About

Steve Anderson writes the Kaspar Brothers historical thrillers and other novels. His latest novel is Lines of Deception. Anderson was a Fulbright Fellow and has translated bestselling German fiction. He lives in Portland, Oregon.

Featured Work

Lines of Deception

2024
Lines of Deception by Steve Anderson

A West German nightclub owner goes behind the Iron Curtain on a desperate mission to save his brother in this Cold War thriller.

Other Works

  • The Preserve

    2019, 2023

  • Lost Kin

    2016, 2023

  • Rain Down: A Crime Novella

    2016, 2023

  • The Other Oregon: A Thriller

    2015, 2023

  • Liberated

    2014, 2023

  • Under False Flags

    2014, 2023

  • The Losing Role

    2010, 2023

Awards and Recognition

  • 2022: Long-listed for the Crime Writers’ Association Dagger Award for Crime Fiction in Translation, the leading prize for novels published in the UK.
  • 2018: Residency at the Europäisches Übersetzer-Kollegium (European Translator College) in Straelen, Germany with a stipend award from the Kunststiftung NRW (Arts Foundation North Rhine-Westphalia).
  • 2015: TransLab for emerging translators of German to English, a collaboration between the German Book Office NY and the Goethe-Institut NY.
  • 2009, Quarterfinalist, Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting: False Flags.