John Shannon (novelist)

John Shannon
(2000)
Born	(1943-11-29) November 29, 1943 (age 81) Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Occupation	Novelist, Mystery Writer
Education	Pomona College (BA) University of California, Los Angeles (MFA)
Genre	Fiction, Crime Fiction
Website
www.jackliffey.com

John Shannon (born November 29, 1943) is a contemporary American author, lately of detective fiction. He began his career with four well-reviewed novels in the 1970s and 1980s, then in 1996 launched the Jack Liffey mystery series. He cites as his literary influences Raymond Chandler, Ross Macdonald, Graham Greene, Robert Stone and Jim Harrison.