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Ryan Rivers

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Mystery, Humor and Comedy

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Ryan Rivers is the author of the Bucket List Mystery series, featuring Levi Blue and Sho Tanaka.

By day, Ryan teaches technical writing and stops the spread of unnecessary adverbs and vague pronoun references. By mid-afternoon/early evening, he fights crime with his trusty sidekick/toddler son. Together they have uncovered who, in fact, has got your nose and tracked the elusive Peekaboo. They live and eat and occasionally sleep in North Texas with their Brussels griffon pup.

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	Aerobics Can Be Deadly (Bucket List Mysteries #1) 3.93 avg rating — 44 ratings — published 2022 — 4 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
	Arbor Day Can Be Deadly 4.15 avg rating — 41 ratings — published 2021 — 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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	Riddles, Resolutions and Revenge by R.B. Marshall (Goodreads Author), T.M. Agerton, Linda M. Au (Goodreads Author) 3.50 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2023 — 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

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Ryan Rivers liked Tamarae's review of Barbecue Can Be Deadly (Bucket List Mysteries #2): "Barbecue Can Be Deadly is a quick fun mystery that revolves around a cooking competition and food. What's not to love? Jenny Tanaka has entered into a BBQ competition and she is supported by her brother Sho Tanaka. He is her biggest support AND he wi" Read more of this review »
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Ryan Rivers liked Delphia Von Heeder 's review of Comedy Can Be Deadly (Bucket List Mysteries #3): "Comedy Can Be Deadly is Book 3 in the Bucket List Mysteries by Ryan Rivers. Sho, who was a nurse, is participating in community theater. Everything is going great until an actor falls to their death. Is the death an accident, bad luck, or murder? For" Read more of this review »
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Ryan Rivers liked Maria's review of Dating Can Be Deadly (Bucket List Mysteries Book 4): "I've been reading these books since the series began, and at first I thought they were just light, fun entertainment, but wdyk, I'm now invested in the characters. Well, only Sho and Levi, really, since a lot of the other people in town are really an" Read more of this review »
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