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Michael Evanichko

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Born

in Latrobe, The United States

Website

https://www.MichaelEvanichko.com

Genre

Humor and Comedy, Mystery, Thriller

Influences

Stephen King

Member Since

August 2017

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Michael Evanichko is an author, playwright, screenwriter, and actor whose work mixes psychological tension with quirky, dark‑edged humor. He writes stories set in liminal spaces—castles, supermarkets, landfills, and knapsacks. He loves to highlight the odd and unsettling in ordinary moments.

He created The Trilogy of Life, including Life in a Supermarket Basket—praised by Kirkus Reviews and a 2023 American Fiction Awards finalist—plus Life in a Savage Landfill and Life in a Neon Knapsack. His newest novel is the psychological thriller The Maroon Candle, praised by Kirkus Reviews as, "A fast, fun, and fiery mystery-thriller to be consumed in one sitting."

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	Life in a Supermarket Basket by Michael Evanichko (Goodreads Author), Thomas Gaadt (Illustrator) 4.42 avg rating — 50 ratings — 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
	Life in a Savage Landfill 4.11 avg rating — 18 ratings — 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
	Life in a Neon Knapsack by Michael Evanichko (Goodreads Author), Thomas Gaadt (Illustrator) 4.60 avg rating — 10 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
	The Maroon Candle 4.67 avg rating — 9 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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Worthy follow up to The Deliverer. We get the perspective of Gavin, The Protector, this time around. His job is to protect McKenzie from those wishing to harm her and to guide her back to Malcolm Kingswell, his questionable employer. Engaging charact ...more
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Theo visits Golden, a small town in Georgia, stops for coffee at a quaint coffee shop and discovers a new purpose in his eighty-seventh year of life: purchasing the hand drawn portraits lining the walls and gifting them to their subjects. In the proc ...more
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