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Jess Walter

Jess Walter
Jess Walter is the author of six novels, including the bestsellers Beautiful Ruins and The Financial Lives of the Poets, the National Book Award finalist The Zero, and Citizen Vince, the winner of the Edgar Award for best novel. His short fiction has appeared in Harper's, McSweeney's, and Playboy, as well as The Best American Short Stories and The Best American Nonrequired Reading. He lives in his hometown of Spokane, Washington.


Jess Walter on the Highsmithian Principles of Suspense

On Drama, Suspense, Violence, Psychology, and a Dose of Soul
December 16, 2022  By Jess Walter
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