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Chuck Greaves
Born
Charles Joseph Greaves

(1955-12-14) December 14, 1955 (age 68)
Alma mater
Occupation(s)Author, screenwriter
Notable workJack MacTaggart Mystery Series
SpouseLynda Larsen
Websitechuckgreaves.com

Charles Joseph Greaves (born December 14, 1955) is an American author of both crime fiction (as Chuck Greaves) and general fiction (as C. Joseph Greaves).

Greaves is best known for his Jack MacTaggart series of legal mysteries, which are set in Los Angeles, where Greaves practiced law for 25 years.[1] The Jack MacTaggart series consists of four books: Hush Money (2012), Green-Eyed Lady (2013), The Last Heir (2014), and The Chimera Club (2022).

As of 2023, he has also written three standalone novels: Hard Twisted (2012), Tom & Lucky and George & Cokey Flo (2015), and Church of the Graveyard Saints (2019).

Personal life

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Raised in Levittown, New York, Greaves graduated with honors from both the University of Southern California and Boston College Law School.[2] He currently lives in Cortez, Colorado with his wife, Lynda.

Awards and honors

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In 2015, The Wall Street Journal included Tom & Lucky and George & Cokey Flo on their list of the year's best books.[3]

Awards for Greaves's writing
Year Title Award Result Ref.
2012 Hush Money New Mexico-Arizona Book Award Finalist [4]
Shamus Award for Best First PI Novel Finalist [5][6]
2013 Audie Award for Mystery Finalist [7]
Left Coast Crime Rocky Award Finalist [5][8]
Hard Twisted Oklahoma Book Award for iction Finalist [9]
2015 The Last Heir Colorado Book Award for Mystery Finalist
2016 Tom & Lucky and George & Cokey Flo Harper Lee Prize Finalist [10][11]
Sue Feder Historical Mystery Award Finalist [5][12]
2023 The Chimera Club Colorado Authors League Award Winner [13]
Colorado Book Award for Mystery Finalist [14]

Publications

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Jack MacTaggart series

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  • Hush Money. Minotaur Books. 2012. ISBN 9781250005236.[15][16][17][18][19]
  • Green-Eyed Lady. Minotaur Books. 2013. ISBN 9781250005243.[20][21][22][23]
  • The Last Heir. Minotaur Books. 2014. ISBN 9781250045560.[24][25][26]
  • The Chimera Club. Tallow Lane Books. 2022. ISBN 9780578396675.

Other novels

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References

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  1. ^ Doran, Leslie (2022-09-15). "Local author Chuck Greaves returns with new mystery". The Durango Herald. Archived from the original on 2023-10-29. Retrieved 2023-11-30.
  2. ^ "Chuck Greaves Writer". FilmFreeway. Retrieved 2023-12-04.
  3. ^ "WSJ's Best Books of 2015". Wall Street Journal. 2015-12-09. Archived from the original on 2018-09-13. Retrieved 2023-12-01.
  4. ^ "New Mexico-Arizona Book Awards |Awards by Author, 2007-2016". New Mexico Book Co-op. Archived from the original on 2023-08-03. Retrieved 2023-12-01.
  5. ^ a b c "Chuck Greaves". Stop, You're Killing Me!. Archived from the original on 2022-11-29. Retrieved 2023-12-01.
  6. ^ "Private Eye Writers of America Shamus Award Finalists 2013". Private Eye Writers of America. 2013-06-14. Archived from the original on 2023-06-05. Retrieved 2023-11-30.
  7. ^ "2013 Audie Award Winners". Audio Publishers Association. Archived from the original on 2022-11-29. Retrieved 2023-12-01.
  8. ^ "History of the Left Coast Crime Awards". Left Coast Crime. Archived from the original on 2023-02-25. Retrieved 2023-12-01.
  9. ^ Klinka, Karen (2014-03-24). "Finalists are announced for 2013 Oklahoma Book Awards". The Oklahoman. Retrieved 2023-11-30.
  10. ^ "Harper Lee Prize Books 2016". University of Alabama School of Law. Archived from the original on 2022-05-19. Retrieved 2023-12-01.
  11. ^ Rawles, Lee (2016-05-12). "Help select the winner of the 2016 Harper Lee prize for Legal Fiction". ABA Journal. Archived from the original on 2023-03-25. Retrieved 2023-11-30.
  12. ^ "Mystery Readers International". Mystery Readers International. Archived from the original on 2019-04-05. Retrieved 2023-12-01.
  13. ^ "Past Writing Award Winners". Colorado Authors League. Archived from the original on 2023-06-08. Retrieved 2023-12-01.
  14. ^ "Colorado Book Awards: Congratulations to the 2023 Winners and Finalists!". Colorado Humanities. Archived from the original on 2021-03-23. Retrieved 2023-12-01.
  15. ^ "2012 Reviews". Stop, You're Killing Me!. Archived from the original on 2023-01-29. Retrieved 2023-12-01.
  16. ^ "Hush Money". Kirkus Reviews. 2012-04-02. Archived from the original on 2012-11-07. Retrieved 2023-12-01.
  17. ^ "Hush Money". Booklist. 2012-03-08. Retrieved 2023-12-01.
  18. ^ "Hush Money by Chuck Greaves". Publishers Weekly. 2012-03-12. Retrieved 2023-12-01.
  19. ^ "HUSH MONEY by Chuck Greaves Read by Dan Butler | Audiobook Review". AudioFile Magazine. 2012. Retrieved 2023-12-01.
  20. ^ "Green-Eyed Lady". Kirkus Reviews. 2013-06-16. Archived from the original on 2021-06-22. Retrieved 2023-12-01.
  21. ^ "The Green-Eyed Lady". Booklist. 2013-05-01. Retrieved 2023-12-01.
  22. ^ Forbus, Jen (2013-07-05). "Green-Eyed Lady". Shelf Awareness. Archived from the original on 2023-11-20. Retrieved 2023-12-01.
  23. ^ "Green-Eyed Lady by Chuck Greaves". Publishers Weekly. 2013-07-29. Retrieved 2023-12-01.
  24. ^ "The Last Heir". Kirkus Reviews. 2014-05-21. Archived from the original on 2014-07-06. Retrieved 2023-12-01.
  25. ^ "The Last Heir". Booklist. 2014-05-01. Retrieved 2023-12-01.
  26. ^ "The Last Heir: A Jack MacTaggart Mystery by Chuck Greaves". Publishers Weekly. 2014-04-07. Retrieved 2023-12-01.
  27. ^ "Hard Twisted by C Joseph Greaves, Greaves". Publishers Weekly. 2012-07-30. Retrieved 2023-12-01.
  28. ^ "Tom & Lucky and George & Cokey Flo". Kirkus Reviews. 2015-08-16. Archived from the original on 2022-05-17. Retrieved 2023-12-01.
  29. ^ "Tom & Lucky (and George & Cokey Flo) by C Joseph Greaves". Publishers Weekly. 2015-09-21. Retrieved 2023-12-01.
  30. ^ Forbus, Jen (2015-11-20). "Tom & Lucky (and George & Cokey Flo)". Shelf Awareness. Archived from the original on 2023-02-02. Retrieved 2023-12-01.
  31. ^ Tom, Nolan (2015-10-30). "Mysteries: Mobsters and Madams in the Big Apple". The Wall Street Journal. Archived from the original on 2016-04-15. Retrieved 2023-11-30.
  32. ^ "Church of the Graveyard Saints by C Joseph Greaves". Publishers Weekly. 2019-06-27. Retrieved 2023-12-01.
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