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Joe Bright

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Brigham City, UT, The United States

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http://www.joebrightbooks.com

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Mystery, Horror, Paranormal

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Pat Conroy, Thomas Harris, and Stephen King. ...more

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Joe Bright grew up in a Victorian house with four brothers, three sisters, and—according to family legend—a ghost or two, or it could have been a goblin or an incubus. It’s hard to say. That upbringing sparked his lifelong love for the macabre and gifted him a dark sense of humor.

A fine arts scholarship landed him in university, but Joe spent more time strumming guitars, writing songs, and fronting a band than studying. He snagged a win in the KFC songwriting contest (surprisingly, not about chicken) and won a battle of the bands.

To fund his creative pursuits, he took a break from school and headed to the oil fields of Wyoming, where he met the kind of rugged characters you don’t easily forget. Some of them end up in his novels. He also tou ...more

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	The Black Garden 4.06 avg rating — 175 ratings — published 2009 — 9 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
	Augie Doyle and the Dead Boy 4.31 avg rating — 59 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
	Augie Doyle and the Strange Case of Creepy Crilly (#2) 4.54 avg rating — 54 ratings — 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
	Augie Doyle and the Black-Eyed Legion: A Young Adult Horror Mystery (The Augie Doyle Saga Book 3) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 6 ratings — 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
	Augie Doyle and the Amazing Steampunk Carnival it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — 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
	Augie Doyle and the Weird Sisters: A Young Adult Horror Mystery liked it 3.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — 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
	Augie Doyle and the Dead Boy: A Paranormal Teen Horror Mystery by Joe Bright (Goodreads Author), Virtual Voice (Narrator) 0.00 avg rating — 0 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
	Augie Doyle and the Strange Case of Creepy Crilly: A Supernatural Paranormal Thriller for Teens (The Augie Doyle Saga Book 2) by Joe Bright (Goodreads Author), Virtual Voice (Narrator) 0.00 avg rating — 0 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
	Augie Doyle and the Amazing Steampunk Carnival: A Young Adult Paranormal Suspense Mystery by Joe Bright (Goodreads Author), Virtual Voice (Narrator) 0.00 avg rating — 0 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

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Joe Bright liked Warren's review of Augie Doyle and the Dead Boy: "A short, fun read. I liked the characters and think it would be great if someone picked this up for a TV series. Looking forward to reading more in the series sometime."
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Joe Bright liked Erica smith's review of Augie Doyle and the Dead Boy: "I really liked this book, loved the concept and I will be reading the rest of the series . Good series for young middle schoolers that like to read books with paranormal creepy things."
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