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Derek Power

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Derek Power began writing in early 2001, mainly focusing on short stories. After winning the odd contest here and then he figured he would try and write something a little longer. A few false starts later he managed to complete his first novel, titled Filthy Henry: The Fairy Detective, in early 2013.

He currently live in Skerries, Co. Dublin, Ireland with his wife and young children.

When he isn't writing about Filthy Henry he can be found pretending to know stuff about computers, since that helps to pay the bills.

He also hates writing about himself in the third person, but these sort of things don't generally get written in the first person. ...more

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	Filthy Henry: The Fairy Detective: A Filthy Henry Novel (Filthy Henry Series Book 1) 4.36 avg rating — 47 ratings — published 2014 — 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
	Sky Breaker: Tales of the Wanderer by Lee C. Conley (Goodreads Author), H.L.Tinsley (Goodreads Author), C.F. Welburn (Goodreads Author) 4.74 avg rating — 31 ratings — published 2022 — 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 Impossible Victim: A Filthy Henry Novel (Filthy Henry Series Book 2) 4.38 avg rating — 21 ratings — published 2015 — 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
	Accidental Legend: A Filthy Henry Novel (Filthy Henry Series Book 3) 4.25 avg rating — 12 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
	Stolen Stories: A Filthy Henry Novel (Filthy Henry Series Book 4) 4.57 avg rating — 7 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
	Duplex Tempus it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 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
	Adventure Awaits: Volume 3 by Derek Power (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Charlotte Langtree (Goodreads Author), Deborah Dumas Groom it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 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
	Nearly Christmas (Filthy Henry Book 5) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 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
	Worlds Collide by Derek Power (Goodreads Author), Rachael Boucker (Goodreads Author), T.J. Berg 0.00 avg rating — 0 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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It was the fastest six seconds of our lives. First she was there, then blink and she's one. By the time we catch our breath we blink and Nugget is two, then three...four...five.

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