| Jeff Andrus | |
| Birth Name: | Jeffery Hughes Andrus |
| Birth Date: | 19 March 1947 |
| Birth Place: | King City, California, U.S. |
| Alma Mater: | Stanford University |
| Language: | English |
| Genre: | Mystery fiction |
| Notableworks: | The Proverb (2004) Tracer Inc. (1994) The Jeweler's Shop adaptation (1989) As Summers Die (1986) Doc (1974) |
Jeffery Hughes "Jeff" Andrus (; March 19, 1947 - March 27, 2011)[1] [2] was an American author, best known for having written The Proverb (2004), adapting Pope John Paul II's 1960 play The Jeweler's Shop,[3] Doc (1971),[4] As Summers Die, and the Tracer Family mystery fiction series.[5] Additionally, Andrus wrote and made a cameo appearance in the 2004 Award-Winning short film The Proverb along with Scott Waara and Nancy Stafford.[6]
Andrus was born in King City, California and graduated from Stanford University.[7] He married Gwyneth in about 1969. Andrus died on March 27, 2011, of congestive heart failure.