Jay Russell (born 1961) is an American-born, UK-based author of

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and

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fiction. He is the creator of

Marty Burns Marty Burns, former child-star, general wise-ass and sometimes detective, is the fictional creation of Jay Russell. Marty made his debut in the novel '' Celestial Dogs'' (1996), working as yet another low-rent, Los Angeles detective. The novel is ...

, a supernatural

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, who has appeared in a series of novels and short stories beginning with ''Celestial Dogs''. Russell's fiction is typified by a mixing of genre elements, often overlaid with a comic sensibility. Russell was born in Queens County in

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. He attended

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. He later attended the

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, receiving a doctorate in communications. He currently teaches creative writing at the esteemed St Mary's University, Twickenham.

Bibliography

* '' Celestial Dogs'' (1996) * ''Blood'' (1996) * ''Burning Bright'' (1997) * ''Waltzes and Whispers'' (1999) * ''Greed & Stuff'' (2001) * ''Brown Harvest'' (2001) * ''Twilight Zone: Memphis/The Pool Guy'' (2004) * ''Apocalypse Now, Voyager'' (2005) * ''If Happy little bluebirds fly''

External links

Jay Russell web page
1961 births Living people USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism alumni Cornell University alumni American male novelists {{US-writer-stub