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John R. Riggs


Born
in Beech Grove, Indiana, The United States
February 27, 1945

Genre
Mystery & Thrillers


Since 1971, John has lived in Putnam County, Indiana, currently on a small farm southeast of Greencastle. Throughout those years he has worked as a teacher, football coach , quality control foreman, carpenter, and wood-splitter. From 1979-1997 he assisted James R. Gammon of DePauw University with Gammon's landmark research on the Wabash River. Presently, as he has done for the past twenty years John works as a researcher for the DePauw University Archives.

John is author of 13 books in the Garth Ryland mystery series, several published articles, and the Bicentennial History bulletins for the Indiana United Methodist Church. His works in progress include a Garth Ryland mystery and Me ,Darst, and Alley Oop Walking the Dog, both memoirs. River ...more

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Average rating: 4.07 · 427 ratings · 39 reviews · 23 distinct works
The Last Laugh (Garth Rylan...
3.91 avg rating — 46 ratings — published 1984 — 13 editions
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Haunt of the Nightingale
3.69 avg rating — 39 ratings — published 1988 — 6 editions
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Wolf In Sheep's Clothing
4.18 avg rating — 34 ratings — published 1989 — 3 editions
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Let Sleeping Dogs Lie
4.22 avg rating — 32 ratings — published 1986 — 4 editions
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One Man's Poison
3.88 avg rating — 32 ratings — published 1991 — 4 editions
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A Dragon Lives Forever
3.83 avg rating — 30 ratings — published 1992 — 7 editions
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Killing Frost
3.96 avg rating — 27 ratings — published 1995 — 2 editions
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Cold Hearts and Gentle People
4.15 avg rating — 20 ratings — published 1994 — 2 editions
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Nothin' Short Of Dyin'
4.16 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 2010 — 4 editions
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Snow on the Roses
4.05 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 1996
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Series by John R. Riggs

The Last Laugh Let Sleeping Dogs Lie The Glory Hound Hunting Ground Haunt of the Nightingale Wolf In Sheep's Clothing One Man's Poison
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