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Dustin Carter

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Crime, Fiction, Thriller

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Dustin Carter is an up and coming author, writer, wordsmith, and overall lover of words who published his first novel in 2020 titled “Cortez A Texas Tale.” He has since published a second novel titled, “Guadalupe A Human Trafficking Story,” which debuted in November of 2021.

Writing books was not always the plan for Dustin. He grew up in South Texas and has lived in Gonzales, Corpus Christi, and the Austin area for most of his life. He spent a lot of time daydreaming as a kid when he was not getting into trouble with his pals.

For a few years after high school Dustin tried to find something for himself, but the world always came crashing down on him, so he joined the military. Very soon after joining the Army, Dustin found his way in life a Dustin Carter is an up and coming author, writer, wordsmith, and overall lover of words who published his first novel in 2020 titled “Cortez A Texas Tale.” He has since published a second novel titled, “Guadalupe A Human Trafficking Story,” which debuted in November of 2021.

Writing books was not always the plan for Dustin. He grew up in South Texas and has lived in Gonzales, Corpus Christi, and the Austin area for most of his life. He spent a lot of time daydreaming as a kid when he was not getting into trouble with his pals.

For a few years after high school Dustin tried to find something for himself, but the world always came crashing down on him, so he joined the military. Very soon after joining the Army, Dustin found his way in life and ended up in Tikrit, Iraq, where he would connect with his love for books while trying his best to avoid car bombs, IEDs, and mortars. As soon as his deployment was over, he packed everything he owned in his truck and made his way to Corpus Christi for college. In his first English class, Dustin started writing and came up with a few stories he enjoyed. Over the next few years, he tried his hand at writing, but it never worked out. When he was about to graduate with his MBA, he started daydreaming again, just like when he was a kid. He had a job that took him to the Texas-Mexico border a few times a month. He usually drove by himself and found himself daydreaming and plotting his stories on his journeys. When the days were over, instead of going to happy hour or out with friends, Dustin went to work putting these thoughts down on paper, and soon he had over a hundred pages typed. He continued writing every night after he put his kids to sleep until he finished “Cortez A Texas Tale.” The dreams didn’t stop there; as soon as he finished writing Cortez, he instantly started writing Guadalupe A Human Trafficking Story.

Dustin is a native Texan who refuses to bend to society’s norms and constantly questions how the world works. He has many different diplomas on his walls, but he is most proud of the GED and MBA. He has been up and down in the world and has seen the good and bad it has to offer.

Dustin is currently working on a book about veterans and the struggles they face with PTSD. ...more

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Average rating: 4.38 · 24 ratings · 7 reviews · 4 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Veteran 4.33 avg rating — 12 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
	Guadalupe: A Human Trafficking Story by Dustin Carter (Goodreads Author), Elizabeth Rothrock (Editor) 4.30 avg rating — 10 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
	Cortez: A Texas Tale 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
	Guadalupe: A Human Trafficking Story by Dustin Carter (Goodreads Author), Elizabeth Rothrock (editor) 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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Dustin Carter rated a book it was amazing Bull Mountain (Bull Mountain, #1) by Brian Panowich (Goodreads Author)	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 writing was amazing and so were the plot twists. Can’t wait to read the next book in the series.
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Dustin Carter rated a book it was amazing The Pale-Faced Lie by David Crow (Goodreads Author)	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 Pale-Faced Lie A True Story by David Crow One of the best non fiction books I've read in a long time. Abusive parent doesn't even explain how bad David Crow had it growing up. His dad was the devil. Every chance his father got he would manipulate ...more
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Dustin Carter rated a book it was amazing The Widow by John Grisham (Goodreads Author)	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
Just finished this last night. It was shaping up to be one of my least favorite Grisham books but I couldn’t figure out who the killer was. Once it became clear the story started to roll along and I ended up really enjoying this book. Definitely chec ...more
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Dustin Carter rated a book really liked it Five Decembers by James Kestrel (Goodreads Author)	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
This was a great story. It takes place right before the attack on Pearl Harbor and goes through the next five years. It was very well written and I recommend it to anyone who loves World War II books.
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Dustin Carter rated a book it was amazing Love and Other Wounds by Jordan Harper (Goodreads Author)	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
Five stars. Most of the time I don’t get into short stories but this was different. When I read something from Jordan Harper, I feel like I’m right there commenting a crime.
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Dustin Carter rated a book it was amazing Everybody Knows by Jordan Harper (Goodreads Author)	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
Everybody Knows is one book that I plan to read again. This is about a cover-up of a young girl who got pregnant, the entertainment industry, and others try to cover this up, while a publicist looks into the death of her boss and learns why he was ki ...more
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Dustin Carter rated a book it was amazing The Last King of California by Jordan Harper (Goodreads Author)	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
I hopped right into this book after I finished She Rides Shotgun. Both were bangers!
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Dustin Carter rated a book it was amazing She Rides Shotgun by Jordan Harper (Goodreads Author)	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
What a great book. Once I finished this book I went right to my book store and picked up The Last King of California and Everybody Knows. Do your self a favor and read this book then read the other Jordan Harper books.
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All The Pretty Horses by Cormac McCarthy Beautifully written novel that went down a path I didn’t see coming. I love how McCarthy was able to write using his own rules and make it sound like an old man is just sitting around the camp fire telling a st ...more
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