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John Dunning


Born
in Brooklyn, New York, The United States
January 09, 1942

Died
May 23, 2023

Genre
Nonfiction, Mystery & Thrillers


John Dunning was an American writer of non-fiction and detective fiction. He was known for his reference books on old-time radio and his series of mysteries featuring Denver bookseller and ex-policeman Cliff Janeway.

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Average rating: 3.87 · 25,839 ratings · 2,340 reviews · 81 distinct works • Similar authors
Booked to Die (Cliff Janewa...
3.89 avg rating — 9,564 ratings — published 1992 — 65 editions
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The Bookman's Wake (Cliff J...
3.92 avg rating — 4,576 ratings — published 1995 — 56 editions
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The Bookman's Promise (Clif...
3.87 avg rating — 3,614 ratings — published 2004 — 48 editions
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The Sign of the Book (Cliff...
3.93 avg rating — 2,899 ratings — published 2005 — 28 editions
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The Bookwoman's Last Fling ...
3.77 avg rating — 2,698 ratings — published 2006
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Two O'Clock, Eastern Wartime
3.63 avg rating — 771 ratings — published 2001 — 14 editions
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Deadline
3.71 avg rating — 603 ratings — published 1981 — 25 editions
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The Holland Suggestions
3.21 avg rating — 301 ratings — published 1975 — 19 editions
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Bookscout
3.92 avg rating — 219 ratings — published 1994 — 23 editions
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Booked Twice: Booked to Die...
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Series by John Dunning

Booked to Die The Bookman's Wake The Bookman's Promise The Sign of the Book The Bookwoman's Last Fling
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“The camera would miss it all. A magnificent picture is never worth a thousand perfect words. Ansel Adams can be a great artist, but he can never be Shakespeare. His tools are too literal.”
― John Dunning, The Bookman's Wake
tags: camera, photography, reading
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“The world was getting dangerously crowded with crazy people.”
― John Dunning, The Bookman's Wake
tags: crime
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“What's that old cowboy saying? Never was a horse that couldn't be rode, never was a man who couldn't be throwed.”
― John Dunning, The Bookwoman's Last Fling
tags: cowboy-saying, horse
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