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Martin Svolgart has a fascination for humans. What drives them, makes them, breaks them. What can bring out the worst in a person? What can bring out the best?

He doesn’t believe in a world of black and white. The human eye can detect 256 shades of gray. Instead, he believes the answer to what is good and what is evil is to be explored within those nuances.

His protagonists are never just good, and his antagonists are never just evil.

He loves exploring what makes them one or the other. Especially, he loves looking into what can make them change, grow, and evolve. In which direction that may go is of course one of the interesting questions to be explored.

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Average rating: 4.37 · 284 ratings · 194 reviews · 17 distinct works • Similar authors

	Best Foot Forward (Brass Knuckles & Tattered Wings #1) 4.19 avg rating — 63 ratings — published 2020	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 Game Called Payback 4.14 avg rating — 49 ratings — published 2020 — 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
	Trailer Park Princess (Brass Knuckles & Tattered Wings #2) 4.41 avg rating — 34 ratings — published 2020	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
	Home Field Advantage (Brass Knuckles & Tattered Wings #3) 4.37 avg rating — 27 ratings — published 2020	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
	Five Fabulous Angels (Brass Knuckles & Tattered Wings #4) 4.65 avg rating — 23 ratings — published 2020	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
	Pritchard's Pest Control (Brass Knuckles & Tattered Wings #6) 4.64 avg rating — 22 ratings — published 2020	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
	Armor Piercing Problems (Brass Knuckles & Tattered Wings #8) by Martin Svolgart (Goodreads Author), Laura McNellis (Editor) 4.47 avg rating — 17 ratings — published 2021	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
	Luck of the Irish (Brass Knuckles & Tattered Wings #7) 4.56 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 2021	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
	Hell's Kitchen's Kids (Brass Knuckles & Tattered Wings #5) 4.50 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 2020	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
	Cops, Crooks, and Rambos (Brass Knuckles & Tattered Wings #11) 4.60 avg rating — 5 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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Thinking, Fast and Slow

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Paganism: An Introduction to Earth-Centered Religions

by Joyce Higginbotham

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Mindset: The New Psychology of Success

by Carol S. Dweck

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Martin Svolgart liked Sylvie Ashbourne's review of Best Foot Forward (Brass Knuckles & Tattered Wings #1): "Best Foot Forward hooked me because of how raw and unfiltered the character moments are. One scene that really stayed with me was when Pritchard stumbles out of the bar, already battling his own numbness, and ends up crashing into the girl’s scooter." Read more of this review »
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Martin Svolgart liked Teresa Collins's review of Best Foot Forward (Brass Knuckles & Tattered Wings #1): "I loved Best Foot Forward, which is the introduction to the Brass Knuckles and Tattered Wings series. Pritchard is a flawed hero seeking someone he can make "feel safe" after the loss of his wife and son. He is almost a broken man who is looking for " Read more of this review »
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Martin Svolgart liked Linda Reads's review of Ace in the Hole (Brass Knuckles & Tattered Wings #12): "Who knew going legit could be so complicated? As a reader you must give kudos to this author for giving us twelve books (TWELVE!) about a man named Pritchard whose life was shattered when his wife Monica and young son Zack were killed in a tragic acci" Read more of this review »
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