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Joseph Schneider

Acclaimed Author of the LAPD Detective Tully Jarsdel Mysteries.

A serial killer lurks in people's homes for hours or days before he strikes...

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Joseph Schneider lives with his wife and two children in California. His professional affiliations include The Magic Castle and the Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing.
“One Day You’ll Burn” is his debut novel.

Notable Observations​

Kenneth Johnson

“One Day You’ll Burn is much more than just an intriguing Hollywood mystery, it’s a captivating character study of a unique academic/historian-turned-police-detective who can’t keep his deep intelligence from bubbling out — often to his own embarrassment and the reader’s delight. Joseph Schneider has created a very appealing character whom readers will definitely want to see more of.” – Kenneth Johnson, bestselling author of The Man of Legends

Jim Hayman

“Schneider redefines the detective genre while giving us a history lesson of Hollywood, the town of dreams it was, and the nightmare it has become.” – Jim Hayman, Executive Producing Director of Judging Amy

David Stenn

“Tully Jarsdel joins the gumshoe greats in this whipsmart riff on sunbaked L.A. noir.” – David Stenn, TV writer and producer

Lou Berney

“One Day You’ll Burn knocked me out. It’s a riveting, richly-layered detective novel that satisfies and surprises on every single page. Joseph Schneider is a major new talent in the world of crime fiction.” – Lou Berney, Edgar Award-winning author of The Long and Faraway Gone

About the Author

Joseph was born and raised in Los Angeles. He exhibited a passion for the arts from a young age, studying piano and competitive ballroom dance. When he was sixteen, he entered the Midsummer in Oxford drama program and decided to pursue acting. After graduating Oakwood High, he was admitted to the theater program at UCLA.

During his senior year he fell in love with close-up magic and mentalism. After several months of immersive self-study, Joseph became a working illusionist. Following a successful audition, he was granted membership in the world’s most prestigious magicians’ clubhouse, The Magic Castle. In 2007, he attended Sideshow School at the historic Coney Island Midway, studying escapology, fire-eating, and other secret arts of the American carnival.

When magic gigs were scarce, Joseph supplemented his income by teaching dance. In 2009 Joseph was named an associate of the Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing (ISTD).
His life changed when TelFrance reached out to him as a consultant for a show about con artists working the French Riviera. Impressed with his ideas, they asked him to develop episode outlines. This job led to others, and Joseph soon realized his varied pursuits and unusual knowledge base could be unified in a writing career. In 2013, he was awarded a graduate fellowship at St. Mary’s college, where he completed an MFA in creative nonfiction.

Joseph’s influences in crime fiction include Richard Levinson, William Link, Ira Levin, Charles Williford, and Michael Connelly.

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