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Steve Hockensmith

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in Louisville, KY, The United States

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Steve Hockensmith is the author of the New York Times bestseller Pride and Prejudice and Zombies: Dawn of the Dreadfuls and several other novels, including the Edgar Award finalist Holmes on the Range. He lives in Alameda, California.

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The "Strong Medicine" audiobook is now available!

Master narrator Chuck Galco is back with another fantabulous performance as Big Red, Old Red and every danged person they meet! Check out his audiobook for the latest “Holmes on the Range” novel, “Strong Medicine”!

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	Dawn of the Dreadfuls (Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, #0.5) by Steve Hockensmith (Goodreads Author), Patrick Arrasmith (Illustrator) 3.50 avg rating — 22,526 ratings — published 2010 — 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
	Dreadfully Ever After (Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, #2) 3.75 avg rating — 5,011 ratings — published 2011 — 17 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
	Holmes on the Range (Holmes on the Range, #1) 3.89 avg rating — 2,948 ratings — published 2006 — 30 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 White Magic Five and Dime (Tarot Mystery, #1) by Steve Hockensmith (Goodreads Author), Lisa Falco 3.96 avg rating — 2,067 ratings — published 2014 — 10 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
	On the Wrong Track (Holmes on the Range, #2) 4.05 avg rating — 1,247 ratings — published 2007 — 27 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 Black Dove (Holmes on the Range, #3) 3.90 avg rating — 1,017 ratings — published 2008 — 23 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
	World's Greatest Sleuth! (Holmes on the Range, #5) 4.01 avg rating — 787 ratings — published 2010 — 21 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 Me Once (Tarot Mystery, #2) by Steve Hockensmith (Goodreads Author), Lisa Falco 4.04 avg rating — 765 ratings — published 2015 — 9 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 Crack in the Lens (Holmes on the Range, #4) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 772 ratings — published 2009 — 22 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
	Give the Devil His Due (Tarot Mystery, #3) by Steve Hockensmith (Goodreads Author), Lisa Falco 4.01 avg rating — 561 ratings — published 2016 — 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

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Holmes On the Range (11 books)
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Tarot Mystery (3 books)
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“Walking out in the middle of a funeral would be, of course, bad form. So attempting to walk out on one's own was beyond the pale.”
― Steve Hockensmith, Dawn of the Dreadfuls

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“Failure is but the longer road to triumph.”
― Steve Hockensmith, Dreadfully Ever After

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“A battle cry" Mr. Bennet said "is a warrior's calling card. Only it does not say 'Good afternoon. I have come for tea and crumpets.' It says 'Death has come for you! Flee or be killed where you stand!”
― Steve Hockensmith, Dawn of the Dreadfuls

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message 4: by Barbara

Oct 24, 2016 03:35PM

I just wanted to say that I recently read the White Magic Five and Dime, and I loved it! Thanks for accepting my friend request. i am excited to read more of your work.

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message 3: by Dale

Dec 06, 2013 06:30PM

Steve, thanx for accepting my friend request :)

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message 2: by Steve

Apr 06, 2013 12:44PM

Hey, Zoe! The writing's been a bit of a roller coaster the past couple years, but it's finally smoothing out. In fact, I'm going to have fun news to share soon on a number of different projects. How's tricks for you?

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message 1: by Zoë

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