Jason Starr (born 1966) is an American author and screenplay writer from New York City. Starr has written numerous crime fiction novels and thrillers.Starr's Tough Luck, a novel published in 2003, was a Barry Award Winner for Best Paperback Original and was a nominee at the 2004 Anthony Awards for Best Paperback Original. Twisted City won the award for Best Paperback Original at the 2005 Anthony Awards.