Charles Joseph Greaves (born December 14, 1955) is an American author of both crime fiction (as Chuck Greaves) and general fiction (as C. Joseph Greaves).
Greaves is best known for his Jack MacTaggart series of legal mysteries, which are set in Los Angeles, where Greaves practiced law for 25 years. The Jack MacTaggart series consists of four books: Hush Money (2012), Green-Eyed Lady (2013), The Last Heir (2014), and The Chimera Club (2022).
As of 2023, he has also written three standalone novels: Hard Twisted (2012), Tom & Lucky and George & Cokey Flo (2015), and Church of the Graveyard Saints (2019).
Personal life Raised in Levittown, New York, Greaves graduated with honors from both the University of Southern California and Boston College Law School. He currently lives in Cortez, Colorado with his wife, Lynda.
Awards and honors In 2015, The Wall Street Journal included Tom & Lucky and George & Cokey Flo on their list of the year's best books. +Awards for Greaves's writingYearTitleAwardResultRef.2012Hush MoneyNew Mexico-Arizona Book AwardFinalistShamus Award for Best First PI NovelFinalist2013Audie Award for MysteryFinalistLeft Coast Crime Rocky AwardFinalistHard TwistedOklahoma Book Award for ictionFinalist2015The Last HeirColorado Book Award for MysteryFinalist2016Tom & Lucky and George & Cokey FloHarper Lee PrizeFinalistSue Feder Historical Mystery AwardFinalist2023The Chimera ClubColorado Authors League AwardWinnerColorado Book Award for MysteryFinalist
Publications
Jack MacTaggart series
Other novels
References
External links Official website: Chuck Greaves missed his protagonist's wiseacre voice. The Chimera Club gave it back. (Colorado Sun, 2023-08-27) Local mystery author Chuck Greaves talks returning to his roots in his new book "The CHimera Club" (KSUT Radio, 2023-05-23) C. Joseph Greaves is Hard Twisted (Australian Broadcasting Corporation interview, 2013-05-19) "Badwater" (TV Movie) IMDB ("Badwater" TV pilot screenplay)