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Christopher P Ryan was born on March 6th/1964 in St. John's Newfoundland. He grew up in Bay Bulls, one of the oldest fishing communities in the Province. His family operated Ryan's Funeral Home serving the Southern Shore from January 1969-January 2024. Chris dropped out of high school in grade seven, after failing this grade twice. In 2001 he was diagnosed as being Bipolar, along with severe ADHD. He has been a voracious reader since his preteens and started writing in 2013. He released his first book in November 2014. Since 2021 he has published six novels. He has trained in Shotokan Traditional Karate on and off since 1985 and holds a third-degree Black Belt. A serious birder having seen 358 species of birds in his Province. He was awarde ...more

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	Ladies in the Lane: Newfoundland's First Serial Killer 4.77 avg rating — 62 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
	Working Cape Race 4.77 avg rating — 60 ratings — 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
	Murder in Bay Bulls 4.82 avg rating — 57 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
	Still Waters 4.80 avg rating — 54 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
	Working the Trail 4.78 avg rating — 49 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 Bay Bulls Standoff 3.40 avg rating — 47 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 Birder and the Undertaker: A Psychological Thriller it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 23 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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