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Russell Brooks

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Russell Brooks is the author of the thrillers Pandora's Succession, Unsavory Delicacies, Chill Run, The Demeter Code, and Jam Run.

The Cadmus Imperative, the next book in the Ridley Fox/Nita Parris series, will be released on November 30, 2026.

Russell has been compared to a young Robert Ludlum in the way that he wrote Pandora's Succession and Unsavory Delicacies.

After having read an excerpt of Chill Run, here's what one British reader had to say:

"If you like Elmore Leonard, you will love 'Chill Run.' Its snappy dialogue evokes 'Rum Punch' (filmed as Jackie Brown) and 'Get Shorty', and the plot carries the same tonal qualities of the Donald E Westlake thriller 'The Hunter' (filmed as Payback). As ever with Brooks, you can expect meticulous pl ...more

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	Chill Run by Russell Brooks (Goodreads Author), Lisa Martinez (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Victory Crayne (Editor) 3.61 avg rating — 309 ratings — published 2011 — 8 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
	Pandora's Succession (Ridley Fox & Nita Parris #1) 3.51 avg rating — 282 ratings — published 2010 — 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 Demeter Code (Ridley Fox/Nita Parris #3) 4.11 avg rating — 107 ratings — published 2014 — 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
	Unsavory Delicacies (Ridley Fox & Nita Parris #2) 3.94 avg rating — 77 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
	Jam Run 4.37 avg rating — 27 ratings — published 2023 — 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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“True love is best found when you're broke.”
― Russell Brooks, Pandora's Succession

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“Don't expect anyone to do anything for you what you're not ready to do for yourself.”
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Making Connections: 1496. - UNSAVORY DELICACIES by Russell Brooks	1	12	Jul 29, 2013 03:22PM
Making Connections: 1497. - CHILL RUN by Russell Brooks	1	12	Jul 29, 2013 03:28PM
Making Connections: 1495. - PANDORA'S SUCCESSION by Russell Brooks	1	19	Aug 25, 2013 11:10AM
Making Connections: 3336. - THE DEMETER CODE by Russell Brooks	16	89	Feb 11, 2015 04:37AM
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“True love is best found when you're broke.”
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“I can't give you a sure-fire formula for success, but I can give you a formula for failure: try to please everybody all the time.”
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“Women don't want to hear what you think. Women want to hear what they think - in a deeper voice.”
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“A word to the wise ain't necessary, it's the stupid ones who need advice.”
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“In order to succeed, your desire for success should be greater than your fear of failure. ”
― Bill Cosby

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