
J.R. SANDERS
J.R. Sanders is a native Kansan and longtime denizen of the L.A. suburbs. He’s authored books on topics as diverse as Southern California apple farms and Old West lawmen killed in the line of duty.
J.R.'s debut novel, Stardust Trail, a detective story set among the B-Western film productions of 1930s Hollywood, was a 2021 Spur Award Finalist (for Best Historical Novel), and Silver Falchion Award Finalist (for Best Investigator). Dead-Bang Fall, second novel in the Nate Ross series, was a 2022 Shamus Award winner (Best Original Paperback P.I. Novel). Bring the Night, the third Nate Ross novel, was a 2023 Shamus Awards Finalist.
J.R. lives in Southern California with his wife, Rose, and rescue dogs, Ruby and Marlowe.
THE NATE ROSS NOVELS






