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Melvin R. Starr

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Kalamazoo, Michigan, The United States

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Historical Fiction, Mystery & Thrillers

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Mel Starr was born and grew up in Kalamazoo, Michigan. After graduating with a MA in history from Western Michigan University in 1970, he taught history in Michigan public schools for thirty-nine years, thirty-five of those in Portage, MI, where he retired in 2003 as chairman of the social studies department of Portage Northern High School. Mel and his wife, Susan, have two daughters and eight grandchildren.

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	The Unquiet Bones (Hugh de Singleton, Surgeon Chronicles #1) 3.85 avg rating — 5,160 ratings — published 2008 — 30 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
	A Corpse at St Andrews Chapel (Hugh de Singleton, Surgeon Chronicles #2) 3.97 avg rating — 2,271 ratings — published 2009 — 23 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
	A Trail of Ink (Hugh de Singleton, Surgeon Chronicles #3) 4.05 avg rating — 1,766 ratings — published 2010	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
	Unhallowed Ground (Hugh de Singleton, Surgeon Chronicles #4) 4.07 avg rating — 1,520 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
	The Tainted Coin (Hugh de Singleton, Surgeon Chronicles #5) 4.02 avg rating — 1,227 ratings — published 2012	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
	Rest Not in Peace (Hugh de Singleton, Surgeon Chronicles #6) 4.13 avg rating — 1,051 ratings — published 2013 — 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
	The Abbot's Agreement (Hugh de Singleton, Surgeon Chronicles #7) 4.07 avg rating — 1,042 ratings — published 2014 — 10 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
	Ashes to Ashes (The Chronicles of Hugh de Singleton, Surgeon #8) 4.12 avg rating — 841 ratings — 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
	Lucifer's Harvest (The Chronicles of Hugh de Singleton, Surgeon #9) 4.09 avg rating — 773 ratings — published 2016 — 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
	Deeds of Darkness (The Chronicles of Hugh de Singleton, Surgeon #10) 4.16 avg rating — 728 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

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“I have learned that it is easier to say later what one should have said before, than to unsay what should not have been said at all.”
― Mel Starr, A Corpse at St Andrew's Chapel

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“Augustine wrote that humility is the source of all virtue, and pride the root of all evil.”
― Mel Starr, Rest Not in Peace

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“But I must learn to be content, after I have done my best, whether I succeed in some matter or fail. I must do my work, without allowing it to disturb the peace of my soul.”
― Mel Starr, Rest Not in Peace

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