Jay Stringer

Jay Stringer (James Marshall Stringer) is an English author. Most of his work so far has been within the crime fiction genre, and his novels have been set in both the West Midlands and Scotland. He has also contributed to websites on the subjects of football, politics, film reviews and comic books. He has also published poetry. Stringer is a founding member of the crime fiction collective Do Some Damage and still regularly contributes content to their website.
Early life
Stringer was born in Walsall in 1980. He spent time living in Walsall, Bloxwich, Darlaston, West Bromwich and Wednesbury. He attended Wolverhampton University but left before completing his course.
Stringer moved to Glasgow in 2006.
Career
Stringer's first three novels comprised the Eoin Miller Trilogy. They were written in the first person voice of the half-Romani protagonist, Eoin Miller, and dealt with racism, poverty, corruption and drug addiction.
In 2015 he turned his attention to Glasgow, with the Sam Ireland mysteries. Focusing on a young female private eye in Glasgow, these books featured more violence and comedy than the Miller Trilogy.
The second Sam Ireland book, How To Kill Friends And Implicate People, was nominated for an Anthony Award, and longlisted for the McIlvanney Prize.
Works
Eoin Miller Trilogy
*Old Gold (2012).
*Runaway Town (2013).
*Lost City (2014).
Sam Ireland Mysteries
Ways to Die in Glasgow (2015)
How to Kill Friends and Implicate People (2016)
Anthologies
Stringer's short stories and poetry have appeared in the following collections.
*"Terminal Damage" (2010)
*"" (2011)
*"Collateral Damage" (2011)
* "" (2012)
*"The Mammoth Book Of Best British Crime 9" (2012)
*"" (2013)
*"" (2014)
*"Waiting to Be Forgotten" (2016)
And the following self-published collections.
*"Faithless Street" (2012)
* "The Goldfish Heist And Other Stories" (2012)
Personal life
Stringer is married and lives in the east end of Glasgow. He is dyslexic. Stringer is a supporter of Wolverhampton Wanderers.
His great love of led him to become editor of the "Waiting to Be Forgotten" anthology, whose subtitle is "Stories of Crime and Heartbreak, Inspired by The Replacements."
Stringer also wrote the introduction as well as one of the stories.
This collection was nominated for an Anthony Award in the "Best Anthology" category in 2017.
Political Views
Some readers have complained about the perceived political subtext of his work. Stringer announced in February 2014 that he was intending to vote for Scottish Independence and began writing a series of blogs on the subject at his own website. This included "An Open Letter To England,."

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