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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

Genre

Mystery & Thrillers

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

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October 2008

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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: 3.9 · 19,627 ratings · 2,797 reviews · 44 distinct works • Similar authors

	Crashed (Junior Bender, #1) 3.78 avg rating — 3,226 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 — 1,872 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 — 1,580 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 — 1,334 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 — 1,056 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 — 888 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 — 843 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 — 871 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 — 724 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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December Special Holiday-Themed Mystery Poll

We ask that you only vote if you are planning on participating in our discussion should your choice win.

Which Special Holiday-Themed would you like to read in December?

The Man With a Load of Mischief (Richard Jury #1) by Martha Grimes

12 votes, 26.7%

Silent Night (Spenser #41.5) by Robert B. Parker

10 votes, 22.2%

A Christmas Journey (Christmas Stories #1) by Anne Perry

8 votes, 17.8%

The Ghost of Christmas Past (Molly Murphy #17) by Rhys Bowen

6 votes, 13.3%

Killer Christmas (A DI Geraldine Steel Thriller) by Leigh Russell

5 votes, 11.1%

The Love Talker by Elizabeth Peters

3 votes, 6.7%

Fields Where They Lay (Junior Bender #6) by Timothy Hallinan

1 vote, 2.2%

45 total votes

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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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