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Joseph J. Dowling

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Born

London, The United Kingdom

Website

https://www.josephjdowling.com

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J_J_Dowling

Genre

Thriller, Science Fiction

Influences

Murakami, Orwell, King, Selby Jr, Bukowski

Member Since

June 2022

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Joseph always knew he would write seriously one day. That moment arrived in 2020, when his thriving hospitality business was temporarily shuttered. With time on his hands, he quickly fell into an obsession and became a keen student of the craft.

Since finding the passion, Joseph can't imagine life without stories rattling around his head. Eager to make up for lost time, he's been fairly prolific, and his short stories have appeared in several anthologies and literary magazines. Even better, his rejections are getting nicer by the week.

Joseph lives in London with his wife and their Scotty dog. Mandate: THIRTEEN is his first published novel. ...more

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Average rating: 3.84 · 314 ratings · 115 reviews · 6 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Hanging Tree 3.39 avg rating — 147 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
	Mandate Thirteen 4.10 avg rating — 119 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
	Captured by Robin Knabel (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Joseph J. Dowling (Goodreads Author), gaast . 4.52 avg rating — 23 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
	Summer Bludgeon: An Unsettling Reads Mystery/Suspense/Thriller Anthology by H. Dair Brown (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Robin Knabel (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Brandon Barrows (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 4.81 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 2022 — 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 Outrunners 4.14 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2023 — 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 Glass Cage 4.17 avg rating — 6 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

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Joseph Dowling liked Benjamin Langley's review of Mandate Thirteen: "A dose of dystopia that feels a little too close to reality. They are elements of The Handmaid's Take and The Children of Men here, while also telling its own story. The idea of a political party called the Christian Conservative Alliance becoming a " Read more of this review »
Jun 25, 2025 02:16PM · see review
Joseph Dowling liked Amez's review of Mandate Thirteen: "this book perfectly fit the dystopian genre. like the definition of dystopia. arcane who? readers would definitely require a bit of patience to sit and read through this book, however, that is kind of the whole point. their life in the future is outli" Read more of this review »
Jun 25, 2025 02:16PM · see review
Joseph Dowling and 1 other person liked sierra's review of The Hanging Tree: "I love a good novella for a refresh. Although the story didn’t feel rushed and was better than most I’ve read, it was an underwhelming read and ending. "
Mar 21, 2025 03:38AM · see review
Joseph Dowling and 1 other person liked Alicia's review of The Hanging Tree: "Finished in a couple hours This book was entertaining. Kind of gross at first but ultimately was really interesting. Want a short read this one would be a good one."
Mar 21, 2025 03:38AM · see review
Joseph Dowling rated a book it was amazing Captured by Robin Knabel (Goodreads Author)	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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Joseph Dowling rated a book liked it Julia by Sandra Newman (Goodreads Author)	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
Perhaps with better editing, this could have been the masterpiece that the inumerable glowing blurbs littering the inside cover perport it to be. It is, however, well worth a read due to the rich layers and insight it provides into previously underex ...more
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Joseph Dowling rated a book really liked it Voracious by Wrath James White (Goodreads Author)	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
What Voracious lacks in character development and plot, it makes up for in pure, balls-to-the-wall gore. WJW has a real knack for making the reader squirm with his viceral depictions of body horror, and the book is worth reading for several memorable ...more
Aug 08, 2024 08:03AM · like · see review
Joseph Dowling made a comment on Garth Mailman’s review of The Glass Cage " Thanks for the review. The story was originally included in this anthology of Summer thrillers - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6... - these days ...more "
May 29, 2024 04:39AM · see review