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David Kessler

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Born
in London, The United Kingdom
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Influences
Ayn Rand, Harlan Coben, Dan Brown, Sidney Sheldon

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June 2008

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I was born in the UK and grew up on a council estate in central London.

Big price drop in Kindle editions of Mercy and No Way Out

The prices of the Kindle editions of Mercy and No Way Out have been reduced to £0.99 – making them some of the most attractive bargains for summer reading. You can get to them by clicking on the links above. But they will only be held at this price for one month. In September they will go up to £1.99 – still a bargain, but why wait?

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Mercy (Alex Sedaka #1)

3.82 avg rating — 296 ratings — published 2001 — 14 editions
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No Way Out

3.48 avg rating — 104 ratings — published 2004 — 9 editions
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The Wimbledon Common Murder...

3.83 avg rating — 60 ratings — published 2008 — 7 editions
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A Fool for a Client

3.64 avg rating — 36 ratings — published 1997 — 7 editions
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Marked Man (Alex Sedaka #3)

3.48 avg rating — 27 ratings — published 2012 — 4 editions
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The Other Victim

3.50 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 1997 — 5 editions
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Tarnished Heroes

3.40 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 1998 — 5 editions
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Hidden Menace

4.13 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2011 — 3 editions
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The Alex Sedaka Omnibus

3.56 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2012
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Reckless Justice

3.38 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 1999 — 3 editions
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message 8: by Dani

Dani H Hi David,
Just checking up on how you are, and to make sure that you got my message that I sent last week? :)
Dani.


message 7: by Dani

Dani H Hi David,

Just a quick one to let you know that although the bookseller account details STILL haven't come through for me, we do actually have some copies of your book in store now, and on Saturday I will be putting them as my recommend at the front of the store in the special display, with a scaled down version of my review.

Hope you're getting on well with your writing!

Dani xx


Pamela Thanks David yes I like thrillers! You book looks good I will have to keep a eye out for it next time I am at a book store!

Pam


message 5: by David

David I'll drop by soon.

Check out http://bookstolistento.com. I created it not just for me but for other authors to sell their books as audiobooks and eBooks direct to the public, without the high costs of batch printing or the higher per-unit costs of print on demand.

Also, because I'm a writer myself and don't believe in exploitation, we only take a small commission per sale, with the lion's share going to the writer/publisher.

David


message 4: by Ellen

Ellen Hi David,
Thanks so much for friending me! Drop by my page if you get the chance.
All the best, Ellen

Three's The Charm---available now!


message 3: by David

David Hi, pleased to meet you. I am also a published author. I hope to read your book soon (although I have a huge backlog).


Andrea Kulman Hi & thank you for being a friend on Good Reads.


Bradley Hello David, I hope you are having a good day! =)

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