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Michael Panush

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Michael Panush is a lifelong writer and Sacramento native.
A born storyteller since childhood, Panush is the author of over a dozen books in numerous different genres. He’s crafted Weird Westerns such the El Mosaico and Mark Justice’s The Dead Sheriff: A Cold and Lonesome Grave, Urban Fantasies like the Stein and Candle and Clay Shamus series, Woodland Medieval Fantasy with the Dark Forest series, and numerous stories that play with history in unique and wild ways such as the talking animal mystery Ape’s Honor and The Stone Law, the tales of a Stone Age caveman detective.
With Charles Santino, he’s created Metropolis: Resurrection—a prequel to the famous German Expressionist Sci-Fi Classic.
He lives and teaches in Sacramento.
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	American Nightmares (Stein & Candle Detective Agency, #1) 3.82 avg rating — 51 ratings — published 2012 — 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
	Dinosaur Jazz 3.63 avg rating — 24 ratings — published 2012 — 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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	Cold Wars (Stein & Candle Detective Agency, #2) 4.29 avg rating — 17 ratings — published 2012 — 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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	El Mosaico, Vol. 1: Scarred Souls 4.09 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2012 — 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
	George Chance-The Green Ghost Volume 1 by Michael Panush (Goodreads Author), Greg Hatcher, B.C. Bell 4.50 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2014 — 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
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	El Mosaico, Vol. 2: The Road to Hellfire 4.60 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2013 — 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
	The Defenders of Blackspire Abbey 3.60 avg rating — 5 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

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White Devil: A True Story of War, Savagery And Vengeance in Colonial America

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“I remember meeting you, Hall," Nathan said. "I knew right away you were a good guy."

"I don't know if I was," I said. "Maybe I just ended up becoming what you wanted me to be. If that's the case, I thank you for it.”
― Michael Panush, Dinosaur Dust

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