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S.E. Nelson

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Historical Fiction, Mystery & Thrillers, Literary Fiction

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Robert Ludlum, Charles Dickens, Sidney Sheldon, Chinua Achebe, Ian Fle ...more

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Nelson is an award-winning author who loves to read and write African action-adventure stories on topics like: friendship, war, espionage, colonialism, corruption and human-trafficking. Nelson's first novel "Nightmare Along the River Nile" is set in Uganda and Sudan. It is about a student who was abducted by the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) and sold into slavery. The story was inspired by actual events that happened to many young people in Northern Uganda in the 1990s.

Nelson's second novel "The Helpers" is an action-packed international tale of espionage and corruption, which is set in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Europe and United States. Although the story is fictitious, much of its background was inspired by historical events ...more

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	Nightmare Along the River Nile 4.09 avg rating — 244 ratings — published 2009 — 18 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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Jun 27, 2013 10:15AM

Robin wrote: "Hi Suzanna!
Great to be friends with you. So many good things to share. Keep up the good writing!"

The pleasure is mine, Robin. I look forward to reading your reviews.

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Jun 17, 2013 08:40PM

Hi Suzanna!
Great to be friends with you. So many good things to share. Keep up the good writing!

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message 11: by S.E.

Apr 01, 2012 11:58AM

The pleasure is mine. Thank you and have a great day.

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message 10: by Ashlyn

Apr 01, 2012 09:26AM

Thank-you for the friendship!
Have a wonderful Day :)

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message 9: by S.E.

Mar 17, 2012 09:18AM

You are very welcome. I look forward to checking out your bookshelf, and receiving your posts.

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message 8: by She Reads for Jesus

Mar 17, 2012 09:15AM

Hi Suzanna!
Thank you for requesting me into your group of friends! Happy reading :)

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Mar 14, 2012 05:31PM

Hi Suzanna! Thank you for adding me into your friend list. It's an honour :)

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Feb 29, 2012 06:15AM

hey! Thanks! I am sometimes as well =P

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Feb 28, 2012 07:42AM

Pancakemib wrote: "Thanks for the friending, please feel free to check out my bookshelves, quotes, friends and groups for things that might interest you or you read and forgot about. I tagged both of your books "to-..."

I am the one who should thank you. I am always happy to connect with someone who loves to read. I wish I had time to do nothing but read. I will check out your bookshelf with pleasure. Thank you for tagging my books. If you want to know more about me, you can take a look at my human rights page on Facebook. wwww.facebook.com/SENBooks.

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Feb 28, 2012 02:41AM

Sarah wrote: "Hi, thank you for the friend request! (="

Thank you, Sarah. The pleasure is mine.

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