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Timothy Hallinan

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Born

in Los Angeles, The United States

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http://www.timothyhallinan.com

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Mystery & Thrillers

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Raymond Chandler, Anthony Trollope, Moses and many others ...more

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I'm a thriller and mystery novelist with 22 published books in three series, all with major imprints. I divides my time between Los Angeles and Southeast Asia, primarily Thailand, where I've lived off and on for more than twenty years. As of now, My primary home is in Santa Monica, California.

I currently write two series, The Poke Rafferty Bangkok Thrillers, most recently FOOLS' RIVER, and the Junior Bender Mysteries, set in Los Angeles, Coming up this November is NIGHTTOWN. The main character of those books is a burglar who works as a private eye for crooks.

The first series I ever wrote featured an overeducated private eye named Simeon Grist. in 2017 I wrote PULPED, the first book in the series to be self-published, which was actually a lo ...more

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Average rating: 3.89 · 19,676 ratings · 2,800 reviews · 44 distinct works • Similar authors

	Crashed (Junior Bender, #1) 3.78 avg rating — 3,230 ratings — published 2012 — 13 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 Nail Through the Heart (Poke Rafferty Mystery #1) 3.88 avg rating — 1,871 ratings — published 2007 — 20 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
	Little Elvises (Junior Bender, #2) 3.91 avg rating — 1,582 ratings — published 2013 — 14 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 Fame Thief (Junior Bender, #3) 3.96 avg rating — 1,335 ratings — published 2013 — 10 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
	Herbie's Game (Junior Bender, #4) 4.06 avg rating — 1,058 ratings — published 2014 — 10 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 Queen of Patpong (Poke Rafferty Mystery #4) 4.15 avg rating — 889 ratings — published 2010 — 14 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 Fourth Watcher (Poke Rafferty Mystery, #2) 3.99 avg rating — 884 ratings — published 2008 — 22 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
	King Maybe (Junior Bender, #5) 4.01 avg rating — 844 ratings — published 2016 — 9 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
	Fields Where They Lay (Junior Bender, #6) 3.81 avg rating — 874 ratings — published 2016 — 9 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
	Breathing Water (Poke Rafferty Mystery, #3) 4.07 avg rating — 725 ratings — published 2009 — 21 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

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Quotes by Timothy Hallinan (?)

“She gave me the slow nod women use to indicate that they understand our pain, they admire the courage with which we handle it, and they're absolutely certain that it's all our fault.”
― Timothy Hallinan, Crashed

tags: women-and-men

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“Life is a gift. If we don't live it well, we are being ungrateful. And we have to love the ones who journey with us." (A Nail Through the Heart)”
― Timothy Hallinan

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“What was it like, being married to six actresses?"

"Like being married to one of them. They're all pretty much alike."

"Why'd you keep doing it, then?"

"Hope is the thing with feathers," Trent said, "that tickles your scrotum at the moments when you most need a clear head.”
― Timothy Hallinan, The Fame Thief

tags: humour

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24 votes 11.1%

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22 votes 10.1%

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The One I Left Behind by Jennifer McMahon

18 votes 8.3%

Bangkok 8 by John Burdett

16 votes 7.4%

Eden by David Holley

13 votes 6.0%

Big Red Tequila by Rick Riordan

11 votes 5.1%

Nano by Robin Cook

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10 votes 4.6%

Raw Material by J.J. Marsh

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A Killing in the Hills by Julia Keller

8 votes 3.7%

Crashed by Timothy Hallinan

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Predator Strike by Liam Saville

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“Life is a gift. If we don't live it well, we are being ungrateful. And we have to love the ones who journey with us." (A Nail Through the Heart)”
― Timothy Hallinan

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