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Joseph Courtemanche

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in Saint Paul, The United States

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Thriller, Christian, Science Fiction

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Joseph Courtemanche is a former Police Officer and Middle East/North Africa analyst. He is a distinguished veteran of the Naval Security Group of the United States Navy, and an Arabic linguist with training at the University of Minnesota and the Defense Language Institute (Honors Graduate).

Joseph holds several military awards, including two flag letters of commendation for his work in providing real-time intelligence support to commanders in the field. His experience provides the background that’s crucial to his writing in the thriller genre. He is a graduate of the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, and holds degrees from two other colleges as well.

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	Emergency Deep (Peter Vornado, #1) by Michael DiMercurio (Narrator), Joseph Courtemanche (Goodreads Author) (Narrator) 4.29 avg rating — 456 ratings — published 2004 — 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
	Poopie Suits & Cowboy Boots: Tales of a Submarine Officer During the Height of the Cold War by Frank Hood, Charles G. Hood, Joseph Courtemanche (Goodreads Author) (Narrator) 4.22 avg rating — 109 ratings — published 2018 — 11 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
	Assault on Saint Agnes 4.52 avg rating — 71 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
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	THE COVID QUARANTINE CANTINA by Joseph Courtemanche (Goodreads Author), Jamie Greening (Goodreads Author), Joe Shaw 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings	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
	REASONED RESILIENCY: A RATIONAL DEVOTIONAL FOR FIRST RESPONDERS by Joseph Courtemanche (Goodreads Author), Rodger Ruge it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — 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
	Into The Foxhole: How a Survivor Learned to Live (The Foxhole Series Book 2) by Daniel Navarro, Joseph Courtemanche (Goodreads Author) (Editor) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 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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	Barracuda Final Bearing: The Michael Pacino Series, Book 4 by Michael DiMercurio, Joseph Courtemanche (Goodreads Author) (Narrator) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	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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The Gospel of Matthew Chapter 28

This month I’m presenting the Gospel of Matthew. I hope you enjoy it, and consider buying one of the audio books listed on the right side of the page.

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