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M.N. Cox

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Born

in Australia

Website

https://bio.site/mncox

Genre

Paranormal, Mystery, Low Fantasy

Influences

Charlaine Harris, Keri Arthur, Jeff Lindsay, Laurell K. Hamilton ...more

Member Since

June 2019

URL

https://www.goodreads.com/mncox

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Hi, I’m Morgan. I started out as a reader here years ago. Now I have two published books and another coming out later this year. I still love reading, though … mostly paranormal mysteries, low fantasy, horror, and classics.

I write paranormal mysteries set in small towns in Queensland, Australia, where I live. I adore letting my main characters tell you their story, and taking real environments, adding some darkness, and dropping supernatural creatures into them. Vampires and ghosts and demons … oh, my…

My novels are The Strange Brew and The Red Line. The Red Line was shortlisted in Queensland Writers Centre's 15th Publishable program. Occasionally I write short fiction - sometimes even literary and beyond the paranormal - and I blog.

When I’m ...more

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Average rating: 3.53 · 51 ratings · 49 reviews · 2 distinct works • Similar authors

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M.N. Cox's Blog

Vampires Through Nine Novels

Is there a monster more fascinating or adaptable as the vampire? As a writer of vamps, I'm going to say that, but it still remains true. They've been shifting shape since the Gothic fiction of the early 1800s ... monstrous invaders, romantic heroes, conflicted vigilantes, metaphors for societal decay. What keeps them going? I think it comes down to how well they are able to absorb whatever a given Read more of this blog post »

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M.N. Cox and 925 other people liked a Goodreads News & Interviews post: I Love the…’90s! A Throwback Reading List for the Decade “ Those of us with sufficient time on this planet may remember the 1990s directly. Flannel shirts. Pokémon. The ascension of hip-hop. The World Wide Web. Stuffed-crust pizza. Good times. Younger readers, meanwhile, are likely aware of the curr...” Read more of this blog post »
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M.N. Cox made a comment on Jenni’s review of Dead Until Dark (Sookie Stackhouse, #1) " Great review. I think of Bon Temps as a character in itself - I love it. Have you tried the audiobooks? Fun for a reread. I just LOVE this series. :) "
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M.N. Cox and 14 other people liked Jenni's review of Dead Until Dark (Sookie Stackhouse, #1): "Rereading this one feels like stepping back into a world where vampires have just “come out of the coffin,” Bon Temps is still pretending to be normal, and Sookie Stackhouse is doing her best to serve drinks, mind her business, and not accidentally r" Read more of this review »
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M.N. Cox made a comment in the group Vampires, Weres and Fae! — Low fantasy mystery lovers pre-Christmas giveaway! 🎁🩸👻📚🎉 topic " Hi all, I'm giving away two prizes with copies of my novels, The Red Line and The Strange Brew, a vampire mug for your tea or coffee, stickers or a zip ...more "
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M.N. Cox made a comment in the group Aussie Lovers of Crime/Mystery/Thriller/Suspense — Low fantasy mystery lovers pre-Christmas giveaway! topic " Hi all, I'm giving away two prizes with copies of my low fantasy mystery books, The Red Line and The Strange Brew, a vampire mug for your tea or coffee ...more "
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M.N. Cox liked Leah’s update 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 Leah Johnson shared a highlight from 1984 by George Orwell See all Leah’s notes and highlights for this book In the end the Party would announce that two and two made five, and you would have to believe it.
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M.N. Cox made a comment in the group Aussie Readers — Giveaway time booklovers!! topic " Hi Aussie Readers, I'm running a giveaway where you can win one or both of my novels The Red Line and The Strange Brew, plus vampire and book lovers me ...more "
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“I wasn't aware that words could hold so much. I didn't know a sentence could be so full.”
― Delia Owens, Where the Crawdads Sing

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“I really, really wanted to lose awareness of the here and now. The best way for me to do that was bury myself in a book.”
― Charlaine Harris, Grave Sight

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“His laugh is made of porch swings and lemonade.”
― Augusten Burroughs, Dry

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“Trifles make the sum of life. ”
― Charles Dickens, David Copperfield

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“Fiction gives us a second chance that life denies us.”
― Paul Theroux

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message 10: by M.N.

Dec 16, 2020 04:43AM

Stacey is Sassy wrote: "Thanks for the friend invite, M. See you around. :-)"

You're welcome Stacey. Nice to meet you :D

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message 9: by Stacey

Dec 16, 2020 04:25AM

Thanks for the friend invite, M. See you around. :-)

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message 8: by M.N.

Oct 23, 2020 11:51PM

Carolyn wrote: "Hi M - thanks for your friend request :)"

You're welcome, Carolyn. I see you about on here and definitely want to keep an eye on what you're reading and liking :)

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message 7: by Carolyn

Oct 23, 2020 08:39AM

Hi M - thanks for your friend request :)

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message 6: by M.N.

Nov 28, 2019 12:00AM

Tracey Allen wrote: "Thanks for the friend invite, it’s always nice to connect with other Aussie booklovers."

Thanks Tracey. I feel the same way.

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message 5: by M.N.

Nov 27, 2019 11:59PM

Ꮗ€♫◗☿ ❤️ wrote: "Thanks for being my friend.
I look forward to our interactions!
*Wendy Curtsies
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Thank you - and cute gif :)

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message 4: by Tracey Allen

Nov 26, 2019 06:02PM

Thanks for the friend invite, it’s always nice to connect with other Aussie booklovers.

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message 3: by Ꮗ€♫◗☿ ❤️

Nov 02, 2019 03:48AM

Thanks for being my friend.
I look forward to our interactions!
*Wendy Curtsies

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message 2: by M.N.

Oct 31, 2019 10:28PM

David - proud Gleeman in Branwen's adventuring party wrote: "Thank you for the FriendVite and the kind words, M! I look forward to chatting books with you! :)
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Thanks for adding me David :)

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message 1: by David - proud Gleeman in Branwen's adventuring party

Oct 31, 2019 10:24PM