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Susan Ashline

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Glens Falls, The United States

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Nonfiction, Crime, Memoir

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Susan Ashline is the author of A Jacket Off the Gorge, the nationally acclaimed true crime book Without A Prayer, and the forthcoming Ungrateful Bastard. She is featured in two Hulu docuseries: “How I Escaped My Cult” and “Cult Justice.” The episodes are based on her book Without A Prayer. Susan’s journalism career spans more than twenty-five years and includes news reporting for most of the major television networks. She has covered everything from breaking news to politics. Her long-time role as a court correspondent sparked a deep interest in law and the criminal justice system. Susan has worked as a radio reporter, talk show host, television news anchor, magazine editor, website manager, and staff newspaper columnist for publishing jugg ...more

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Average rating: 3.77 · 660 ratings · 124 reviews · 3 distinct works • Similar authors

	Without a Prayer: The Death of Lucas Leonard and How One Church Became a Cult 3.77 avg rating — 600 ratings — published 2019 — 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
	A Jacket Off the Gorge: True Story of the Biggest Liar 3.82 avg rating — 60 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
	Ungrateful Bastard: The Shocking Journey of a Killer and Escape Artist 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

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My Real Life Deception and Danger

Hear radio legend Brother Wease talk to me about my real-life story of deception and danger, as told in my new book, A Jacket Off the Gorge. It's about my entanglement with a conman who'd faked his own death and stole a valuable treasure that police believe is buried.

A Jacket Off the Gorge: True Story of the Biggest Liar

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Published on January 24, 2024 07:26 • Tags: a-jacket-off-the-gorge, memoir, nonfiction, susan-ashline, true-crime

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Susan Ashline rated a book it was amazing Angela’s Ashes (Frank McCourt, #1) by Frank McCourt	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
This may be my all-time favorite book. Laughed through the whole thing. Loved the different writing style. What a treasure.
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Susan Ashline rated a book it was amazing A Man Named Dave (Dave Pelzer #3) by Dave Pelzer (Goodreads Author)	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
I'm rating this a 5, but with some criticisms. The writing was very basic, and it drove me nuts that 90% of sentences started with action verbs. Also, as a writer of memoir myself, I didn't feel Dave was digging deep enough within himself to point ou ...more
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Susan Ashline rated a book it was amazing Evil Beside Her by Kathryn Casey (Goodreads Author)	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
I took a big break between start and finish, but that's not the fault of the book. I found this to be a real page-turner. Well researched, interesting, and flowed well. ...more
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Susan Ashline liked J. Marchio's review of Without a Prayer: The Death of Lucas Leonard and How One Church Became a Cult: "the word of life cult is discussed in this book and the sickening rituals, abuse and mind control over the people by the entire family of leaders. the power struggle within their own family and their blatant disregard for their followers, their priva" Read more of this review »
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Susan Ashline rated a book liked it The Way I Am by Eminem	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
Not exactly a literary masterpiece. There were a few references to things he assumed the reader already knew the details to, so he didn't go into them, and that left me lost. A lot of thoughts and storylines were undeveloped. I liked that the writing ...more
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