Jon Evans

Not to be confused with Tori Amos's bass player also named Jon Evans.
For other people with similar names, see John Evans (disambiguation) and Jonathan Evans (disambiguation).
Jon Evans
Born April 11, 1973 (1973-04-11) (age 38)
Kitchener-Waterloo, Canada
Occupation Novelist, Journalist
Nationality Canadian
Genres Thriller, fantasy

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.

Evans 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] He has also written for magazines such as Wired and The Walrus, and the newspaper The Globe and Mail.

Now based in Toronto, Ontario, Evans frequently travels the world to research the locations of his novels. His most recent project is the Vertigo Comics graphic novel The Executor.[3]

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Bibliography

Novels

Journalism

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References

  1. ^ "Treats off the street", 10 Aug 2006, p. 71
  2. ^ 23 Oct 2005, review by Richard Lipez
  3. ^ Vertigo Comics
  4. ^ Beasts of New York publication announcement