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J.E. Friend

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Crime, Thriller

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J. E. Friend is an emerging author of crime thrillers. She lives in the beautiful Annapolis Valley with her husband and their dog, Hartley. There she is able to enjoy the peace and solitude it offers so that she can write, whether in her writing room or on the deck. She has a Bachelor’s Degree from Waterloo, where her field of study was psychology, this enables her to get into the mind of a killer when writing.
She is a member of Author’s Ink, a writing group in Nova Scotia, consisting of published and non published authors, and for the past few years she has also been The Municipal Liaison for NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) for her geographical area. NaNoWriMo promotes writers with an annual challenge to write 50,000 words in the ...more

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Average rating: 4.63 · 38 ratings · 17 reviews · 4 distinct works • Similar authors

	Design of Deception 4.50 avg rating — 18 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
	Redemption (Trans-Canada Killer Series Book 1) 4.79 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 2022 — 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
	Retribution (Trans-Canada Killer Series Book 2) 4.50 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2023	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
	Restitution it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2024	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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J.E. Friend liked Cynthia Jordan's review of Redemption (Trans-Canada Killer Series Book 1): "really enjoyed this book , my mom bought the series from the author at a event she was setup at , the books come with bookmarks and stickers an even candy . I will definitely be reading the rest of the series . always love to support a local author"
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