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Joseph Hansen

Author

Bio

Joseph Hansen (1923–2004) was the author of more than twenty-five novels, including the twelve groundbreaking Dave Brandstetter mystery novels. The winner of the 1992 Lifetime AchievementAward from the Private Eye Writers of America, Hansen was also the author of A Smile in His Lifetime, Living Upstairs, Job's Year, and Bohannon's Country. He was a two-time Lambda LiteraryAward-winner.

Joseph Hansen Books

Skinflick book cover

Skinflick

Joseph Hansen
Gravedigger book cover

Gravedigger

Joseph Hansen
The Boy Who Was Buried This Morning book cover

The Boy Who Was Buried This Morning

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Obedience

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A Country of Old Men

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Nightwork

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Early Graves

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The Little Dog Laughed book cover

The Little Dog Laughed

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The Man Everybody Was Afraid Of book cover

The Man Everybody Was Afraid Of

Joseph Hansen
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Troublemaker

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Fadeout

Joseph Hansen
Death Claims book cover

Death Claims

Joseph Hansen
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