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PJ Skinner was born in Guildford, one of seven siblings. When she was six, the family moved to Ireland where she attended school. She went to Trinity College, Dublin University, graduating as a geologist. After graduation, PJ spent 35 years working in over thirty countries as an exploration geologist. PJ worked in many remote, strange, and often dangerous places, and loved every minute, despite encountering her fair share of misogyny and other perils. During this time, she collected the tall tales and real-life experiences which inspired her to write the Sam Harris Adventure Series. The series chronicles the adventures of a pioneering female geologist in an almost exclusively male world.
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	Deadly Return (Seacastle #1) 4.32 avg rating — 1,579 ratings — published 2023 — 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
	Fool's Gold (A Sam Harris Adventure #1) 3.82 avg rating — 1,680 ratings — 16 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
	Fatal Tribute (Seacastle #3) 4.53 avg rating — 690 ratings — published 2023 — 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
	Toxic Vows (The Seacastle Mysteries #4) 4.57 avg rating — 643 ratings — published 2024 — 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
	Mortal Vintage (The Seacastle Mysteries #5) 4.60 avg rating — 622 ratings — published 2024 — 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
	Eternal Forest (Seacastle #2) 4.52 avg rating — 603 ratings — published 2023 — 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
	Last Orders (The Seacastle Mysteries #6) 4.67 avg rating — 555 ratings — published 2024 — 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
	Grave Reality (The Seacastle Mysteries #7) 4.63 avg rating — 385 ratings — published 2025 — 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
	Hitler's Finger (A Sam Harris Adventure #2) 3.87 avg rating — 433 ratings — 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
	Sam Harris Boxset 1-3 4.15 avg rating — 318 ratings — published 2021 — 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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Dull and dragged out. Too long and no real story. Now that I forced myself to read on, I'm surprised at how far away from being the audience for this book that I am. I mean, who likes women being butchered every single time they have a baby? Who enjo ...more
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Um, I just didn't enjoy it. I mean, I sort of did in parts but supposedly she was a witch and immensely powerful and in reality she seemed a bit wimpy and preferred gardening. Is that harsh? Maybe. Anyway, I had hoped for more, and I got less. ...more
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I enjoyed this book and dithered over whether to give it three or four stars. Some of the writing was lovely but I felt like it petered out rather. The premise was great but the ideas a little muddled. Overall I felt as if a stricter editor could hav ...more
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Lately I've read several books that needed to be 250 pages shorter (Robert Galbraith, I'm looking at you). I almost liked the story but how many more times does the loyal, loving friend get kicked to the curb for someone blonde and beautiful. Sigh. A ...more
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“While the water was heating, Sam whipped the sheet off her bed again, but this time it was empty. Gingerly, she checked the mattress for bumps but they had changed it. The foam bounced back under her hand. A new mattress. At least that meant no bedbugs. She didn’t mind reptiles, as she’d already slept with a few, but there was real intent behind her unpleasant visitor. Who was behind it? Someone who didn’t want her on site. It”
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“Sam crossed her fingers and hoped that Gloria could be distracted from her hopeless quest of the successful Diego by a successful quest for the hopeless Alfredo.”
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