Charlotte Stuart
Charlotte Stuart PhD is an award-winning mystery writer who got her start in academia, left a tenured faculty position to go commercial fishing in Alaska, spent a frustrating year as a political speech writer, and enjoyed time as a management consultant and as a VP of HR and Training.
Her current passion is for writing character driven mysteries with twisty plots. She has published twelve mysteries since 2019, including a legal thriller co-authored with writer husband Don Stuart.
Her discount Detective Mysteries received a 1st Place Series Award in the Chanticleer International Mystery & Mayhem competition. Other awards include a Global Ebook Gold, a Reader Views Silver, a Global Book Award Bronze, and making finals in Foreword Indies, Kill
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After living there his entire teen years, he returned to the United States in 1970. Metti attended Northern Illinois University, S.U.N.Y.-Binghamton, and Wayne State University-Detroit to earn his B.A., M.A. and Ed.D. respectively.
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Patrick Graham (1 de junio de 1968 (52 años) es un autor de nacionalidad franco-canadiense. Nacido en Canadá, pasó parte de su vida en Francia, y en Estados Unidos de América.
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Patrick es padre de tres hijos. Piloto de formación y experto consultor de negocios de grandes empresas internacionales. Fue piloto profesional, hasta un siniestro, y ahora trabaja como consultor, además de estar particularmente interesado en la historia religiosa.
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Rusty McClure
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He has a Master of Divinity degree from Emory university and a Harvard MBA.
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Richard North Patterson is the author of fourteen previous bestselling and critically acclaimed novels. Formerly a trial lawyer, Patterson served as the SEC’s liaison to the Watergate special prosecutor and has served on the boards of several Washington advocacy groups dealing with gun violence, political reform, and women’s rights. He lives in San Francisco and on Martha’s Vineyard.
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Awards
Edgar Award, 1980, Best First Novel for The Lasko Tangent
Grand Prix de Littérature Policière, International Award, 1995 for Degree of Guilt
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Sheldon Siegel
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Siegel was born on the south side of Chicago, Illinois. He attended New Trier High School in Winnetka, Illinois, and later went on to attend the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign as an Accounting major. He graduated with a Juris Doctor from Boalt Hall at the University of California, Berkeley in 1983. He has been in private practice in San Francisco, California for over twenty years and specializes in corporate and securities law with the law firm Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP.
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David Archer was born and raised in Bakersfield, California. He is a fiction author and novelist, writing in the mysteries and thrillers genre. His approach to writing is to hit deep, keep you entertained, and leave you wanting MORE with every turn of the page. He writes mysteries, thrillers, and suspense novels, all of which are primed to get your heart pumping. -
Stephen Penner
Stephen Penner is an author, artist, and attorney from Seattle, Washington. He has written more than 30 novels and specializes in courtroom thrillers known for their unexpected twists and candid portrayal of the justice system. He draws on his extensive experience as a criminal trial attorney to infuse his writing with realism and insight.
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Stephen is the author of several top-rated legal thriller series. The DAVID BRUNELLE LEGAL THRILLERS feature Seattle homicide D.A. David Brunelle and a recurring cast of cops, defense attorneys, and forensic experts. The TALON WINTER LEGAL THRILLERS showcase tough-as-nails Tacoma criminal defense attorney Talon Winter and her closest allies. And the RAIN CITY LEGAL THRILLERS deliver the adventures of attor -
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Living in central Virginia with his wife, the youngest of his three daughters, and their three dogs, L.T. enjoys staring out his window at the trees and mountains while he should be writing, as well as reading, hiking, running, and playing with gadgets. See what he's up to at ltryan.com.
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James Chandler spent his formative years in the western United States. When he wasn't catching fish or footballs, he was roaming centerfield and trying to hit the breaking pitch. After a mediocre college baseball career, he exchanged jersey No. 7 for camouflage issued by the United States Army, which he wore around the globe and with great pride for twenty years before retiring as a Lieutenant Colonel of Air Defense Artillery. He holds a Bachelor's degree from Eastern Oregon University and a Master's degree from Marshall University. He earned his Juris Doctor by attending night school at the George Mason University School of Law while assigned to the Pentagon, and practiced law in Wyom -
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Successfully defending an alleged baby killer restored Ike Thompson’s reputation as “the perfect lawyer.” But it also destroyed his practice. Now, a seemingly random attack on a powerful CEO hints at a truth so horrifying, it could cost him everything.
The story was buried on the back pages of a fringe news website: a mentally ill woman randomly attacked the CEO of one of the world’s biggest pharmaceutical companies outside its Chicago headquarters. At first, Ike dismisses it as just another disturbed person roaming the streets, but further investigation reveals that the woman was not mentally ill, the incident not an a -
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Keenan Powell
Lefty, Agatha, and Silver Falchion nominated author of DEADLY SOLUTION.
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Keenan Powell's first publication included illustrations in Dungeons and Dragons, 1st edition, while in high school. Art seemed to be an impractical pursuit – she wasn’t an heiress, didn’t have the disposition to marry well, and hated teaching – so she went to law school instead. The day after graduation, she moved to Alaska. As a young pup, she provided criminal defense representation in a variety of cases spanning from the infamous federal walrus round-up case to murder.
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KJ Sutherland spent several years in Europe as an attorney for the US military, first as an officer and later as a civilian. In addition to practicing international law, she’s prosecuted and defended service members in multiple countries throughout Europe and the UK.
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After eighteen years as a stay-at-home mom and a full-time volunteer at her kids' schools, church and within her community, Shaeffer stopped to take a breath and remembered her longtime dream to write a book. She retired (somewhat) from volunteering and enrolled in creative writing classes through UCLA Extension. It only took a decade to finish raising her kids, write Th -
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For 30 years, Pablo, a pathologist, taught in a medical school and served as the chief health officer of Florida State Prison.
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Sheila Bitts
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BlueCat Review of Screenplay, "The Diamond Escape"--"This script is entertaining and is clearly inspired by many classic movies. It’s both a heist story and a detective story and the writer draws deftly from both genres to create a breakneck pursuit of the titular diamonds. In this expansive chase.. The diversity of place and the speed with which we move between settings create an exciting and, on the whole, original pie -
Madison Kent
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Madison Kent books include: The Mystery at Belle Magnolia, Stalking Jack, The Harrison, Some Saints Prey, Silver Bells Slaying, A Smidgeon of Ghosts, Devil on Deck, Sweet Murder, Smoked in Ybor, Death at The Detroit, and the latest A Gypsy's Grave.
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Carolyn R. Russell
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Kirk Alex
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Adam Sommers
I'm a newspaper editor (yes, there are still newspapers) and in my spare time I write novels, short stories, college essays, philosophical treaties and anything else that pops into my head.
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Jeffrey C. Ulin
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atop bus with goats, private planes, Concorde, bullet trains). Jeff’s experiences working for George Lucas on Skywalker Ranch, creating Higglytown Heroes, and working as a General Counsel also infuse his writing. He relishes very spicy Chinese food, is a dog lover, and now l -
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