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Dave Vizard

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in Marlette, MI, The United States

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David Vizard ‏@sandpointer

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Fiction, Mystery, Thriller

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Harlan Coben, David Morrell

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Dave is a former award-winning newspaper reporter, editor, and columnist. He also edited a Northern Michigan life style magazine called True North. He is a founding member of the Huron Area Writers Group, and is a licensed Realtor to keep slobbering, drooling wolves away from his door while continuing to write and edit from his home near Lake Huron in the Thumb of Michigan.

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Average rating: 4.29 · 557 ratings · 100 reviews · 8 distinct works • Similar authors

	A Grand Murder (Nick Steele, #2) 4.18 avg rating — 139 ratings — published 2015 — 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
	Murder, Key West Style (Nick Steele, #5) 4.40 avg rating — 108 ratings — 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
	Mackinac Murder: Crude Intentions (The Nick Steele Mystery Series) 4.17 avg rating — 81 ratings — 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
	A Place for Murder (Nick Steele #4) 4.52 avg rating — 73 ratings — 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
	A Formula for Murder (Nick Steele #1) 4.23 avg rating — 53 ratings — published 2012 — 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
	Murder in the Wind (Nick Steele #3) 4.34 avg rating — 50 ratings — published 2017 — 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
	Murder, So Sweet 4.28 avg rating — 32 ratings — 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
	Murder for Treasure: Booty is in the Eye of the Beholder (Nick Steele Mystery Series) 4.10 avg rating — 21 ratings — 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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Book club will find intersection of two careers

Later this week, I am meeting with the Sand Point (MI) Book Club. They invited me to their lunch meeting because one of my novels, "Murder so Sweet," was selected as their read for the month.

I love meeting with devoted readers who scour my work and then pick my brain about it. This will be no different. They are smart with sharp wit and humor.

But I wanted to mention this book and our upcoming re Read more of this blog post »

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Dave Vizard added a status update: I'm developing an idea for a new murder mystery. It involves the creation and sale of children? Is this topic too dark. My doctor says the plot for my mystery is feasible and plausible but does it go too far and become a turn off for readers.
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Dave Vizard made a comment on his review of Be Mine " Loved this story, another Frank Bascombe tale. Richard Ford takes us along on a last journey with Bascombe and his son, who is suffering from a debili ...more "
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