Christa Faust (born June 21, 1969, in

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) is an American author who writes original

novel A novel is a relatively long work of narrative fiction, typically written in prose and published as a book. The present English word for a long work of prose fiction derives from the for "new", "news", or "short story of something new", itsel ...

s, as well as

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s and media tie-ins. Faust won the 2009 Crimespree Award (Best Original Paperback) for ''

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''. ''Money Shot'' also received nominations for Best Paperback Original from the

Edgar Awards The Edgar Allan Poe Awards, popularly called the Edgars, are presented every year by the Mystery Writers of America, based in New York City. Named after American writer Edgar Allan Poe (1809–1849), a pioneer in the genre, the awards honor the bes ...

Anthony Awards The Anthony Awards are literary awards for mystery writers presented at the Bouchercon World Mystery Convention since 1986. The awards are named for Anthony Boucher (1911–1968), one of the founders of the Mystery Writers of America. Among the ...

, and Barry Awards.

Bibliography

Novels

*''

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'' (1998) *'' Hoodtown'' (2004) *'' Triads'' (2004) (with Poppy Z. Brite) *''

'' (2008) *'' Hunt Beyond the Frozen Fire'' (2010) *''

Choke Hold A chokehold, choke, stranglehold or, in Judo, shime-waza ( ja, 絞技, translation=constriction technique) is a general term for a grappling hold that critically reduces or prevents either air (choking)''The New Oxford Dictionary of English'' ( ...

'' (2011) *'' Butch Fatale, Dyke Dick: Double-D Double Cross'' (2012)

Novelizations and media tie-ins

*'' A Nightmare on Elm Street: Dreamspawn'' (2005) *'' The Twilight Zone: Burned / One Night at Mercy'' (2005) *''

Final Destination 3 ''Final Destination 3'' is a 2006 American supernatural horror film directed by James Wong. A standalone sequel to '' Final Destination 2'' (2003), it is the third installment in the ''Final Destination'' film series. Wong and Glen Morgan, ...

'' (2006) *'' Friday the 13th: The Jason Strain'' (2006) *''

Snakes on a Plane ''Snakes on a Plane'' is a 2006 American action film directed by David R. Ellis and starring Samuel L. Jackson. It was released by New Line Cinema on August 18, 2006, in North America. The film was written by David Dalessandro, John Heffernan, ...

'' (2006) *'' Supernatural: Coyote's Kiss'' (2011) *'' Fringe: The Zodiac Paradox'' (2013) *'' Fringe: The Burning Man'' (2013) *'' Fringe: Sins of the Father'' (2013) *'' Batman: The Killing Joke'' (2018)

References

External links

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