times, Guardian and Crimereads Book of the YearCinematic and insightful. Everybody Knows is a tour de force.GUARDIANA heart-racing journey of danger and redemption.DAILY MAILI doubt there will be a better American crime novel this year.DAILYTELEGRAPHDark and thrilling.GRAZIAIn Hollywood, nobody talks. But everybody whispers.Welcome to Mae Pruetts LA. A black-bag publicist at one of Hollywoods most powerful crisis PR firms, Maes job isnt to get good news out, its to keep the bad news in and contain the scandals. But just as she starts to question her job and life choices, her boss is gunned down in front of the Beverly Hills Hotel, and everything changes.Investigating with the help of an ex-boyfriend, Mae dives headlong into a neon joyride through the jungle of contemporary Hollywood. Pitted against the twisted system shes worked so hard to perpetuate, shes desperately fighting for redemption, and her life.Readers are gripped by Everybody Knows:***** The years best detective novel. . . a fresh take with a compelling heroine worth rooting for. ***** Powerful and brutal. I couldnt put it down. ***** A wonderful yet wretched exploration of human nature, you will struggle to put this book down or ever forget it ***** Addictive. . .an atmospheric neo-noir with crackling dialogue and finely drawn characters. ***** A superb story with a genuine sense of moral outrage.

In this thrilling mystery from an Edgar Award winning author, a fearless black-bag publicist exposes the belly of the L.A. beast. The best mystery novel Ive read in years. James Patterson, #1 bestselling author Welcome to Mae Pruetts Los Angeles, where Nobody talks. But everybody whispers. As a black-bag publicist tasked not with letting the good news out but keeping the bad news in, Mae works for one of LAs most powerful and sought-after crisis PR firms, at the center of a sprawling web of lawyers, PR flaks, and private security firms she calls The Beast. They protect the rich and powerful and depraved by any means necessary. After her boss is gunned down in front of the Beverly Hills Hotel in a random attack, Mae takes it upon herself to investigate and runs headfirst into The Beasts lawless machinations and the twisted systems it exists to perpetuate. It takes her on a roving neon joyride through a Los Angeles full of influencers pumped full of pills and fillers; sprawling mansions footsteps away from sprawling homeless encampments; crooked cops and mysterious wrecking crews in the middle of the night. Jordan Harpers Everybody Knows is addicting and alarming tour de force of a novel. It is what the crime novel can achieve in the modern age: portray the human lives at the center of vast American landscapes, and make us thrill at their attempts to face impossible odds. The book everybodys been waiting for. Michael Connelly, New York Times bestselling author An absolute tour de force. S. A. Cosby, New York Times bestselling author A New York Times Best Crime Book of the Year A NYTBR Editors Choice Selection An Anthony Award Nominee A Barry Award Nominee An ABA January 2023 Indie Next List Pick Recommended by New York Times Book Review, NPR/Fresh Air, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, LA Times, CrimeReads, The Boston Globe, South Florida Sun Sentinel, Alta Online, Lit Hub, Kirkus Reviews, Publishers Weekly, NBC/TODAY and many more!

This tragic, Hamlet-esque noir tells the stirring and brutal coming of age story of young Luke Crosswhite, who after years apart from his criminal family returns to their flock deep in the California desert. Perfect for readers of S.A. Cosby and Don Winslow. Lukes father is serving time for a brutal murder that Luke himself witnessed; now, his uncle vies for power and rival biker gangs encroach on the familys various criminal enterprises. A sensitive boy grown hard man, Luke navigates the vicious pressures of home, and the loyalties to his old friend, Cassie, who has hatched a scheme with her boyfriend Pretty Baby to escape the control of the gang, the Combine. Hanging over these desperate, lonesome parties is the gangs motto, tattooed indelibly across the heart: Blood is Love. The Last King of California is a story of the West unlike any you will read. When I say The Last King of California subverts the stereotypical American Outlaw Mythos, its the highest praise I can give it. No one is thinking deeper about what crime fiction is than Jordan Harper. S. A. Cosby Burns bright and fast Peter Swanson Darkly irresistible Megan Abbott Urgent and beautiful Lauren Beukes

An arranged marriage, a rejected bride-to-be, and a night of infernal fire that reduced a city to ash...Lady Nalia was raised to be a barons perfect daughtergentle, graceful, and promised to a political marriage meant to secure her fathers power. She never expected rejection.On her eighteenth birthday, she meets her intended husband, Talen, a scarred exmonster hunter sworn to protect the realms citadels. To her surprise, he wants nothing to do with her until infernals tear through her city and burn her world to the ground. Her court falls. Her family dies. And the life she was forced to accept is ripped from her hands.Now hunted and alone, Nalias only refuge is the man who once refused her, and whose darkness is as lethal as the creatures he kills. Bound by survival, secrets, and a growing pull neither of them can deny, Nalia must decide how much of herself shes willing to lose to claim vengeance and whether trusting Talen will save her, or destroy them both.Tropes :FMC Beast ShifterCursed MMCSlow-Burn RomanceTouch Her and Die Protective, Powerful MMCSecret Identity FMCLate Love Triangle Magic, Monsters, and Court MayhemA Court of Blood and Flames is a full novel, dark fantasy romance with fantastical creatures (orcs, fae, goblins, beastkin and dragons) in a kingdom setting with a strong FMC. This is book one in a trilogy.

FROM THE AUTHOR OF EVERYBODY KNOWSJordan Harper has mastered articulating the Day-Glo Technicolor nightmare that is postmodern Los Angeles S. A. COSBYHyperspeed, lush, and deadly, it lives up to the title SARA GRANSun-flecked, blood-drenched, night-saturated MEG GARDINER Its not for the faint-hearted but its one hell of a journeyBBC, Books you need to read in 2026This place is a crime that cant be solved. And thats why we love it.LA is a brutal, burning city. It is America with nowhere to run. Each night Jake Deal captures it on a livestream to his blood-hungry subscribers. Above board, Doug Gibson is a street lawyer trying to fix the system one case at a time. Underground, Kara Delgado is working for a private concierge company - a make-a-wish foundation for the terminally rich. When Karas best friend Phoebe goes missing, she soon finds herself in the worlds of both Jake and Doug. Will the remaining humanity of this fragile team kill them all or expose one enormous, unspeakable crime?Readers loved A Violent Masterpiece: Wow! A contemporary noir masterpiece. Adrenaline-filled pacing that cranks up and up and up and never stops Gritty, emotional, and intense . . . Im a fan! Timely and hard-hitting. This ones not just a violent masterpiece, its a searing f***ing indictment Harper makes brutality sing PURE EXCELLENCE. the author is truly firing on all cylinders- this book is angry, incisive, and unrelenting The language? It defies description. The reader is boiled in oil and lightning-struck, all at the same time. Ive never read anything like it

Now a Major Motion Picture starring Taron EgertonWinner of the Edgar Award for Best Debut Novel Winner of an ALA Alex AwardA propulsive, gritty crime thriller about a girl marked for death who must fight and steal to stay alive, learning from the most frightening man she knowsher father.Eleven-year-old Polly McClusky is shy, too old for the teddy bear she carries with her everywhere, when she is unexpectedly reunited with her father, Nate, fresh out of jail and driving a stolen car. He takes her from the front of her school into a world of robbery, violence, and the constant threat of death. And he does it to save her life.Nate made dangerous enemies in prisona gang called Aryan Steel has put out a bounty on his head, counting on its members on the outside to finish him off. Theyve already murdered his ex-wife, Pollys mother. And Polly is their next target.Nate and Pollys lives soon become a desperate life on the run, a series of narrow misses, of evading the bad guys and the police, of sleepless nights in motels. Out on the lam, Polly is forced to grow up early: with barely any time to mourn her mother, she must learn how to take a punch and pull off a drug-house heist. She finds herself transforming from a shy little girl into a true fighter. Nate, in turn, learns what its like to love fiercely and unconditionallya love hes never quite felt before. But can their powerful bond transcend the dangerous existence hes carved out for them? Will they ever be able to live an honest life, free of fear?She Rides Shotgun is a gripping and emotionally wrenching suspense novel that upends even our most long-held expectations about heroes, villains, and victims. Nate takes Polly to save her life, but in the end it may very well be Polly who saves him.Named a Best Book of the Year by St. Louis Post-Dispatch Booklist

[A] fiendish, gorgeously written descent into hell. . .This is the noir novel for our times." The New York Times This epic crime novel tells a story of Los Angeles power brokers and those at the edgeand a single shattering incident that threatens to bring it all crashing down. Los Angeles, right now. America with its back up against the wall. This Frankensteins monster of crimes and lurid dreams sewn together into something like a city. A city ready to explode: A Hollywood pedophile is arrested, and is ready to tear down the city to get his freedom. A young woman goes missingand men in black rubber gloves who look like cops clean out her apartment in the middle of the night. And the serial killer known as the LA Ripper is on the loose, leaving tragic/graphic/brutal crime scenes in his wake. Three people trying to keep their heads above the dirty water will find themselves coming together to unite these strands into one enormous, unspeakable crime ... Jake Deal is a gonzo live-streaming nightcrawler, beaming the citys chaos straight to his audience of blood-hungry subscribers, giving them the view from the top of the mushroom clouduntil a job he cant refuse drags him back into his old life of Hollywood glamour, drugs, sex and sleaze. Armed with cameras and hidden mics, hell infiltrate private clubs, gather high-class dirtand stumble onto a conspiracy woven into the center of LAs most powerful men, who call themselves The Kids in the Candy Store. Doug Gibson is a street lawyer, who fights for his clients against the army of cops, prosecutors and judgeshe is the knife they bring to the gunfight. But when hes hired by a Hollywood pedophile ready to sell out his friends for a chance for freedom, hell take on a fight bigger than he could have imagined. And when his client commits suicide in prison, Gibson will have to stop being a weaponand become a warrior. Kara Delgado works for an underground private concierge companya make-a-wish foundation for the terminally rich. She scores drugs, makes connections, and plans multi-million dollar sex parties.She has learned the secret truth of this world: there are no rules, only prices. Her best friend Phoebe has gone missing, and Karas the only person who knows that Phoebes place was wiped clean of evidence by men in black rubber gloves. But when she begins to unravel the mystery of what happened to Phoebe, and its connection to the killer known as the LA Ripper, it will drag her into the dark heart of the city. As Jake, Doug and Kara all investigate these crimes, theyll encounter ketamine-addled sitcom stars, bloody riots, homeless gangsters, a killer cop on death row, secret vaults in Beverly Hills, tech-bro orgies, medical cannibals, true crime junkies, private security wet-work teams, reality shows, street takeovers, car chases, coyotes, a sadistic Tarzan, and a three day, fifty million dollar wedding, before everything is revealed and they must each make their choice about how to fight back in this violent world before the bloody, blazing conclusion.

* WINNER OF THE BEST FIRST NOVEL AWARD AT THE EDGARS 2018 * A gritty, propulsive debut about a father, a daughter, and the hardest lessons in life . . .Striking...visceral, violent and utterly compelling, it nevertheless shines with humanityDaily MailBurns bright and fastPeter Swanson, author of Sunday Times bestseller Her Every FearIf nowhere was safe for her, then the only place he could let her be was with himMeet Polly: eleven years old and smart beyond her years. But shes a loner, always on the outside, until she is unexpectedly reunited with her father.Meet Nate: fresh out of jail and driving a stolen car, Nate takes Polly from the safety of her quiet existence into a world of robbery, violence and the constant threat of death. And he does it to save her life.A Lesson in Violence is a gripping and emotionally wrenching novel that upends even our most long-held expectations about heroes, villains and victims. Nate takes Polly to save her life, but in the end it may very well be Polly who saves him. This fast-paced and gritty page turner explores the ways in which love can both brutalize and redeem us Amy Engel, author of The Roanoke Girls Urgent and beautiful Lauren Beukes, author of The Shining GirlsOne of the best debuts Ive ever readSimon Toyne, author of Sunday Times bestseller Solomon CreedThe language is searing, the action relentless, the beauty wrenched from ugliness truly astounding Robin Wasserman, author of Girls on FireAn extremely impressive debutPeter Swanson, author of Sunday Times bestseller The Kind Worth KillingDarkly irresistible...in Polly McClusky, the eleven-year-old girl at the heart of his , Jordan Harper gives us a hero for our times Megan Abbott, author of The Turnout

From the acclaimed author of A Lesson in Violence, comes a blistering collection that unsparingly confronts the extreme, brutal parts of the human heart. Hard-edged but with the fresh, complex humanity of Breaking Bad and Reservoir Dogs, this is an unforgettable debut from an electrifying new voice. A man runs away from his grave and into a maelstrom of bullets and fire. A Hollywood fixer finds love over the corpse of a dead celebrity. A morbidly obese woman imagines a new life with the jewel thief who is scheming to rob the store where she works. A man earns the name Mad Dog and lives to regret it. All are thirsting for something seemingly just beyond their reach. Some are on the run, pursued by the law or propelled relentlessly forward by a dangerous past. Others are searching for a semblance of peace and stability, and even love, in a fractured world defined by seething violence and ruthless desperation. All are bruised, pushed to their breaking point and beyond, driven to extremes they never imagined.Praise for Jordan Harper:An electrifying thriller, a shattering family tragedy, and a pitch-black coming-of-age story, all rolled into one. The language is searing, the action relentless, the beauty wrenched from ugliness truly astoundingthis book will grab you by the throat and hang on tight until youve greedily swallowed every last word. Reading Jordan Harpers A Lesson in Violence is like taking a taser to your heart Robin Wasserman, author of Girls on Fire An exquisitely violent father-daughter story, burns bright and fast. I kept waiting for the inevitable slow-down, but it never came. An extremely impressive debut Peter Swanson, author of Sunday Times bestseller The Kind Worth Killing Urgent and beautiful. The writing is as sharp as broken glass but its the characters who will stay with you, bloody hearts pinned on their sleeves and struggling for redemption and towards each other Lauren Beukes, author of The Shining Girls A Lesson in Violence is quite simply one of the best debuts Ive ever read. Beautifully and lyrically written, its like a perfect song you hear for the first time and feel like youve always known it. Its an instant classic and if I read a better novel this year I will be amazed Simon Toyne, author of Sunday Times bestseller Solomon Creed In Polly McClusky, the eleven-year-old girl at the heart of his darkly irresistible debut novel, Jordan Harper gives us a hero for our times. With shades of Mattie Ross but an intelligence and fervor all her own, she is unforgettable Megan Abbott, author of You Will Know Me A wholly original take on the relationship between fathers and daughters, this fast-paced and gritty page turner explores the ways in which love can both brutalize and redeem us. I cared about these characters and imagine other readers will be just as drawn to Nate and Polly Amy Engel, author of The Roanoke Girls

Sometimes to find yourself, you have to go back to where you came from. You just might not like what you find. . . A searing thriller about family, redemption and revenge, from the award-winning author of A Lesson in Violence. Beautifully written S. A. Cosby Burns bright and fast Peter SwansonDarkly irresistible Megan Abbott ________________After failing in his new life, Luke decides to go home, back to the one place where hed once felt he belonged. But that was a long time ago and now he has to face the life that he chose to run away from: The Combine. The gang that his uncle now leads, but which his father still runs from prison. Brutal, unforgiving . . . family. Reunited with his childhood friend Callie and tagging along on jobs with her and her boyfriend Pretty Baby, Luke soon discovers that he might have a place back home after all. When another gang try to encroach on their turf, The Combine and Luke must go to war to save all that they know. But in trying to be someone youre not, can you ever find out who you really are? Family is everything and blood is love. ________________Readers cannot get enough of The Last King of California . . . ***** Good lord, this book was everything i wanted and needed. ***** This is the first of author Jordan Harpers books I have read and it wont be the last! ***** My likely pick for book of the year. Ferocious writing and storytelling.***** A noir tour-de-force.***** Such a brilliant writer and a great story. ________________More praise for Jordan Harper . . . When I say The Last King of Californiasubverts the stereotypical American Outlaw Mythos, its the highest praise I can give it. No one is thinking deeper about what crime fiction is than Jordan Harper S. A. CosbyUrgent and beautiful Lauren BeukesFast-paced and gritty Amy EngelTruly astounding Robin WassermanEasily one of the best things Ill read this year. Visceral and violent. An exploration o family and loyalty. Reads like poetry. Bravo!Chris McDonald[A] gripping and emotional journey . . . Authors paint pictures with words, and like the Mona Lisa or Van Goghs Sunflowers, some of their books are instant masterpieces sure to inspire readers and elicit envy from fellow wordsmiths.The Last King of California is simply that good. Jordan Harper wields words like weapons .. . It is like poetry on the pageBoloBooks Top Read of 2022Blistering, brutal, with a big beating (black) heart,The Last King of California confirms Harper as one of the finest writers of noir today, with whats easily a best-of-the-year book James. D. F. Hannah, Shamus-winning author of the Henry Malone novels