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Joseph Lewis

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Fond du Lac, WI, The United States

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Thriller, Crime, Mystery

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Tony Hillerman, James Patterson, David Baldacci, John Sandford

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Average rating: 4.22 · 1,149 ratings · 258 reviews · 11 distinct works • Similar authors

	Stolen Lives (Lives Trilogy Book 1) 4.40 avg rating — 346 ratings — published 2014 — 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
	Taking Lives 3.87 avg rating — 166 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
	Caught in a Web 4.22 avg rating — 138 ratings — published 2018 — 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
	Shattered Lives (The Lives Trilogy Book 2) 4.38 avg rating — 117 ratings — published 2015 — 5 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
	Betrayed 3.98 avg rating — 90 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
	Fan Mail 4.42 avg rating — 57 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
	Splintered Lives (Lives Trilogy Book 3) 4.56 avg rating — 55 ratings — 5 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
	Black Yéʼii: The Evil One 4.56 avg rating — 54 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
	Blaze In, Blaze Out 4.09 avg rating — 56 ratings — published 2022 — 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
	Spiral Into Darkness 3.42 avg rating — 66 ratings — published 2019 — 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

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Gone To Ground

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Joseph Lewis wrote a new blog post Networking Realities for Writers – A Guest Post from Brian Fitzpatrick Like hundreds of others, Brian and I are both published by Black Rose Writing. But that is not why I asked him if he would be interested in writing a Read more of this blog post »
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When I Was Seven is an outstanding read! A seven-year-old boy, Lucas, wants to grant his dying grandmother her wish: to find her sister before she passes. The problem is that his parents believe the grandmother is delusional, made worse by the meds s ...more
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When I Was Seven is an outstanding read! A seven-year-old boy, Lucas, wants to grant his dying grandmother her wish: to find her sister before she passes. The problem is that his parents believe the grandmother is delusional, made worse by the meds s ...more
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Joseph Lewis rated a book really liked it Country Boy Love by C.C. Black	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
An interesting story. I found the Grammer and spelling mistakes distracting.
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Joseph Lewis rated a book it was amazing Revenge Prey (Lucas Davenport #36) by John Sandford	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 one kept me guessing all the way to the end. What I was expecting- a twist, didn't happen. Sandford fooled me. Great action, no wasted chapters or pages. A very good read! ...more
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Joseph Lewis rated a book it was amazing Run: Outmatch, Outsmart, Outlive by Christy Cooper-Burnett (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 grabs you by the shirt collar and demands you to read it. Outstanding action-adventure, perhaps the best book I've read this year. Full on action, compelling characters, with a plot and storyline to die for. A boy stumbles upon a gang beati ...more
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One line hit me like a sledgehammer: “I keep thinking about how fast everything can go wrong. How fragile it all is.” That one early line in Cam Torren’s terrific thriller, Diverted, says it all. It’s every parent’s nightmare, and every parent’s real ...more
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Joseph Lewis rated a book it was amazing My Heart's Keeper by C.C. Black	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 well-written story of fear, dreams, loneliness, and hope. I was surprised at the ending, but it was both satisfying and honest.
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