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Eric Stone

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Literature & Fiction, Mystery & Thrillers, Biographies & Memoirs

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Eric Stone's most recent book is SHANGHAIED , the fourth book in his Ray Sharp series of detective thrillers set in Asia and based on true stories. The previous books in the series are FLIGHT OF THE HORNBILL, GRAVE IMPORTS and THE LIVING ROOM OF THE DEAD. He is also the author of Wrong Side of the Wall - a true crime / sports biography.
Eric worked for many years as a journalist in the U.S. and Asia, covering everything from economics to crime; politics to sex. He once wrote an advice to the lovelorn column in a bilingual Chinese-English fashion magazine. He currently lives in Clarksdale, Mississippi where he continues to write both fiction and non-fiction, as well as working as a photographer.

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MY MOVE TO MISSISSIPPI - THE VIEW AFTER SIX MONTHS

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As you can see by the date of the previous post on this blog, I haven’t exactly been keeping up with it. Mostly, since moving to Mississippi I’ve been posting a lot of photos and the occasional bits and pieces of commentary on my Facebook page.

But about a month ago, Mississippi Legends magazine asked me if I’d write a follow up piece to my blog about why I moved to Mi Read more of this blog post »

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Average rating: 3.49 · 375 ratings · 56 reviews · 36 distinct works

	The Living Room of the Dead (Ray Sharp, #1) 3.41 avg rating — 49 ratings — published 2005 — 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
	Grave Imports 3.57 avg rating — 35 ratings — published 2007 — 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
	Flight of the Hornbill (Ray Sharp, #3) 3.93 avg rating — 30 ratings — published 2008 — 7 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
	Wrong Side of the Wall: The Life of Blackie Schwamb, the Greatest Prison Ballplayer of All Time 3.76 avg rating — 21 ratings — published 2005 — 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
	Shanghaied (Ray Sharp, #4) 2.96 avg rating — 24 ratings — published 2009 — 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
	One Turbo-charged night in Delhi 3.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2011	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
	Die vergessene Erinnerung (Die Lichtenstein Chronik 2) 4.50 avg rating — 2 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
	The Simple Way to Program in Any Language 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
	Habits: 10 Keystone Habits to Reach your Full Potential and Win in Life 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
	HISTAMINE INTOLERANCE 0.00 avg rating — 0 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

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“Acting is a tool for freedom of expression and choice, a mirror of possibility for humankind. Acting is a powerful medium for reflecting authenticity in the human experience.”
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“Inspiration is for amateurs. I just get to work.”
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“Truth is stranger than fiction, but it is because Fiction is obliged to stick to possibilities; Truth isn't.”
― Mark Twain, Following the Equator: A Journey Around the World

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“When you face writer's block, just lower your standards and keep going.”
― Sandra Tsing Loh

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“If you don't think too good, don't think too much.”
― Ted Williams

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