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Charles Harned

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in Galveston, The United States

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Thriller, Mystery, Horror

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Daniel Silva, Sidney Sheldon, Stieg Larsson, Carlos Ruiz Zafon

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I was born in Galveston, Texas in 1992. I spent my youth in the Carolinas and graduated from Clemson University's business school in 2014. I finished my first novel in 2015, a mystery about a college fraternity gone bad. Since then I've written eight more novels running the gamut from mystery to topical thriller. I'm the founder of Life9 Enterprises, a vertically integrated startup that seeks to influence the creative process from the initial manuscript through, ideally, film or television adaptation. Through Life9, I strive to champion writers and continue to amass a collection of highly marketable and adaptable commercial fiction.

Based full time in Charlotte, North Carolina, I've lived my entire life in the southeastern United States. Wh ...more

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Those Across the River

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Generations: The Real Differences Between Gen Z, Millennials, Gen X, Boomers, and Silents—and What They Mean for America's Future

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Black House (The Talisman, #2)

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