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Don Simkovich

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Don returned to his love for writing fiction after years of writing and narrating a radio spot series, marketing copy, and handling the pressures of a wild and crazy family life.

Frequent calls to the local Sheriff's office, plus the intensity of handling teen alcoholism and teen pregnancy pressed stories from his mind like Earth's weighty layers turn shale into harvestable fuel.

Well, you get the picture.

Don has fine-tuned his craft writing romance to crime fiction and the recent Tom Stone detective stories.

He lives at the base of the San Gabriel Mountains with his family, two dogs, and anyone else who happens to drop by and live for a spell. ...more

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	Day of the Dead (Tom Stone, #3) by Don Simkovich (Goodreads Author), Lon Casler Bixby (Goodreads Author) 4.50 avg rating — 14 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tom Stone Nitty Gritty Christmas by Don Simkovich (Goodreads Author), Lon Casler Bixby (Goodreads Author) 4.50 avg rating — 10 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tom Stone: Sweltering Summer Nights by Don Simkovich (Goodreads Author), Lon Casler Bixby (Goodreads Author) 4.44 avg rating — 9 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tom Stone Swelteirng Summer Nights by Don Simkovich (Goodreads Author), Lon Casler Bixby (Goodreads Author) 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tom Stone: A Deadly Path by Don Simkovich (Goodreads Author), Lon Casler Bixby (Goodreads Author) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tom Stone: One Shot, One Kill (Tom Stone Detective Stories - Book 4) by Don Simkovich (Goodreads Author), Lon Casler Bixby (Goodreads Author), Ben Southgate (Illustrator) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Smoke Shop Shootout by Don Simkovich (Goodreads Author) (co-author), Lon Casler Bixby (Goodreads Author) (co-author) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	So Cal Entrepreneurs Series: Steve Craig, Developer 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2014	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Blogging Fun and Fast: The Must Use Guide for Real Estate Agents: Formats and Templates Included for Your Success 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2014	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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The Sniper in Love

Our 6th novel in the Detective Tom Stone series is ready for Beta readers.

It's quite different and takes Detective Brian Kilbraide out of Los Angeles and into a cross-country hunt for sniper Bob Stevens, who's conflicted.

Stevens lost his wife to a drug overdose ... catalyst to the action in Book 4 Tom Stone: One Shot, One Kill.

Tom Stone One Shot, One Kill (Tom Stone Detective Stories - Book 4) by Don Simkovich

Now, he's aiming for powerful people who he believes are tearing Read more of this blog post »

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