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Phillip Mottaz

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The United States

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https://www.phillipmottaz.com

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Mystery, Humor and Comedy, Fiction

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Walter Mosley, Elmore Leonard,A.A. Milne,Noel Gallagher ...more

Member Since

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Phillip Mottaz wrote his first novel when he was only 39. After growing up in Illinois’ smallest city, he studied improv and sketch comedy in Chicago. Since moving to Los Angeles, he has written every kind of script imaginable, produced multiple podcasts and — to date — has developed no psychic abilities. He is known for funny, quirky, weird mystery novels, and for adding strange details to his author bio.

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Average rating: 4.45 · 82 ratings · 51 reviews · 7 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Murderous Haircut of the Mayor of Bel Air (Psychic Barber Mysteries, #1) 4.33 avg rating — 36 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
	Deadly Maybe by Phillip Mottaz (Goodreads Author), Lawrence 4.50 avg rating — 22 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 Homicidal Hairstyle of the Viral Video Vixen (Psychic Barber Mysteries, #2) 4.71 avg rating — 14 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
	(What's the Story) Dead & Gory: A Gallagher Brothers Mystery 4.50 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2025 — 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
	Pearls Before Fine: A Short Mystery from the Psychic Barber Mystery Literary Universe really liked it 4.00 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 Sequins of Events (Psychic Barber Mysteries, #1.5) 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
	Once Upon a Time in New Orleans...: A Collection of Short Gumbo Westerns 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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The Great Typo Hunt: Two Friends Changing the World, One Correction at a Time

by Jeff Deck (Goodreads Author)

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Between a Heart and a Rock Place: A Memoir

by Pat Benatar

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The Unexpected Inheritance of Inspector Chopra (Baby Ganesh Agency Investigation, #1)

by Vaseem Khan (Goodreads Author)

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Elegant and gnarly, a very well-written family drama.
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Phillip Mottaz liked Elizabeth's review of (What's the Story) Dead & Gory: A Gallagher Brothers Mystery: "Love that Liam and Noel are back for another charming and silly adventure to find a killer. So many absolutely necessary f-bombs to ensure the true Macunian voice of Noel Gallagher. Chef’s kiss if you ask me!"
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Nice. Stray observations: 1. Kinda harsh on "Be Here Now," while remarkably kind to the last 3 albums (not complaining, just interesting). 2. Ends abruptly. Just kinda like "Last song was this, they did that, roll credits." That said, covering the song ...more
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