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William Ade

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in Huntington, Indiana, The United States

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Contemporary, Crime, Suspense

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Frederik Backman

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William Ade was born and raised in a small town in Indiana during the fifties and sixties. He earned college degrees in early childhood education and special education, working in both fields until 1980. That August, he and his wife of one year moved to the Washington DC area. They had freshly minted graduate degrees, a VW Super Beetle, and no jobs.

Ade’s career shifted from education to telecommunications, and he was eventually employed by MCI and then Verizon up until his retirement in 2014. During that same period of time, he and his wife, Cynthia raised two wonderful children into adulthood.

Ade’s latest novel, The Man Who Fixed Things, was published January, 2023. Level Best Books will publish the first of Ade’s Nic Knuckles collection, ...more

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	Art of Absolution: Woman dealing with the toxic debris of weak men 4.50 avg rating — 6 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
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	No Time for His Nonsense it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 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

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What do the Robins Know?

On February 21st, I sat at my desk here in northern Virginia writing the first draft of my blog and couldn’t help but notice a round of robins swarming outside my window. The temperature couldn’t have been warmer than 28 degrees. I always thought robins were the harbinger of springtime. Hopefully, those birds knew more than I did, which wouldn't be hard now that the Covid shutdown enters the secon Read more of this blog post »

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Big Scream in a Wee Village: The Nic Knuckles Collection

by Nic Knuckles

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Death in a Small Town

by Gay Toltl Kinman (Goodreads Author)

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Woman in the Wind: A Jackson Gamble Novel

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