Jeff Sherratt

United States

Profile Information:

Hometown:
Newport Beach, CA
About Me:
Mystery writer, creator of the Jimmy O'Brien mystery series.
I Am A:
Reader, Writer
Website:
http://www.jeffsherratt.com
Books And Authors I Like:
Raymond Chandler, Dashiell Hammet, Ross MacDonald, Elmore Leonard, Ken Bruen, Reed Farrel Coleman, Jason Starr, Gregg Hurwitz and everything by Denise Hamilton.
Movies And TV Shows I Like:
Detour, Double Indemnity, Postman Always Rings Twice, The Killing, and for a change of mood, It’s a Wonderful Life.

Comment Wall:

  • Angela Henry

    Hi, Jeff! Thanks for adding me as a friend ; ). Your series sounds right up my alley. Can wait to check out your books.

    Angela

    Mar 24, 2007

  • Morgan Mandel

    Great to meet another mystery writer on line.
    Morgan

    Mar 24, 2007

  • Meredith Anthony

    Hi Jeff-- Thanks for the message!

    Mar 25, 2007

  • Julia Buckley

    Hi, Jeff! Wow! So you certainly have some experience in the whole Watergate milieu. It's always fascinated me, I must say, if only as a study in psychology. And of course I see parallels between Nixon and Macbeth. "When the president does it, it's not illegal." That seems like something the dark thane would say. :)

    Mar 27, 2007

  • Jeff Sherratt

    The theme of ambition and morality is certainly as compelling today as it was back in Elizabethan times. Except today it's a nuclear world. Thanks for your comment, Julia.

    Mar 27, 2007

  • Robert Goldsborough

    Hi, Jeff,

    Did I inadvenrently delete a message you sent me?

    Robert Goldsborough

    Mar 28, 2007

  • Jeff Sherratt

    No Robert, I don't think so. I found my message on your page. But, anyway, here's what I said:

    Hi Robert,

    Can't wait to read "Three Strikes You’re Dead." From the description I can tell I'll love the book, 1938 Chicago, the Cubs, the mob, and Al Capone. My God! its got it all. Hey, the '38 Cubs had a 3rd baseman named Stan Hack. I'd met him when I was a kid and he was the manger of the old L. A. Angles, the minor league team owned by Phil Wrigley. In the mid-fifties, I used to sneak into the old Los Angeles Wrigley Field and sit with the players in the dugout. After about a half dozen games Stan Hack figured out I wasn't one of the players' kids, and gave me the boot. Even though the Dodgers moved to L. A. in 1958 I'm still a Cubs fan.

    Mar 28, 2007

  • Robert Goldsborough

    Hi, Jeff,

    I retrieved your earlier message after all. In it, you mentioned Stan Hack, who played 3rd base for the Cubs for many years. Thought you'd be interested to know that he makes an appearance (non-speaking) in "Three Strikes You're Dead" in a scene in the Cubs clubhouse following the second game of the 1938 New York-Chicago World Series.

    Robert

    Mar 29, 2007

  • Evelyn David

    Hi - Thanks for the warm welcome. Loved your web site And since "It's a Wonderful Life" is one of my all time favorite movies, I grinned as I read through your wonderful life as well. Your series sounds intriguing - I'll definitely check it out. Anyone who lists Dashiell Hammett as one of their favorite authors is on the right track! Thanks again for the welcome - Evelyn (www.evelyndavid.com)

    Mar 29, 2007

  • Patti McCoy Jacob

    Hey Jeff - I was just in NB this past weekend. Had lunch at the Chart House. The YL Star is one of the community papers through the OC Register. My column is mostly human interest/humor, but I do reviews when a book strikes me worthy. Which I can only imagine yours will :) Look for my review of STIGMA on Thursday, April 12 if you have the chance.

    Apr 5, 2007

  • JackBludis

    Thanks for your post about "The Black Dahlia." You lived in the neighborhook, so I'm sure that, even though you were five, those things have stayed with you. I can imagine the murder of James Elroy's mother in a similar fashion has stayed with him as well.

    Apr 12, 2007

  • Kate Pepper

    Hi Jeff. Thanks! I hope you like it. In the meantime, very nice to meet you.

    May 1, 2007

  • Michael C. Jacobs

    Hi Jeff, thanks for the add. Best Wishes, Michael.

    May 1, 2007

  • Jason Starr

    Jeff, Greet seeing you at LA Fest of Books, and great pic up on your website (that's actually Daniel Woodrell in the pic with the two of us) Talk to you soon! J

    May 4, 2007

  • Jeff Sherratt

    Thanks Jason. I posted a new picture that Keith Raffel sent to me. I know I got the names right on this one. I glanced at Daniel Woodrell's name tag just after the picture was taken. I can write, but, I guess, I cant read. Karen Syed also pointed out my mistake.

    May 4, 2007

  • Amanda Stevens

    Thanks for befriending me, Jeff. I really enjoyed the interview on your website.

    May 23, 2007

  • Jeff Sherratt

    Thank you, Amanda and Keith. It nice meeting you here on Crimespace.

    May 23, 2007

  • Chris Redding

    Thanks for the compliment on my layout. Can you tell where the background is? A famous landmark that has only been open for less than ten years.
    cmr

    Jun 26, 2007

  • carole gill

    Jimmy O'Brien mystery series, I'll have to check that out.
    Hi, love your tastes in reading and film! Good man!

    Jul 23, 2007

  • Gayle Bartos-Pool

    Jeff, You are doing such a wonderful job setting up mystery panels for Sisters in Crime down in the O.C. And you have a new contract for your terrific Jimmy O'Brien series. All the best, my dear.

    Jul 29, 2007