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	The God Complex 3.90 avg rating — 1,029 ratings — published 2014 — 7 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
	America's Trust 4.04 avg rating — 908 ratings — published 2013 — 7 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
	Divide & Conquer 3.99 avg rating — 852 ratings — published 2012 — 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
	Critical Error 3.96 avg rating — 843 ratings — published 2011 — 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
	Twenty Three 4.18 avg rating — 622 ratings — 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
	Scion 3.93 avg rating — 573 ratings — published 2010 — 5 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
	Traitor 4.17 avg rating — 425 ratings — published 2013 — 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
	Captive-in-Chief 4.19 avg rating — 409 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
	TRIAL: A Post Apocalyptic/Dystopian Thriller 4.13 avg rating — 291 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
	ALL ACTION THRILLER BOXSET: THREE MURRAY MCDONALD STANDALONE THRILLERS 4.26 avg rating — 229 ratings	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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Twenty Three - Mystery Thriller

Hi

It's been a while!

Hopefully won't be as long until the next post.

I won't bore you with everything that I've been involved in over the last 4 years, there's a lot, none of it criminal I'd add quickly, but I'm sure given the subject matter of the site, the most important news is I've just finished a new novel - Twenty Three - :) if anyone wants a copy, please let me know your preferred format and Read more of this blog post »

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A great start to a series which is glamorous like Succession, but full of juicy legal dramas (mini arcs) underpinned by a thundering main plot which has a major twist I didn't see coming. I can see why Richmond's been compared to Grisham. Very impres ...more
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― Murray McDonald, The God Complex

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“else’s, transfixed to the TV screen”
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“They didn’t need a massive army to defeat the Americans, they just needed to stop them being Americans.”
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