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Gavin Jefferson

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in Watford, The United Kingdom

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Fiction, Contemporary, Humor and Comedy

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Mince Pies

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Gavin Jefferson is a writer of genre-fluid fiction.

Richard Slinger is a vessel for Gavin's more experimental, outlandish works. A thinly-veiled 'nom de plume,' if you will.
Follow him on Threads, IG, and Bluesky, with the handle @GoliathWriter

Novels:
Almost Surely
Nursing Home of the Damned

Novellas
The Surrogate

'Lit' Grindhouse: (As Richard Slinger)
Vol.1 LOVEGUN

Coming Soon

Our Nomad Souls Trilogy
LUCID (#1)
TRIAD (#2)
PRIDE (#3)

(As Richard Slinger:)
*Trotsky ('Lit' Grindhouse Vol. 2)
*Blancemange! ...more

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	The Surrogate 4.17 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 2017 — 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
	Almost Surely 4.43 avg rating — 7 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
	LOVEGUN (Gavin Jefferson's 'Lit' Grindhouse, #1) by Gavin Jefferson (Goodreads Author), Richard Slinger it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 5 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
	Nursing Home of the Damned 4.75 avg rating — 4 ratings — 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
	Momo & Matsu: Director's Cut by Bradley Freeman (Goodreads Author), Gavin Jefferson (Goodreads Author) (Foreword), SKETCH Fro! (Illustrator) 4.25 avg rating — 4 ratings — 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
	Blancmange! by Gavin Jefferson (Goodreads Author), Richard Slinger 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
	LUCID (Our Nomad Souls, #1) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2026	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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Nursing Home of the Damned OUT NOW!

My latest title, Nursing Home of the Damned, is available now!

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Explaining AuDHD: The expert-led guide to Autism and ADHD Co-concurrence (Explaining... Series)

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Fantastic blend of fact and fiction. Thoroughly engaging throughout, even if I did feel a little 'left out' by my lack of knowledge of Wilfred Owen and Siegfried Sassoon. One I feel I'll return to, and one I'll probably enjoy more the second time rou ...more
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