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Will Overby

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Born

in Hopkinsville, Kentucky, The United States

July 23, 1966

Website

http://www.willoverby.com

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Thrillers, Horror, Children's Books

Influences

Stephen King, Shirley Jackson, William Faulkner

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December 2011

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Award-winning author and sometime banker Will Overby has spent thirty years in the boardrooms and glass offices of retail banking. Between dodging mergers and drafting policies he publishes novels.

He lives along the Ohio River in western Kentucky where mysteries still abound and the tradition of storytelling is as strong as ever.

A graduate of Indiana University, Will is an avid Hoosiers football fan.

Connect with him on his website, willoverby.com, on Facebook, or follow him on Twitter (@Will_Overby).

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Average rating: 3.74 · 163 ratings · 29 reviews · 23 distinct works

	The Island 3.41 avg rating — 54 ratings — published 2013 — 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 Killing Vision 3.41 avg rating — 27 ratings — published 2013 — 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
	Moon Shadow 4.17 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 2014 — 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
	Drum 4.25 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2012 — 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
	The Movie House Mystery by Will Overby (Goodreads Author), Cindy Loy Crider (Illustrator) 4.43 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2012 — 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
	The Lost Treasure of Kilimanjaro (Brock Ford Adventures, #1) by Will Overby (Goodreads Author), Brian Bowes (Illustrator) 4.33 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2002 — 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
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	Zach Ziegler's So-Called Middle School Life 3.80 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2013 — 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
	The River of Gold (Brock Ford Adventures, #3) 3.75 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2012 — 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
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Summer 2015 Update

I know it’s been a while since I posted any updates, and I apologize. Life has a way of stepping in sometimes and showing you who’s boss.

I’m in the middle of a writing workshop right now, this one on building a career, and I’ve just been accepted into a Publishing Master Class workshop that will be held in Oregon in October. Really excited about that one, as it will be taught by Dean Wesley Smith

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A Room with a View / Howard's End / Maurice

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Will Overby rated a book it was ok The Smoky Mountain Mystery (The Bobbsey Twins) by Laura Lee Hope	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 absolutely dreadful. I feel like these later Bobbsey Twins books were just written as quickly as possible to reach a deadline. I don't think the author even ever visited the Smoky Mountains. The mountains themselves and several prominent Gat ...more
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Will Overby liked Laura Edwards's review of The Smoky Mountain Mystery: "These last few Bobbsey Twins' books have completely lost the charm of the earlier books in the series. In the last 3 or so books, the bad guys have actively sought to kill the children. Is this what someone wants in book geared toward grade school ag" Read more of this review »
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Will Overby rated a book it was ok The Smoky Mountain Mystery (The Bobbsey Twins) by Laura Lee Hope	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 absolutely dreadful. I feel like these later Bobbsey Twins books were just written as quickly as possible to reach a deadline. I don't think the author even ever visited the Smoky Mountains. The mountains themselves and several prominent Gat ...more
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Will’s Quotes

“Remember to have a little faith. When you die, I believe, God isn't going to ask you what you published. God's going to ask you what you wrote.”
― T.M. McNally

tags: inspirational, writing

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“I sound my barbaric yawp over the roofs of the world.”
― Walt Whitman

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“Next to music, beer was best.”
― Carson McCullers, The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter

tags: drinking, music

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“Never be afraid to raise your voice for honesty and truth and compassion against injustice and lying and greed. If people all over the world...would do this, it would change the earth.”
― William Faulkner

tags: advocacy, dissent, protest, truth, truth-telling

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