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John P. David

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Born

The United States

Website

https://byjohndavid.substack.com/

Twitter

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Genre

Mystery, Suspense, Thriller

Influences

Carl Hiaasen
Anthony Horowitz
Catherine Steadman
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Member Since

May 2016

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John David is a long-time public relations and crisis communications consultant, author of a non-fiction business book, and a corporate ghostwriter.

His debut novel, The Bystander (The Lemaster Files Book 1), was named one of 2025's Best Thrillers by BestThrillers.com, won the 2025 Page Turner Award for mystery novels, was longlisted for the BPA First Novel Award and was awarded as a finalist for the 2025 Storytrade Book Award for traditional mysteries. It was released by Tule Publishing in September of 2025. Though not a big joiner, he is a member of the International Thriller Writers Debut Author program.

When not working or writing, he enjoys fishing, talking about politics, and following the Florida Gators. He and his beautiful wife Pam ...more

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Average rating: 4.45 · 134 ratings · 106 reviews · 3 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Bystander (The Lemaster Files, #1) 4.50 avg rating — 117 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
	How to Protect (Or Destroy) Your Reputation Online: The Essential Guide to Avoid Digital Damage, Lock Down Your Brand, and Defend Your Business 4.12 avg rating — 17 ratings — 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 Pawn (The Lemaster Files Book 2) 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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Happy Holidays and Last-Minute Gift Ideas (Books)

Happy Holidays,

We are well into the holiday season, celebrating Hanukkah and heading into the final stretch before Christmas. If you are still looking for meaningful last-minute gifts, books remain one of the easiest and most personal options.

The good news is that there is still time. Printed books ordered through Amazon typically arrive within two to three days, and they can also be shipped d

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John David liked Ashley Peña's review of The Bystander (The Lemaster Files, #1): "Loved this book! With so many twists and turns, I could not put this one down! Pete ends up capturing an active shooter on camera! He has the video footage and is more than interested in helping solve this crime! The story line was super impossible t" Read more of this review »
Jan 02, 2026 01:47PM · see review
John David made a comment on 2manybooks2littletime’s review of The Bystander (The Lemaster Files) " Thank you for the kind words. "
Jan 02, 2026 01:46PM · see review
John David and 1 other person liked 2manybooks2littletime's review of The Bystander (The Lemaster Files): " 1. 𝐖𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐫 • I have been on a roll with reads lately. I couldn’t put this down. I needed to know how it was going to play out. And there were so many layers that I never could’ve predicted. Buckle up and be ready for a ride you don’t want to get off o" Read more of this review »
Jan 02, 2026 01:46PM · see review
John David is now following Christopher Null Author of The Cul-de-sac
Dec 22, 2025 04:48PM · like
John David rated a book it was amazing Chasing Stardust by Erica Lucke Dean (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
This was a Amazon Prime promotion. I really enjoyed this book. It's a great example of how the author's voice can carry a novel. There were a few plot points that didn't stitch together well, but I truly enjoyed her prose and the main character's gro ...more
Dec 15, 2025 04:43AM · like · see review
John David made a comment in the group Goodreads Librarians Group — please combine topic " thank you in advance!!!! "
Dec 08, 2025 04:44PM
John David made a comment in the group Goodreads Librarians Group — please combine (done) topic " https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2... to https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2... thanks.. ...more "
Dec 08, 2025 04:40PM
John David made a comment in the group Goodreads Librarians Group — new title added in the wrong place topic " Also, it appears that my novel, The Bystander has a duplicate page here: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2... The main page is here: https://www.go ...more "
Dec 02, 2025 11:38AM
John David made a comment in the group BestThrillers.com Book Awards — Results are in for the 2025 Best Books of the Year! topic " Bella wrote: "Each year, BestThrillers.com celebrates the most exciting new books in the mystery and thriller landscape. This year, Avanti Centrae’s T ...more "
Nov 30, 2025 01:59PM
John David joined the group BestThrillers.com Book Awards
Nov 29, 2025 07:29PM · like