Jeffery Deaver

Jeffery Deaver
Deaver at a Waterstones bookstore in London, 2012
Deaver at a Waterstones bookstore in London, 2012
Born (1950-05-06) May 6, 1950 (age 74)
Glen Ellyn, Illinois, U.S.
OccupationWriter
EducationUniversity of Missouri (BJ)
Fordham University (JD)
GenreMystery fiction, crime writer, thriller
Website
www.jefferydeaver.com

Jeffery Deaver (born May 6, 1950)[1] is an American mystery and crime writer. He has a bachelor of journalism degree from the University of Missouri and a J.D. degree from Fordham University and originally started working as a journalist. He later practiced law before embarking on a career as a novelist. He has been awarded the Steel Dagger[2] and Short Story Dagger[3] from the British Crime Writers' Association and the Nero Wolfe Award, and he is a three-time recipient of the Ellery Queen Reader's Award for Best Short Story of the Year and a winner of the British Thumping Good Read Award. His novels have appeared on bestseller lists around the world, including The New York Times, The Times, Italy's Corriere della Sera, The Sydney Morning Herald, and the Los Angeles Times.

  1. ^ "Deaver, Jeffrey". Library of Congress. Retrieved January 28, 2018.
  2. ^ "The CWA Ian Fleming Steel Dagger 2004: Winner Jeffery Deaver". Archived from the original on December 25, 2005. Retrieved August 13, 2012.
  3. ^ "Jeffery Deaver wins the CWA Short Story Dagger Award 2004". Archived from the original on September 21, 2013. Retrieved October 2, 2013.

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