Jack Sheridan

Jack Sheridan

Jack Sheridan (1916-1987 ) was born in the San Francisco Bay Area but made Texas his home, where he became known as the long-time arts editor/columnist for the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal and as a local radio personality who was instrumental in the creation of many cultural events. His books were initially only published in the UK before his work finally caught on to a small degree in the U.S.

 

 

Books by Jack Sheridan

Tales of the Deep South #5: Four Complete Novels

Tales of the Deep South #5: Four Complete Novels

Four powerful, controversial, highly acclaimed novels set in the Deep South during the 1950s and early 1960s. These bold, provocative stories confront politics, race, crime, and sex head-on, reflecting a turbulent era—and leaving a lasting impression. All four novels are back in print for the first time in over sixty years and collected together for the first time ever in one massive ebook.

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Fire in the Flesh

Fire in the Flesh

Jack Sheridan's pulp-noir classic, back in print for the first time in over sixty years.  "Sheridan seems to be aiming at, and achieving, something higher and more powerful than just an entertaining story." New York World-Telegram

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The Jack Sheridan Reader: Four Full Novels

The Jack Sheridan Reader: Four Full Novels

Jack Sheridan's four powerful, acclaimed novels, set in the American west of the mid-20th Century, back in print for the first time in over 60 years, collected in one volume. 

THUNDERCLAP, PARADISE MOTEL, GIRL FROM TOWN, MAMIE BRANDON

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