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Joy York

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Born

Gadsden, The United States

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http://JoyYork.com

Genre

Mystery, Thriller, Young Adult

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April 2015

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Joy York grew up in Alabama but has spent much of her adult life in the Midwest, currently living with her husband in Indiana. Inspired by a family legacy of oral storytelling, she began creating stories and adventures for her son when he was growing up. With encouragement from family and friends, she began to write them down. Her first book, The Bloody Shoe Affair: A daring and thrilling adventure with the jailer’s daughter (The Jailer's Daughter Mysteries Book 1), a YA mystery, was published in 2015. Genuine Deceit, an adult suspense novel, is her second book. Protective Instinct: A Thriller was recently published. The Moonshine Murders (The Jailer's Daughter Mysteries Book 2) will be released March 25, 2024. For more information, visit w ...more

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Average rating: 4.65 · 328 ratings · 171 reviews · 4 distinct works • Similar authors

	Genuine Deceit 4.57 avg rating — 151 ratings — published 2021 — 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
	Protective Instinct 4.71 avg rating — 86 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
	The Bloody Shoe Affair: A daring and thrilling adventure with the jailer's daughter (The Jailer's Daughter Mysteries Book 1) 4.66 avg rating — 65 ratings — published 2015	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 Moonshine Murders: The Jailer's Daughter Mysteries 4.88 avg rating — 26 ratings — published 2024 — 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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Joy York wants to read A Poison Tree (Time, Blood and Karma, #3) by John Dolan (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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Joy York liked Joseph Gary's review of The Moonshine Murders: The Jailer's Daughter Mysteries: "This is my third Joy York novel—the first YA mystery from this amazingly talented author—and she delivers another superbly woven tale. Again, York paints a picture of strong, yet vulnerable main characters that not only makes the story believable but" Read more of this review »
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Joy York and 1 other person liked Joy Kidney's review of The Moonshine Murders: The Jailer's Daughter Mysteries: "The Deputy Sheriff is shot and another man killed when investigating a moonshine still. The Deputy Sheriff's daughter, Lily, had a plan to find out what really happened. Lily, a rule-bender, was always up to something and convinced her cousin Christi" Read more of this review »
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Joy York and 3 other people liked Dwayne Roberts's review of The Moonshine Murders: The Jailer's Daughter Mysteries: "A very engaging YA mystery with surprises, danger, and teen romance. The text would profit from a little proofreading. There are several homonymic (and nearly so) errors such as "sorted" for "sordid"; "owned" for "owed"; and my favorite, "alert the Me" Read more of this review »
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The Wife of Kronstadt by Patricia Furstenberg is a short story born from When Secrets Bloom, which I absolutely loved, and a part of The Kronstadt Chronicle, set in 15th century Transylvania. Gertrud is the wife of the physician, a knowledgeable man ...more
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Joy York rated a book it was amazing What Leora Never Knew: A Granddaughter's Quest for Answers (Leora's Stories) by Joy Neal Kidney (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
What Leora Never Knew: A Granddaughter’s Quest For Answers by Joy Neal Kidney, as I’m sure are the other books in the series, is a labor of love. Kidney’s devotion, commitment, and perseverance to learning and sharing the stories of her three uncles, ...more
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Joy York rated a book it was amazing The Weight of Consequence: A Riveting Detective Novel of Family Secrets, Betrayal, and Murder by K.D. McNiven (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
I love small town mystery/thrillers, and McNiven has nailed this one! The story grabbed me immediately with the brutal death of a young teen. No identification and no apparent clues. The tension builds as Detective Ashley Barrett and her team follow ...more
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