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Dana Precious

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Lansing, Michigan, The United States

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Hi all, this is Dana. I live in Marina Del Rey, California with my son, Gus and my dog, Thompson. I grew up in N. Muskegon, Michigan. I've has worked at several film studios including Sony Pictures, 20th Century Fox and Marvel Studios as an advertising executive. I've been writing at a little joint in Santa Monica, CA. since I was 23 years old. It used to be called The Novel Cafe and now is called 212 Pier.
At 212 Pier bookshelves line the walls and rickety tables are kept steady by sticking magazines under table legs. More frequently than one would hope -- a water pipe breaks and the ceiling has a minor cave-in on top of the cash register. But the food is very good. And the atmosphere is just right. A lot of writers h ...more

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	Born Under a Lucky Moon 3.76 avg rating — 809 ratings — published 2011 — 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
	MURDER IN MALIBU 3.90 avg rating — 30 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
	The Psychic Sisters Of Oleander Street 4.25 avg rating — 8 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 State Sanctioned Free Thought Bookstore 4.88 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
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This is Dana Precious, author of Born Under A Lucky Moon. A lot of you read it and gave the book really nice reviews which was great. Now, I have a new book that just got released -- Murder In Malibu. It's a comedic murder-mystery featuring the character of Miss Merry Mac. It's the first in a series. The next one will be Murder In Belize. I don't have any reviews in on Murder In Malibu yet Read more of this blog post »

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