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Hank Early

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in Carrollton, GA, The United States

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Crime, Mystery, Thriller

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Hank Early spent much of his youth in the mountains of North Georgia, but he never held a snake or got struck by lightning. These days, he lives in central Alabama with his wife and two kids. He writes crime, watches too much basketball, and rarely sleeps. Heaven's Crooked Finger is his first novel. He's represented by Alec Shane of Writers House.

In a previous life, he published some books as John Mantooth. Check them out here:

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Average rating: 3.86 · 1,396 ratings · 221 reviews · 5 distinct works • Similar authors

	Heaven's Crooked Finger (Earl Marcus #1) 3.88 avg rating — 921 ratings — published 2017 — 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
	In the Valley of the Devil (Earl Marcus, #2) 3.84 avg rating — 308 ratings — published 2018 — 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
	Echoes of the Fall (Earl Marcus, #3) 3.75 avg rating — 165 ratings — published 2019 — 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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	An Earl Marcus Mystery (2 Book Series) 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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Hey, all! Just wanted to get the word out that I have a new book coming out on December 20 this year. It's under my real name, John Mantooth, and it's called Holy Ghost Road. I'm super proud of it, and it's already garnered some big praise from some of my favorite writers. I hope you'll add it to your list and snag a copy when it comes out. If you want to preorder, you can do that here:

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William Blake vs the World

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“People always tell you to make the right choice. But what if there isn’t a “right” choice? What if both choices are equally fucked? What then?”
― Hank Early, In the Valley of the Devil

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“When I woke five days later, I discovered Daddy had refused to take me to a hospital and had instead left it to God to decide my fate. And as he’d done so many times before, God had decided to torture me.
He let me live.”
― Hank Early, Heaven's Crooked Finger

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“I do hate him. But I also love him. In the end, aren’t they the very same thing? Don’t they both take a back seat to what you fear?”
― hank early, Heaven's Crooked Finger

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