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Evan Michael Tanner, or simply Tanner, is a fictional character created by American author Lawrence Block. Tanner appears in eight novels. Seven of those were published in the 5-year period 1966-1970; the eighth one appeared in 1998, after a 28-year gap.

Tanner is known to have fought in the Korean War, when his sleep center was destroyed by a stray piece of shrapnel, making him a permanent insomniac. As a result of his injury, he does not sleep, nor does he need to. He was most likely discharged after this incident, despite becoming an idea of the "perfect soldier"- one who is constantly awake.

Tanner's adventures take him across the world, and his is particularly devoted to "lost causes".