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David Milnes

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Born

High Wycombe, The United Kingdom

Website

https://www.whattradition.co.uk/

Genre

Dark Comedy, Suspense, Contemporary

Influences

Kafka, Pinter, Beckett, George Eliot, T.S.Eliot, Hemingway, Carver

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THE GRAFFITI KILLER has just won Red Ribbon in the Wishing Shelf Awards - a uniquely non-profit, non BS competition, whose judges come from reading groups in London and Stockholm. Their readers' judgements (unedited) are under Reviews for The Graffiti Killer here on Goodreads. (2.3.2026)
I am the author of seven tragi-comic novels, most of which have proved to be deeply unpopular. No doubt that is good for the soul, in some measure, but I've had quite enough of unpopularity. I'm fed up with it. I know from Amazon reviews, and reviews in Bookmunch, Joseph's Reviews, Zouch Magazine, the TLS, no less, and other places, that there are readers out there who enjoy my books, but they are so hard to find it seems they are being deliberately elusive ...more

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	The Ghost of Neil Diamond 4.10 avg rating — 51 ratings — published 2008 — 6 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 Graffiti Killer 3.33 avg rating — 6 ratings — 2 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 Whores of Coxcomb Hall by David Milnes (Goodreads Author), Egg Taylor, Edward George Taylor 2.40 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2010 — 2 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 Ghost of Someone Else 4.50 avg rating — 2 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
	To Have Nothing 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2011 — 4 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
	Way of the Infidel 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — 2 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 Pathology of Graphology it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 4 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 GHOST OF NEIL DIAMOND ) BY Milnes, David Hartley (Author) Paperback Published on (07 , 2010) it was ok 2.00 avg rating — 1 rating	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
	and a dj shat in Berkeley Square 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2015	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
	An English Airman Foresees his Death 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 2 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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David Milnes made a comment on ✩｡°⋆ Lala ⋆｡°✩’s review of The Graffiti Killer " And thank you so much for posting a cut down version of your review on Amazon. Really appreciated. Just seen it. "
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David Milnes and 1 other person liked ✩｡°⋆ Lala ⋆｡°✩'s review of The Graffiti Killer: "• ARC Review • [The Graffiti Killer] 🔥 Release Date: August 31, 2025 🔥 Thank you to WhatTradition Books S.A., David Milnes, and NetGalley for the advanced copy in exchange for an honest review! ★★★☆☆ This is the first time the author of a book I'm reviewi" Read more of this review »
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David Milnes made a comment on Deanna’s review of The Graffiti Killer " Well, thanks for giving it a try, Deanna. "
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David Milnes liked Billy Buttons's review of Way of the Infidel: "This book was entered in The Wishing Shelf Book Awards. This is what our readers thought: Title: Way of the Infidel Author: David Milnes Star Rating: 4 Stars Number of Readers: 19 Stats Editing: 8/10 Writing Style: 7/10 Content: 7/10 Cover: 3/5 Of the 19 reade" Read more of this review »
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