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Thomas W. Devine

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Blenheim, New Zealand

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Fiction, Suspense, Thriller

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Many popular thriller writers

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February 2010

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The author's profile picture was taken at breakfast in a Melbourne (Australia) central city railway station while on a holiday visiting family.

Family (grown up children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren) are an important part of his life. He is a fulltime voluntary caregiver for a family member.

He currently lives in the capital city of New Zealand with his wife & ex SPCA cat, Dudley.

When he's writing a novel (he has published twelve in twelve years) he works every day of the week, in the mornings, for 3-5 hours. A retired pensioner,it's his only paid employment.

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Grandparents

I grew up without really knowing my grandparents. I suppose that is common with the youngest child of a large family.

All I remember of my maternal grandmother is the black and white photo of her holding me in my christening finery. She looked to be an elderly, lovely, homely woman. I know she married a Catholic (an O’Sullivan) and was ostracized for it by her Protestant family (the Godsiffs). They Read more of this blog post »

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Unfit to Practice (Nina Reilly #8)

by Perri O'Shaughnessy

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Thomas Devine said: " A neat change from the usual legal thriller. Here, the female protagonist, a lawyer, has to defend herself before the Bar of a charge of being unfit to practice. An interesting set of relationships. Fairly lowkey stuff with a bit of action towards th ...more "

Jun 18, 2019 03:49PM · see review

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