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Donn Cortez


Born
Canada
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Influences
Spider Robinson and John D. MacDonald, among others


Pseudonyms: Don DeBrandt & DD Barant

Donn Cortez is a pseudonym for Canadian author Don DeBrandt. Born in Saskatchewan, he currently lives in Vancouver, British Columbia. In addition to North America, his books have been published in Germany, France, Italy, and Russia. His influences include Spider Robinson and John D. MacDonald, among others.

He took a darker turn for The Closer, a hard-edged story about a serial killer hunting other serial killers.

His follow-up, The Man Burns Tonight (set at Burning Man) was more of a classic mystery. This was followed in rapid succession by five CSI: Miami tie-in novels and two CSI: Vegas novels.He has also contributed numerous pop-culture essays to BenBella’s SmartPop anthologies, on subjects such as Ang ...more

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Average rating: 3.72 · 2,017 ratings · 166 reviews · 37 distinct works • Similar authors
Riptide (CSI: Miami, #4)
3.86 avg rating — 325 ratings — published 2006 — 16 editions
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The Closer
3.61 avg rating — 273 ratings — published 2004 — 14 editions
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The Killing Jar (CSI: Crime...
3.70 avg rating — 264 ratings — published 2009 — 10 editions
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Cult Following (CSI: Miami,...
3.67 avg rating — 246 ratings — published 2005 — 19 editions
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Harm for the Holidays: Misg...
3.68 avg rating — 224 ratings — published 2006 — 17 editions
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Harm for the Holidays: Hear...
3.78 avg rating — 196 ratings — published 2007 — 14 editions
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Cut and Run (CSI: Miami, #7)
3.86 avg rating — 184 ratings — published 2008 — 13 editions
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Dark Sundays (CSI: Crime Sc...
3.64 avg rating — 176 ratings — published 2010 — 11 editions
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The Man Burns Tonight: A Bl...
3.72 avg rating — 32 ratings — published 2005 — 8 editions
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Series by Donn Cortez

The Closer Remote
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