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Ian Rodney Lazarus

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Ian Rodney Lazarus was born into a dysfunctional family in Detroit, Michigan, and carried these scars with him throughout his life. He grew up restless, eccentric, and intensely curious. This led him to a life of endless solo business travel, across five continents, and inevitably to many situations that became recreated in his novels. A father of three who barely survived his time in university, Lazarus managed to finally achieve his dream of living on the West Coast by the time he reached 45.

He continued to take his reckless lifestyle with him when he arrived in San Diego, engaging in sailing, spearfishing, scuba diving and other endeavors where he tested the limits of common sense. Lazarus earned a “Six Sigma Blackbelt” during a brief mo ...more

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	Con & Consequence (Richard O'Brien, #1) 4.72 avg rating — 25 ratings — 6 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
	Cease to Exist (The Richard O'Brien Series, #2) 4.52 avg rating — 21 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
	The Wine Broker (The Richard O'Brien Series Book 3) 4.85 avg rating — 13 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

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$100 gift card giveaway to celebrate The Wine Broker

The third book in the Richard O'Brien Series, The Wine Broker, is now available.

Feedback from readers suggests this is the best book in the series!

I am prioritizing your reviews over royalties, so a digital version is only 99 cents through Nov 23.

Also, to celebrate the book’s release, I am offering to enter you into a random drawing to win a $100 Gift Card from wine.com. It’s my way of saying th Read more of this blog post »

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The Collector (Gabriel Allon, #23)

by Daniel Silva

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Enlightenment Now: The Case for Reason, Science, Humanism, and Progress

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