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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) 4.53 avg rating — 32 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) 4.31 avg rating — 29 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
	Chilled to the Bone: A Jake Sledge Mystery 4.36 avg rating — 28 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
	Final Jeopardy: A Jake Sledge Mystery (Jake Sledge Mysteries Book 2) 4.78 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
	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
	The Marble Hill Crime Blotter: A collection of mystery novellas and short stories 4.29 avg rating — 17 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
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When Heaven Weeps by Ted Dekker

This is a disturbing book featuring all three themes. Heavy on redemption. Evil driven by vengeance. And justice prevails. It’s the second of the Martyr’s Song series. I’ve read the first one, but what that was about is a vague memory. This one may stay with me for some time.

Janjic Jovic is the main character. A former Bosnian Serb soldier who immigrates to America.

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