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Joseph Souza

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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

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Unpaved Surfaces

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Pray for the Girl

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The Perfect Daughter

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Need To Find You

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The Reawakening

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Cruel to Be Kind by Joseph Souza
"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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"Non-stop action and thrills abound in this twisty and twisted tale of a serial killer’s life. The second book in the Bad Choices series follows Gwynn Denning as she copes with one issue after another, following the recent murders she committed. Too m" Read more of this review »
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" 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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" 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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" Hi, Taylor. 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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" Hi, Deborah. 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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" Hi, Amanda. 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

“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

“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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