Andrew Klavan (/ˈkleɪvən/; born July 13, 1954) is an American novelist and conservative political commentator.

He is also known for being a political commentator and hosts The Andrew Klavan Show podcast on the conservative site The Daily Wire.

Klavan was born to a secular Jewish family in New York City and grew up in Great Neck, Long Island as one of four sons born to father Gene Klavan, a New York disc jockey, and mother Phyllis, a homemaker.

[citation needed] Klavan began his crime-writing career using the pseudonym Keith Peterson.

[citation needed] Under his own name, Klavan has written crime novels, and the Homelanders series for young adults.

[9] The Great Good Thing: A Secular Jew Comes to Faith in Christ, Klavan's first non-fiction book, was published in 2016.

[14] Klavan's book Mrs. White, which he wrote under the pen-name Margaret Tracy, won the 1984 Edgar Award for Best Paperback Original.