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Ray Backley

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Born

in the Midlands, The United Kingdom

Website

http://www.raybackley.com

Genre

Thriller, Suspense, Horror

Influences

Stephen King, Ira Levin, Lee Child, James Herbert, but mostly movies m ...more

Member Since

December 2017

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Ray has written some very serious and emotionally charged Historical novels under the pen names Ray Kingfisher and Rachel Quinn, but his Ray Backley titles listed here possess a little more grit and address the seamier side of life.
His latest release is The Salamanca Sheiks, an original blend of Horror, Mystery, Historical, and Coming-of-Age.
He can be contacted at raybackley@gmail.com or via a Goodreads message.

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New Book Reminder

Hi folks.

Just a reminder that my new book The Salamanca Sheiks is now for sale on Kindle:

US:
https://www.amazon.com/Salamanca-Shei...
UK:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Salamanca-Sh...

and so on for other countries.

Whatever book is on your hand, Happy Reading! Read more of this blog post »

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Published on August 10, 2024 05:15 • Tags: new-release

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Average rating: 3.73 · 456 ratings · 45 reviews · 5 distinct works • Similar authors

	Slow Burning Lies 3.61 avg rating — 214 ratings — published 2012 — 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 Ice Line 3.55 avg rating — 113 ratings — published 2023 — 3 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
	Never Be Safe 4.14 avg rating — 77 ratings — published 2021 — 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
	Bad and Badder 3.69 avg rating — 65 ratings — published 2015 — 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
	The Salamanca Sheiks 4.27 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2024 — 3 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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