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Sandra Ruttan

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Born

in Toronto, Canada

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Genre

Mystery, Fantasy, Horror

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Sandra Ruttan was a walking disaster in her formative years. At age eight she was hit by a car while riding her bike home and her head was cut open. Just before her ninth birthday she was running along the beach and landed on broken glass, and her foot was partially severed. The muscle had to be stitched back together, leaving some uncertainty about whether she'd walk again, and the doctor was so fed up with her screaming he told her if she didn't shut up he'd cut her foot off. She went to school with the doctor's son, and forever felt sorry for him.

After her tenth birthday she fell down a waterfall and almost drowned. Her later adventures have included being in Seville when they found 4.5 tons of explosives set to blow up the Semana Santa ...more

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Average rating: 3.78 · 670 ratings · 113 reviews · 24 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Frailty of Flesh 3.72 avg rating — 144 ratings — published 2008 — 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
	What Burns Within 3.60 avg rating — 144 ratings — published 2008 — 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
	Suspicious Circumstances 3.95 avg rating — 110 ratings — published 2007 — 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
	Lullaby for the Nameless (Nolan, Hart & Tain Thrillers) 3.54 avg rating — 71 ratings — published 2009 — 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
	Harvest of Ruins 3.60 avg rating — 42 ratings — published 2011 — 8 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
	Rigor Morbid: Lest Ye Become by Sandra Ruttan (Goodreads Author) (Editor), V. Castro (Goodreads Author), Alicia Hilton (Goodreads Author) 4.21 avg rating — 21 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
	Dark Dispatch Issue#1 by Sandra Ruttan (Goodreads Author), Laurel Hightower (Goodreads Author), Rebecca Burton (Goodreads Author) 3.50 avg rating — 6 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
	Childhood Dreams 3.80 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2011 — 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
	Spinetingler Magazine Fall 2017 by Sandra Ruttan (Goodreads Author), S.B. Watson (Goodreads Author) 3.50 avg rating — 5 ratings — 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
	To Die For really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2011 — 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

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Kushiel's Dart (Phèdre's Trilogy, #1)

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The Rust Maidens

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Monsters of Celtic Mythology

by Bernard Evslin

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Sandra Ruttan rated a book it was amazing Mark of the Warrior (Breathmarked, #2) by Shannon Lee (Goodreads Author)	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
Source: I received an advance copy of Mark of the Warrior from the publisher via Netgalley. This review is voluntary and all opinions are my own. My husband bought me a copy of Breath of the Dragon, the first book in the Breathmarked duology by Shanno ...more
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Sandra Ruttan rated a book it was amazing Rooted by Leopoldo Gout	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
Source: I received a finished copy of Rooted from the publisher. This review is voluntary and all opinions are my own. When I started Rooted, what struck me from the opening pages was the mounting sense of dread. The story was set up in such a way tha ...more
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Source: I received an advance copy of Too Cold For Comfort via a publicist. This review is voluntary and opinions are my own. I’ve read several books by Nisha J. Tuli, and I was thrilled to get an advance copy of Too Cold For Comfort to consider for a ...more
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Sandra Ruttan entered a giveaway Someone Else's Daughter by Andrea Stewart (Goodreads Author)	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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Sandra Ruttan rated a book it was amazing The Stolen Crown (The Ever Seas, #4) by L.J. Andrews	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
Source: I received an advance review copy of The Stolen Crown from the publisher. This review is voluntary and the opinions expressed are my own. I’ve loved every L.J. Andrews book I’ve read, so I have high expectations when I get a new book by Andrew ...more
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Book: What Feeds Below Author: Tatiana Schlote-Bonne Pub Date: October 6, 2026 Source: I received an advance copy of What Feeds Below via Netgalley. This review is voluntary, and my opinions are my own. What Feeds Below is a horror story (with some fant ...more
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Sandra Ruttan rated a book it was amazing Strange Is the Light by Sarah Maria Griffin	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
Source: I received an advanced copy of Strange is the Light from the publisher. These comments are left voluntarily, all opinions are my own. I developed a bit of a Sarah Maria Griffin obsession in 2025 when I read Eat The Ones You Love, so I was thri ...more
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Sandra Ruttan rated a book it was amazing Unmoored: A Seaside Gothic Siren Romance by Dahlia Jade (Goodreads Author)	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
Source: I purchased Unmoored. I’ll admit it: I bought Unmoored without paying any attention to what it was about. I often do that when I trust the author, and I’ve burned through the books out so far in Jade’s The Phantom Noctis series. She’s proven s ...more
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Sandra Ruttan rated a book it was amazing Nightmareland: Volumes 1-6 (Nightmareland Chronicles, #1-6) by Daniel Barnett (Goodreads Author)	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
Book: Nightmareland Author: Daniel Barnett Pub Date: September 1, 2026 Source: I received an advanced review copy of Nightmareland via Netgalley. These comments are offered voluntarily and are my own opinion. Nightmareland clocks in at 964 pages. It is a ...more
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Book: The Minimalist Author: Kailee Pedersen Pub Date: August 18, 2026 The opening of The Minimalist is jarring. It highlights the narrator's familiarity with composers and the plight of being a composer, the way it defines your existence, the way it me ...more
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