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Scott Carson

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https://scottcarsonbooks.com/

Genre

Thriller, Horror, Paranormal

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October 2019

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Scott Carson is the pen name of Michael Koryta, a New York Times bestselling author whose work has been translated into more than twenty languages, adapted into major motion pictures, and won the Los Angeles Times Book Prize. A former private investigator and reporter, his writing has been praised by Stephen King, Michael Connelly, and Dean Koontz, among many others. Raised in Bloomington, Indiana, he now lives in Indiana and Maine.

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Publisher’s Weekly Starred Review of Die Famous

This enthralling historical thriller from Koryta (Departure 37, written as Scott Carson) follows a gangster, his sweetheart, and their son. In early 20th-century Indiana, Savannah Cody grows up with and falls in love with the troubled Eddie ��Nickel�� Terhune, who fixes stolen cars for local gangster Al Brady. By the time the Great Depression hits, Nickel and Savannah have had a son named Alf

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Scott Carson’s books

Average rating: 3.83 · 24,259 ratings · 3,539 reviews · 4 distinct works • Similar authors

	Lost Man's Lane 4.14 avg rating — 9,035 ratings — published 2024 — 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 Chill 3.61 avg rating — 7,620 ratings — published 2020 — 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
	Where They Wait 3.63 avg rating — 5,271 ratings — published 2021 — 14 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
	Departure 37 3.82 avg rating — 2,333 ratings — published 2025 — 14 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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Scott Carson wrote a new blog post Publisher’s Weekly Starred Review of Die Famous This enthralling historical thriller from Koryta (Departure 37, written as Scott Carson) follows a gangster, his sweetheart, and their son. In early Read more of this blog post »
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“Good decisions often mark the death of wild dreams.”
― Scott Carson, Where They Wait

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“She looked the same as she had on the day Gillian last saw her, only without the same emotion in her eyes, the sense of life. Looking into her eyes was like looking at Christmas lights in broad daylight when they seemed empty and foolish and sad, before darkness settled and restored their purpose.”
― Scott Carson, The Chill

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“Everyone craved invention and innovation, but it was maintenance that kept empires alive.”
― Scott Carson, The Chill

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4th Quarter 2021 - Horror #2

Wilder Girls by Rory Power, 357p

3 votes, 37.5%

Horseman: A Tale of Sleepy Hollow by Christina Henry, 320p

2 votes, 25.0%

Rovers by Richard Lange, 304p

2 votes, 25.0%

Near the Bone by Christina Henry, 336p

1 vote, 12.5%

Drawing Blood by Poppy Z. Brite, 416p

0 votes, 0.0%

Billy Summers by Stephen King, 515p

0 votes, 0.0%

Nightfall by Daniel Barnett, 140p

0 votes, 0.0%

Weep, Woman, Weep by Maria DeBlassie (ebook format only)

0 votes, 0.0%

Where They Wait by Scott Carson, 400 p

0 votes, 0.0%

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