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Debbi Mack

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Debbi Mack is the New York Times bestselling author of the Sam McRae Mystery Series. She's also published a young adult novel called INVISIBLE ME and a thriller entitled THE PLANCK FACTOR.

She's the author of DAMAGED GOODS, the first book in a series about a female Marine veteran sleuth named Erica Jensen, which was nominated for a Shamus Award. The sequel is called FATAL CONNECTIONS, and she's currently working on the third novel. She's also written short stories, including one nominated for a Derringer. In addition, she writes screenplays and is interested in filmmaking.

Debbi hosts and produces a podcast called the Crime Cafe, in which she interviews crime, suspense, and thriller authors: http://www.debbimack.com/crime-cafe/

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	Identity Crisis 3.51 avg rating — 564 ratings — published 2004 — 15 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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	Invisible Me 3.69 avg rating — 45 ratings — published 2014 — 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
	Damaged Goods (Erica Jensen Mystery Book 1) 3.86 avg rating — 43 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
	The Planck Factor 3.43 avg rating — 46 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
	Deep Six (Sam McRae Mystery Book 4) 4.50 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 2015 — 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
	I Found it at the Movies: Film Noir Reviews 4.13 avg rating — 8 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
	Fatal Connections (Erica Jensen Mystery Book 2) 4.43 avg rating — 7 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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Episode 21: ‘The Long Goodbye’ (1973)

In this episode, Debbi Mack and F.R. Jameson discuss the film adaptation of Raymond Chandler’s novel The Long Goodbye released in 1973.

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Series by Debbi Mack

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Tiny Experiments: How to Live Freely in a Goal-Obsessed World

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Wide for the Win: Strategies to Sell Globally via Multiple Platforms and Forge Your Own Path to Success

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How to Resist Amazon and Why: The Fight for Local Economics, Data Privacy, Fair Labor, Independent Bookstores, and a People-Powered Future! (Real World)

by Danny Caine (Goodreads Author)

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“You can run from the past, but it always catches up with you.”
― Debbi Mack, Identity Crisis

tags: crime-fiction, life-lessons, mystery, truth, women-sleuths

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“He stood at the entrance to the kitchen, blocking my path to the front door like the Berlin Wall.”
― Debbi Mack, Least Wanted

tags: hardboiled, legal-thrillers, mystery, suspense-thriller, women-sleuths

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“He stood at the entrance to the kitchen, blocking my path to the front door like the Berlin Wall. -- Least Wanted”
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“Librarians are the coolest people out there doing the hardest job out there on the frontlines. And every time I get to encounter or work with librarians, I'm always impressed by their sheer awesomeness.”
― Neil Gaiman

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“We were about to give up and call it a night when somebody threw the girl off the bridge.”
― John D. MacDonald, Darker Than Amber

tags: crime-fiction, great-opening-lines, mystery

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“Quote taken from Chapter 1 of The Corpse Wore Gingham:

"You love to figure out things as much as I do,” Piper said.

“Like what?” Bill asked.

“You fix broken stuff,” Piper replied.

“Repairing a broken toaster or steam iron is far different than unraveling a murder mystery," Bill said.”
― Ed Lynskey, The Corpse Wore Gingham

tags: cozies, cozy, cozy-mysteries, cozy-mystery, mysteries-cozy, whodunit, women-sleuths

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“So many books, so little time.”
― Frank Zappa

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“Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.”
― Oscar Wilde

tags: attributed-no-source, be-yourself, gilbert-perreira, honesty, inspirational, misattributed-oscar-wilde, quote-investigator

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message 6: by Debbi (last edited Jan 19, 2023 01:02PM)

Jan 19, 2023 01:02PM

Richard wrote: "thank you for the friend"

You're welcome.

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message 5: by Richard

Jan 19, 2023 12:25PM

thank you for the friend

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message 4: by Debbi

Dec 31, 2017 10:10AM

William wrote: "Thank you for the friendship!

I'm looking forward to your reviews and recommendations!

Regards,
William"

Thanks, William! I post fewer and shorter reviews these days, but I try to keep my hand in. :)

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message 3: by William

Dec 31, 2017 09:47AM

Thank you for the friendship!

I'm looking forward to your reviews and recommendations!

Regards,
William

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message 2: by Debbi

May 09, 2009 11:40AM

Bradley wrote: "Hello Debbi, I hope you are having a good day! =)

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Doing my best. :) Hope you're having a good day as well.

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message 1: by Bradley

May 09, 2009 10:38AM

Hello Debbi, I hope you are having a good day! =)

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