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Vance Cariaga

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Charlotte, NC, The United States

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Crime, Thriller, Mystery

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Vance Cariaga is a London-based writer, editor and journalist. After spending more than 30 years writing and editing for newspapers and magazines, much of Vance’s focus is now on fiction. His debut novel, "Voodoo Hideaway," was published in 2021 by Atmosphere Press.

A short story collection titled "Money, Love and Blood" was published in 2017. Two of his flash fiction pieces — “Black Sky” and “Five Minus 4 = Uno” — are included in "With One Eye on the Cows," an anthology of short stories published in 2019 by Ad Hoc Fiction. Another flash fiction piece, “The Whole Bird,” is included in the anthology "Restore to Factory Settings," which was published by Ad Hoc Fiction in 2020. Vance’s short story, “Saint Christopher,” placed second in the 19th ...more

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Average rating: 4.53 · 19 ratings · 8 reviews · 4 distinct works

	Voodoo Hideaway 4.56 avg rating — 16 ratings — 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
	Corona Times: Words from the Pandemic by Yacoob Manjoo (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Shubnum Khan (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Iain S. Thomas (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2020	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
	Money Love and Blood: A collection of short stories it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	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 Case of the Singing Skirt (Perry Mason, #58)

by Erle Stanley Gardner

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Cosmic Scholar: The Life and Times of Harry Smith

by John F. Szwed

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