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B.D. Lawrence

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B.D. Lawrence has always loved reading fiction. Ironically, though, his worst subject in high school was English. One night, sitting in a master's level computer programming class, daydreaming about vigilantes, he decided to give writing a try. Out of that came his first novel, which went nowhere. That was many years ago. During his writing journey he’s dabbled in several genres, including mystery, suspense, science fiction, fantasy, and literary fiction. He currently is focusing on crime stories of justice, vengeance, and redemption. He hopes his Lefty Bruder private detective series will not only entertain lovers of P.I. fiction but will also help fight the scourge of human trafficking, as B.D. Lawrence is going to donate half of all his ...more

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	Every Captive Freed: Three Novellas About Human Trafficking (Brave Author Novella Collections) by B.D. Lawrence (Goodreads Author), Shannon McNear (Goodreads Author), Angela Shelton (Goodreads Author) 4.62 avg rating — 29 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
	An Angel and a One-Armed Man (The One-Armed Detective, #2) 4.29 avg rating — 28 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
	A Vigilante and a Two-Armed Man: The Lefty Bruder Origin Story (The One-Armed Detective, #1) 4.06 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
	Killer Redemption 4.47 avg rating — 15 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 Coyote and a One-Armed Man (The One-Armed Detective, #3) 4.85 avg rating — 13 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 Marble Hill Crime Blotter: A collection of mystery novellas and short stories 4.13 avg rating — 15 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
	Chilled to the Bone: A Jake Sledge Mystery 4.33 avg rating — 12 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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Book Review of The Conan Doyle Notes: The Secret of Jack the Ripper by Diane Gilbert Madsen

The Conan Doyle Notes: The Secret of Jack the Ripper by Diane Gilbert Madsen

Justice is served in this modern mystery. No vengeance and no redemption. One of the more interesting features of this story is the discovery of a lost letter written by Conan Doyle that supposedly reveals the identity of Jack the Ripper. I suggest reading the author’s note at the end to understand what is historical and

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