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Ray Welling

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in Toledo, Ohio, The United States

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Ray Welling, PhD is an Australian novelist and nonfiction author who writes investigative suspense shaped by real history and a journalist’s eye for detail. Before turning to fiction, he worked as a journalist, editor, publisher, and digital content strategist, and has written widely on marketing, media, and technology. Ray holds degrees from Northwestern University, Macquarie University, and the University of Sydney, and teaches digital marketing and media at several Australian universities. He continues to write both fiction and nonfiction—once even publishing an academic paper on Kim Kardashian—while developing the Byline series of mystery–noir novels.

	Byline for the Dead: A Novel of Labor, Conspiracy, a Bloody Uprising and Two Ambitious Journalists 4.83 avg rating — 12 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
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	Teach Advertising and Marketing With a Sense of Humor: Why (and How to) Be a Funnier and More Effective Advertising & Marketing Educator by Kishor Vaidya (Editor), Vince Mitchell, Ray Welling (Goodreads Author) 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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Ray Welling liked Paul's review of Byline for the Dead: A Novel of Labor, Conspiracy, a Bloody Uprising and Two Ambitious Journalists: "Great read especially the chapter containing the heroes brother. "
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