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William J. Cook

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in New Britain, Connecticut, The United States

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http://www.authorwilliamcook.com

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Fiction, Suspense, Mystery

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William Cook is a Connecticut native transplanted to Oregon in 1989. He is a graduate of the State University of New York at Albany, where he received his Master's Degree in Social Work. He spent 37 years as a mental health therapist, and he is now enjoying his retirement with his artist wife.

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I'm happy to announce that the Kindle edition of my latest thriller, "All the Bodies Do," is now available for pre-order on Amazon at:

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It will be released this week Friday, June 28, along with the paperback edition.

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William J. Cook’s books

Average rating: 4.31 · 1,311 ratings · 191 reviews · 12 distinct works • Similar authors

	Seal of Secrets (The Driftwood Mysteries, #1) 4.09 avg rating — 452 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
	Woman in the Waves (The Driftwood Mysteries #3) 4.45 avg rating — 337 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
	Dungeness and Dragons (The Driftwood Mysteries, #4) 4.47 avg rating — 194 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
	Before Our House Fell into the Ocean: Stories of Love and Death 4.30 avg rating — 77 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
	Catch of the Day 4.62 avg rating — 65 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
	The Pieta in Ordinary Time: And Other Stories 4.50 avg rating — 58 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
	Eye of Newt (The Driftwood Mysteries #2) 4.22 avg rating — 49 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
	All the Bodies Do 4.48 avg rating — 44 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
	Songs for the Journey Home 3.70 avg rating — 20 ratings — published 2014 — 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
	Paper: A Driftwood Mystery (The Driftwood Mysteries Book 5) 4.21 avg rating — 14 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

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William Cook rated a book it was amazing In Her Eyes by Sarah Alderson (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
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William Cook made a comment on AI Publishing: The graveyard of regurgitated content " Thank you, Mike, for stating it so clearly. I couldn't agree more. AI in the arts, whether it's writing, painting, composing/singing, or anything else ...more "
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William Cook and 2 other people liked Michael Gardner's blog post: AI Publishing: The graveyard of regurgitated content "Friend of Mike: “So, Mike, what are your plans for today?” Mike: “I’m writing and publishing a book. My AI chatbot gave me a great idea for a prompt.” Friend of Mike: “Cool. So what are your plans after your morning coffee?” Mike: “Oh, it’ll ta..." Read more of this blog post »
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William Cook rated a book it was amazing The Mysterious Bakery on Rue de Paris by Evie Woods (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
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William Cook rated a book it was amazing Aegolius Creek by Micah Thorp (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
Author Micah Thorpe has treated us to the quintessential Oregon story: loggers vs. environmentalists, rugged individualists vs. corporate suits, a vanishing rural way of life vs. growing urbanization. Don Karlsson has lived on his land for decades. H ...more
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William Cook rated a book it was amazing Time Travel Swap by Connie Lacy (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
Rock and roll singer Carly Munro is about to hit the big-time. She’s been paying her dues in dive-bars with her band Hawke and Carly until tonight, when record industry moguls will be in the packed house of her album-launching concert. She’ll be ligh ...more
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William Cook rated a book it was amazing Pescadero: a Novel by Hollis Brady (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
Brady brought me to tears more than once in her searing story of the plight of undocumented farm workers. She takes no political side, but puts a human face on the torment of people caught up in a rigid and unforgiving system. Janine is running from ...more
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William Cook rated a book it was amazing The Emperor of Gladness by Ocean Vuong	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 should have known what would happen when a poet writes a novel: readers would be gifted with an extraordinary literary achievement. Author Vuong has done just that. In a novel that is as funny as it is poignant, he has mined the depths of the human ...more
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William Cook rated a book it was amazing The Whisper Man by Alex North (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
This book is absolutely terrifying. The writing is superb, the editing is flawless, but I must append a caveat: due to its villain—a serial killer who preys upon young boys—this will be a hard pass for some readers. Let me be quick to add, however, t ...more
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“I imagined grief as a large black crow sitting on my shoulder like a captious shadow, watching everything I did, usually content to sit there quietly, but sometimes cawing judgment in my ear.”
― William J. Cook, Before Our House Fell into the Ocean: Stories of Love and Death

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