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J.P.C. Allen

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Born

St. Clairsville, Ohio, The United States

Website

https://jpcallenwrites.com

Genre

Mystery, Christian, Young Adult

Influences

Rex Stout, P.G. Wodehouse, Damon Runyon, Manley Wade Wellman, Patrick ...more

Member Since

February 2019

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JPC Allen started her writing career in second grade with an homage to Scooby Doo. She’s been tracking down mysteries ever since. Her Christmas mystery “A Rose from the Ashes” was a Selah-finalist at the Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writers Conference in 2020. Her first Rae Riley mystery, A Shadow on the Snow, released in 2021. Online, she offers tips and prompts to ignite the creative spark in every kind of writer . She also leads workshops for tweens, teens, and adults, encouraging them to discover the adventure of writing. Coming from a long line of Mountaineers, she is a life-long Buckeye. Follow her to the next mystery on her website, JPCAllenWrites.com., where you can sign up for her newsletter and receive her latest writing news a ...more

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JPC Allen invites you to join the adventure of writing with tips, prompts, and inspiration to share.

As the year draws to a close, my theme this month on JPC Allen Writes is reposting my most popular posts. But before I do that, I wanted to ask readers: what do you want me to repost? Would you like a tip on developing characters or some other kind of writing advice? Or a book rec? Or one of my writ

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J.P.C. Allen’s books

Average rating: 4.33 · 85 ratings · 63 reviews · 7 distinct works • Similar authors

	A Shadow on the Snow 4.30 avg rating — 30 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
	A Storm of Doubts 4.35 avg rating — 17 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
	Christmas Fiction Off the Beaten Path by Michelle L. Levigne (Goodreads Author), Ronnell Kay Gibson, Laurie Lucking (Goodreads Author) 4.33 avg rating — 15 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
	A Riddle in the Lonesome October (Rae Riley #3) 4.14 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
	From the Lake to the River by J.P.C. Allen (Goodreads Author), Michelle L. Levigne (Goodreads Author), Tamera Lynn Kraft (Goodreads Author), Bettie Boswell (Goodreads Author), Carole Browne, Cindy Thomson (Goodreads Author), Rebecca Waters (Goodreads Author), Sandra Merville Hart (Goodreads Author), more… 4.67 avg rating — 6 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
	Ohio Trail Mix: Adventures and Inspiration Along the Ohio Literary Trail by Bettie Boswell (Goodreads Author), J.P.C. Allen (Goodreads Author), Rebecca Waters (Goodreads Author) 4.67 avg rating — 3 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
	From the Lake to the River: Buckeye Christian Fiction Anthology. Stories set in Ohio by Ohio Authors by Tamera Kraft, Cindy Thomson (Goodreads Author), J.P.C. Allen (Goodreads Author) 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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J.P.C. Allen liked Jim Toner's review of The Short-Wave Mystery (Hardy Boys, #24): "Another good Adventure from the Hardy Boys. This one contains a theft Ring and Travel to Canada."
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J.P.C. Allen liked Jim Toner's review of Christmas in the Trenches: "A short, but great Christmas book where there was a cease fire for Christmas during World War I."
Dec 29, 2025 06:27AM · see review
J.P.C. Allen liked Christina Sinisi's review of Muldoon's Misfortunes: Those Resilient Muldoon's: "This was a very good book in the middle. Quite the opposite of most books...I didn't particularly enjoy the first part of the book because the author retold the story told in another book (albeit from this main character's point of view) and I didn't" Read more of this review »
Dec 29, 2025 06:27AM · see review
J.P.C. Allen finished reading A Riddle in the Lonesome October (Rae Riley #3) by J.P.C. Allen (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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J.P.C. Allen liked Jim Toner's review of Murder at Holly House (Frank Grasby Mysteries, #1): "A good old fashioned English detective novel set in the early 1950s. The novel is rich in relatable characters and atmosphere. "
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J.P.C. Allen rated a book it was amazing I Lived Through a Windchill Advisory by Annika Klanderud (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
Annika Klanderud writes a wonderful book that kids will enjoy due to a main character they can identify with and root for and a story with plenty of plot twists. Ray has a distinct voice that sounds exactly like a thirteen-year-old boy. His story of ...more
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J.P.C. Allen made a comment on Christina Sinisi’s review of The Color of a Dream (The Color of Heaven, #4) " I don't think telling is all bad if it fits the particular story well. I love Watership Down, a fantasy about wild rabbits in England trying to establ ...more "
Sep 25, 2025 06:54AM · see review
J.P.C. Allen wants to read A Riddle in the Lonesome October (Rae Riley #3) by J.P.C. Allen (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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J.P.C. Allen made a comment in the group Goodreads Librarians Group — Change my author name topic " My novel A Riddle in the Lonesome October was added with my pen name as "JPC Allen". Here on Goodreads it's "J.P.C. Allen". I don't think I can tie it ...more "
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J.P.C. Allen made a comment on Madisyn Carlin’s review of Heart of Courage (Hearts of the West #12) " I find every day villains much more disturbing because you know such people actually exist. "
Jul 24, 2025 07:14AM · see review