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Shawn Oetzel was born and raised in Central Illinois where he still lives with his family and pets.

"Shawn Oetzel seamlessly blends crime drama and fantasy in this exciting debut novel. As the tale unfolds, he explores the clash of elven and human cultures in the modern world and spices it up with enough action that it'll keep you turning the pages."

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	Dying Moon 4.40 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2008 — 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
	The Agency it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2012 — 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
	Horror Express by Marc Shemmans (Editor), Rick Hudson (Contributor), Jonathan J. Schlosser (Contributor) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2013 — 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
	Scrunchies from Hell it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 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
	The Adventures of Captain Kitchen it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 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
	Shroud 2 by Timothy Deal (Goodreads Author) (Editor, Contributor), Thomas Straub (Illustrator, Contributor), Colleen Anderson (Goodreads Author) liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2008	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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	Faith and a Hammer 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2011	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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The Agency - Update

Stilll looking at a tentative summer 2012 release for my next novel, The Agency. Belfire Press will be releasing this title as I have parted ways with Lachesis Publishing. Belfire is also looking at my middle grade/young adult novel The Adventures of Captain Kitchen.

I have also made two of my previously published short stories available through Smashwords. They can be found at:

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