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Crisman Strunk is an English and History teacher at the high school level and a professor at a local university. He is also the author of novels such as A Grave Every Mile and the upcoming All the Glory is Gone in the John Holmes series and A Hard Frost in the Gaol County Mystery series. He has loved reading and writing all his life. His family and friends have been “blessed” with comics, Star Trek technical manuals (big during his awkward middle school years), poems of excruciating badness, short stories, and novels throughout the years. He has also published some of these for the world at large. Throughout this reading and writing adventure, mysteries and thrillers have always been a favorite.

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Average rating: 4.38 · 56 ratings · 18 reviews · 7 distinct works • Similar authors

	A Grave Every Mile (A John Holmes Thriller Book 1) 4.31 avg rating — 32 ratings — 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
	A Hard Frost (Gaol County Mysteries, #1) 4.36 avg rating — 14 ratings — 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
	All The Glory Is Gone (A John Holmes Thriller #2) 4.56 avg rating — 9 ratings — 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
	Elemental Fources #1 by Crisman Strunk (Goodreads Author), Eric Mullarky (Editor), John Becaro (Illustrator) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2008	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
	Elemental Fources #2 by Crisman Strunk (Goodreads Author), Eric Mullarky (Editor), John Becaro (Illustrator) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2008	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
	Elemental Fources #3 by Crisman Strunk (Goodreads Author), Eric Mullarky (Editor), J.C. Grande (Illustrator) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2008	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
	IF-X #8 by Josh Brown (Goodreads Author), Ozzy Longoria, Nick Mueller (Artist) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2008	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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Crisman Strunk rated a book Clete (Dave Robicheaux, #24) by James Lee Burke	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
From my experience, and Burke novel is good. Some are great. This is the first novel written from the perspective of Clete Purcell. I felt that this novel wasn't great, but it was certainly very good. Burke has infused his novels with hints of the su ...more
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Crisman Strunk rated a book Hidden Pictures by Jason Rekulak (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
Every now and then, I like to read something different from my normal crime diet. I liked this book. Good characters and a good mystery. I'm not sure it's one you could solve on your own, but you don't feel cheated too much. I plan to check out more ...more
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Crisman Strunk rated a book really liked it The Contortionist's Handbook by Craig Clevenger (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
A very interesting book with a non-linear narrative. It reminds me in spirit of Pynchon's Inherent Vice in the sheer weight of facts it contains. About halfway through, I was thinking it was good enough to read, but not one to re-read. After finishin ...more
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Crisman Strunk rated a book liked it The Mystery of the Green Ghost (Classic Three Investigators, #4) by Robert Arthur	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
I really wish Goodreads had the option for 1/2 stars, as this was a 3 1/2 star book for me. Good atmosphere (although a product of its time in its portrayal of Chinese characters) and a bit of a deus ex machina ending. Still, good characterizations a ...more
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Crisman Strunk rated a book really liked it The Mystery of the Whispering Mummy (Alfred Hitchcock and The Three Investigators, #3) by Robert Arthur	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
Due to my love of all things Egyptian, I really enjoyed this book. Even more so in that Arthur has really hit his stride by this time. You can see why so many children (and children who are now adults) have such a fondness for this series. My dad use ...more
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Crisman Strunk rated a book really liked it IQ (IQ, #1) by Joe Ide	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
I was perusing lists of great new neo-noir books when I came across a recommendation for this book. I'm not sure I consider it neo-noir, but it is a good detective story featuring an unusual lead (and unusual supporting characters as well). I enjoyed ...more
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Crisman Strunk rated a book really liked it The Mystery of the Stuttering Parrot (Alfred Hitchcock and The Three Investigators, #2) by Robert Arthur	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
I'm slowly reading through this series again (I never read them in order, but read several volumes checked out from the library). I enjoyed this one better than the first, and I think Arthur is coming into his own here. Not to offend Hardy Boys fans, ...more
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Crisman Strunk rated a book liked it A Private Party by William Ard	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
I've been wanting to read an Ard book for a while now. I've been delving into the best of the pulp noir writers, and Ard's name has come up several times. While A Private Party wasn't listed as one of the best examples of Ard's work, I thought it was ...more
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Crisman Strunk rated a book really liked it Tooth and Nail (Inspector Rebus, #3) by Ian Rankin (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
I'm late to the Rebus series, but I'm having a good time reading through it. A great central character and good stories. ...more
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