Home › Authors › John B. Harvey John B. Harvey b. 1938 ยท 2 books Biography John Harvey (born 21 December 1938 in London) is a British author of crime fiction most famous for his series of jazz-influenced Charlie Resnick novels, based in the City of Nottingham. He is also a screenwriter and poet. Books by John B. Harvey Hart, ride the wide country 1987 Hart, blood on the border 1986