Jon Evans (author)

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Jon Evans (born 1973) is a Canadian novelist and journalist.

Born to an expatriate Rhodesian father and Canadian mother, he grew up in Waterloo, Ontario, and is a graduate of the University of Waterloo.

He won the 2005 Arthur Ellis Award for Best First Novel from the Crime Writers of Canada for his book Dark Places (2004) and has been reviewed in the Economist^[1] and Washington Post^[2]. Jon has also written for magazines such as Wired and The Walrus, and the newspaper The Globe and Mail.

Now based in Montreal, Quebec, Evans frequently travels the world to research the locations of his novels. He is currently working on a project with DC Comics.

[edit] Bibliography

• Dark Places - 2004 (UK title: Trail of the Dead)
• Blood Price - 2005
• Invisible Armies - 2006
• Beasts of New York - 2007
• The Night of Knives - 2007

[edit] External links

• Official Website
• HarperCollins Canada
• Video trailer for Invisible Armies
• Ten Tips for Travel to Exotic Countries, by Jon Evans (CBC Words at Large)
• Beasts of New York

[edit] References

1. ^ "Treats off the street", 14 Aug 2006, p. 71
2. ^ 23 Oct 2005, review by Richard Lipez