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J. Todd Scott

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in Paducah, KY

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Thriller, Suspense, Crime

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A retired federal law enforcement agent with thirty years of experience, J. Todd Scott was a finalist for the 2024 International Thriller Writers Award for Best Paperback Original and is the critically acclaimed author of six crime, suspense, and thriller novels. He is also a film and TV producer and screenwriter, most recently for the Paramount+ series Lawmen: Bass Reeves.

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	The Flock 3.54 avg rating — 3,355 ratings — published 2022 — 6 editions	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 Far Empty 3.99 avg rating — 2,223 ratings — published 2016 — 11 editions	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
	High White Sun 4.20 avg rating — 930 ratings — published 2018 — 9 editions	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
	This Side of Night 4.25 avg rating — 654 ratings — published 2019 — 3 editions	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
	Call the Dark 3.87 avg rating — 642 ratings — published 2023 — 5 editions	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
	Lost River 4.07 avg rating — 532 ratings — published 2020 — 4 editions	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
	Gather at the River: Twenty-Five Authors on Fishing by David Joy (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Eric Rickstad (Goodreads Author) (Editor/Contributor), Taylor Brown (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 4.20 avg rating — 94 ratings — published 2019 — 2 editions	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
	Scar the Sky 4.03 avg rating — 40 ratings — published 2025 — 4 editions	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
	Diese Seite der Nacht: Kriminalroman by J. Todd Scott (Goodreads Author), Harriet Fricke (Translator) 4.50 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
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Joel Nedecky’s debut, The Broken Detective, is dark, twisty, and uncompromising. It’s a bruising noir filled with broken glass, broken promises, and one desperately broken but unforgettable protagonist in PI Jake Joelson, who learns not everyone dese ...more
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J. Scott answered Derek's question: Do you plan on writing another crime novel set in Appalachia? I get so tired of tv and police procedurals set in LA, Chicago etc. Yes I do! The novel I'm starting next month is exactly that!
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“it. I once read in some fantasy book about a phylactery, a place or an object where a creature can hide its soul, protecting it from death. As long as the phylactery is safe, the creature can never truly die. It lives on, rising again and again.”
― J. Todd Scott, The Far Empty

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“It was impossible to see where the highway ended and heaven began—as if a huge eraser had dragged across the edge of the world.”
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“Regret and sorrow, pain and loss, are just part of the deal, the price, for all the joy and beauty and love we do experience.”
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