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R.J. Jamison

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R. J. Jamison is a writer living in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Titles include Grayson Hall: A Hard Act to Follow (2006) and
Barnabas & Company (2012) with co-author Craig Hamrick.

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Average rating: 4.07 · 57 ratings · 7 reviews · 2 distinct works

	Barnabas & Company: The Cast of the TV Classic Dark Shadows by Craig Hamrick, R.J. Jamison (Goodreads Author) 4.19 avg rating — 93 ratings — published 2003 — 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
	Grayson Hall: A Hard Act to Follow 4.09 avg rating — 47 ratings — published 2006 — 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

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Excellent reporting and finding of documents to substantiate Madame Paris‘s story.
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Could’ve been an article in a magazine no need for a whole book. It really felt like they spent a great deal of time adding filler.
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