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Richard Drummer

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Astoria, The United States

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Fiction, Suspense, Mystery

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Baldacci, Child, DeMille, Stephen King, Preston & Childs,

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Lifelong musician/songwriter turned full-time novelist. Richard is from Rochester, Michigan, and now resides in SW Florida. His book, The Second Life Of Arthur Blade, won the Bronze medal in the Florida Writers Association's Royal Palm Literary Awards, and he has been published in Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine. ...more

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Average rating: 4.45 · 11 ratings · 3 reviews · 7 distinct works

	Thunderbird: 4.17 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2020 — 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
	ENEMY WITHIN THE GATES it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 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
	Arthur Blade And The Red Tide 4.50 avg rating — 2 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 SECOND LIFE OF ARTHUR BLADE it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	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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	THE SECOND LIFE OF ARTHUR BLADE: A lifetime of spy craft. A new body. Same deadly enemy. 0.00 avg rating — 0 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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Today is the official release date of my second novel, ENEMY WITHIN THE GATES, a political action thriller. Katherine Karlson is the darling of the media and dominates the polls in the upcoming presidential election. It looks like a slam-dunk until her campaign advisor discovers a covert military mission that could end the fighting in the Middle East and destroy her quest for the White House. So, Read more of this blog post »

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I Know What You're Thinking: Using the Four Codes of Reading People to Improve Your Life

by Lillian Glass

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The Sun Down Motel

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One could tell in the first chapters that Suarez knew his subject matter. Daemon is like a textbook on how to write a hard hitting techno thriller. The sequel did not disappoint. Thoroughly entertaining reads.
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Should be the textbook for how to write a thriller—an excellent read.
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