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Joseph Souza's award-winning short stories have been published in various literary journals throughout the country. Winner of the Andre Dubus Award for short fiction, he also won Honorable Mention for the Al Blanchard Award and the 2013 Maine Literary Award. His mystery, UNPAVED SURFACES, was published by Kindle Press in 2015 and was an Amazon bestseller. NEED TO FIND YOU, his crime thriller set in Portland, was the first novel to go direct-to-publish by Kindle Press. His new domestic thriller, THE NEIGHBOR (Kensington) will be published April 24, 2018. Visit josephsouza.net for more information about his work.

He lives near Portland, Maine with his wife and two children and enjoys running, cooking and playing golf when not writing.

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	The Neighbor 3.18 avg rating — 1,011 ratings — published 2018 — 7 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
	Unpaved Surfaces really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 624 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
	Pray for the Girl 3.52 avg rating — 385 ratings — published 2019 — 7 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 Perfect Daughter 3.56 avg rating — 259 ratings — published 2020 — 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
	Need To Find You 4.22 avg rating — 116 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
	The Reawakening 3.55 avg rating — 117 ratings — published 2012 — 7 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
	Cruel & Bitter Things 3.78 avg rating — 97 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
	The Liger Plague (Liger Series Book 1) 3.93 avg rating — 86 ratings — published 2013 — 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
	Lethal Chain: The Liger Series by Joseph Souza (Goodreads Author), Jeroen Ten Berge (Illustrator) 4.35 avg rating — 17 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
	Darmageddon: The Living Dead Series, Book 3 4.40 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 2014 — 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

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Joseph Souza liked Katrina Freckleton's review of Cruel to Be Kind: A Bad Choices Novel: "An unusual crime novel, from the person who is committing the crimes and justifies them as keeping the world a better place for it, one of many juxtapositions. Having not read the first, didnt seem to bother me and it was easy to follow along the plo" Read more of this review »
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Joseph Souza liked Rane Sterling's review of Cruel to Be Kind: A Bad Choices Novel: "If you’re looking for a thriller that feels like a slow-burn fuse leading to a massive powder keg, Cruel To Be Kind is it. Joseph Souza crafts a narrative that is as much about the darkness of the human psyche as it is about the plot twists that kee" Read more of this review »
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Joseph Souza and 3 other people liked Melissa Smith's review of Cruel to Be Kind: A Bad Choices Novel: "I was thrilled when I found out there was a sequel to “Cruel and Bitter things!” One of my favorite books last year and this one did not disappoint. Glenn is at it again with her wild antics! We pretty much start where the last book left off and it w" Read more of this review »
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Joseph Souza liked Theresa's review of Cruel to Be Kind: A Bad Choices Novel: "A suspenseful follow-up to Cruel and Bitter Things. I think I liked this one even better. Plenty of twists and the plotting of murders to be had. I enjoyed the fast pace and kept wondering “who’s next?” With the unexpected ending, there is definitely" Read more of this review »
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Joseph Souza made a comment on Christine M in Texas (stamperlady50)’s review of Cruel & Bitter Things " Hi, Christine. Hope all is well. Book 2, CRUEL TO BE KIND, has published today. Gwynn’s twisty adventure continues. Take care, Joe Souza. "
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Joseph Souza made a comment on Caardel’s review of Cruel & Bitter Things " Hi, Caardel. Hope all is well. Book 2, CRUEL TO BE KIND, has published today. Gwynn’s twisty adventure continues. Take care, Joe Souza. "
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“The moment in life in which you exist is the only moment to cherish. Outside of that, nothing else matters.”
― Joseph Souza, Unpaved Surfaces

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“It’s like a flesh eating bacteria working it’s way to the bone, inching closer to the marrow where all empathy lives.”
― Joseph Souza, The Neighbor

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“The key to this life is to make peace with oneself before death, to accept the impermanence of all things.”
― Joseph Souza, Unpaved Surfaces

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