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Kent Holloway

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in The United States

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Mystery, Paranormal, Thriller

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Jim Butcher, Neil Gaiman, Douglas Preston, Tolkien, Jeremy Robinson

Member Since

February 2010

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International bestselling author Kent Holloway lives on death. Literally. With more than twenty-two years’ experience in forensic death investigations, he’s seen it all. Experienced the worst that life has to give and never let it dim his sense of wonder or humor. Now, he brings all this experience, along with a zeal for uncovering the folklore and superstitions of death, to the written page as author of mysteries, forensic crime fiction, and paranormal thrillers!

He is the author of six paranormal thrillers, including his highly acclaimed Ezekiel Crane series, as well as his forensic thriller, CLEAN EXIT. He’s also written his first installment of the Baron Tombstone adventures—a series that steps directly into the world of the dead—in the ...more

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	The Curse of One-Eyed Jack (A Dark Hollows Mystery, #1) 4.17 avg rating — 135 ratings — published 2011 — 12 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
	Death Warmed Over (A Grim Days Mystery #1) 4.22 avg rating — 85 ratings — 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
	Primal Thirst (The ENIGMA Directive, #1) 4.12 avg rating — 84 ratings — published 2010 — 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
	The Djinn 3.91 avg rating — 79 ratings — published 2012 — 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
	The Dirge of Briarsnare Marsh (A Dark Hollows Mystery, #2) 4.40 avg rating — 70 ratings — published 2013 — 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
	Clean Exit (Ajax Clean #1) 4.35 avg rating — 52 ratings — 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 Ghostfeast: An Ezekiel Crane Mystery Book 3 4.42 avg rating — 50 ratings — 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
	The Legend of the Winterking: The Crown of Nandur 4.37 avg rating — 43 ratings — published 2014 — 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
	Sirens' Song (The ENIGMA Directive, #2) 4.32 avg rating — 34 ratings — published 2010 — 8 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
	Dead in the Water (A Grim Days Mystery Book 2) 4.48 avg rating — 27 ratings — 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

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Last week, on Facebook, I lamented the sad reality that men seemed to have very little presence in modern day cozy mysteries. Oh, there’s a few men writing cozies out there. But many of them are using female or gender-neutral pseudonyms, and writing female sleuths. Why? Because historically speaking, men don’t read cozy mysteries. The audience is predominantly female.

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A Dark Hollows Mystery (2 books)
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Blood Red Star : Awakening part one

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Kent Holloway liked Kimmie's review of The Knives Before Christmas (Santa-in-Training Mystery #1): "🎄🔪Looking for a holiday mystery that’s quirky, clever, and delightfully chaotic? The Knives Before Christmas delivers from the first page. Holloway blends festive whimsy with classic whodunit energy, creating a story unlike any other seasonal mystery" Read more of this review »
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“after all, no longer a child and despised being treated as such. Besides, she of all people had nothing at all to fear from the Djinn. But of course, her”
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