Jonathan Valin (born November 23, 1947, in Cincinnati, Ohio) is an American mystery author best known for the Harry Stoner detective series.
He won the Shamus Award for best mystery novel of 1989.
[1] After writing eleven Harry Stoner novels over a 14-year period, he took a break from mystery writing to help found Fi, a magazine of music criticism.
He now works as an editor and reviewer for magazines.
[2] He currently is Executive Editor of The Absolute Sound audio magazine.