birth_date: 1947-11-23 00:00:00
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name: Jonathan Valin
about: Jonathan Valin is an American mystery author best known for the Harry Stoner detective series. He won the Shamus Award for best mystery novel of 1989. After writing eleven Harry Stoner novels over a 14-year period, he took a break from mystery writing to help found Fi, a magazine of music criticism. He now works as an editor and reviewer for magazines.He is an alumnus of the University of Chicago and lived there for many years.