Chuck Greaves
American author
About Chuck Greaves
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.
Publications
Jack MacTaggart series
Other novels
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Chuck Greaves. https://biography.guide/chuck-greaves/
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