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Suspense, Mystery, Thriller

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Stephen King, Lee Child

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On average, every 4.8 minutes, someone in the world downloads a book authored by T Patrick Phelps.

A fan of sandwiches, single malt scotch and books with the unique ability to steal sleep, Phelps has been writing professionally for over two decades. Phelps is the author of the Derek Cole Suspense Thriller Series, which includes "Heartless," "Those of the Margin," "The Observer." ,"The Devil's Snare," "Still Heartless," and the most recent novel in the series, "Deathly Reminders."

When not creating worlds and sending characters through misery and death, Phelps is an interior fire fighter for his local volunteer fire department. The author lives in Central New York with his wife, two kids and two dogs. ...more

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	Heartless (Derek Cole, #1) 3.94 avg rating — 988 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
	Deathly Reminders 3.94 avg rating — 663 ratings — published 2016 — 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
	Those of the Margin (Derek Cole #2) 4.27 avg rating — 140 ratings — published 2014 — 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
	Still Heartless (Derek Cole #5) 4.38 avg rating — 130 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 Devil's Snare (Derek Cole #4) 4.15 avg rating — 82 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 Observer (Derek Cole #3) 4.08 avg rating — 66 ratings — published 2015 — 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 Demon Senders (Trevor Mac #1) 4.05 avg rating — 19 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
	The Pyramid Maker it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2012 — 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
	The Youngest Son: How Cancer Stole my Father but Gave me my Dad it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2014 — 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
	It Doesn't Breathe: Part One of Heartless (Derek Cole #1.1) 3.75 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2012 — 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

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I was around twelve when I wrote my first "book." It was seven pages long and told the story of a man who had just purchased a brand new car. He was jazzed! The car he picked out was exactly what he wanted (and probably a bit more than he could afford.) Didn't matter. He felt amazing when he first sat behind the wheel, sparked the engine to life and put the transmission into gear.

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