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Russell Brooks

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Born

in Montreal, Canada

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Mystery & Thrillers, Crime, Ebooks

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

Jam Run, Russell's sequel to Chill Run, was released on March 31, 2023.

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 plotting and surprising twists. And, as with 'Pandora ...more

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Average rating: 3.69 · 792 ratings · 282 reviews · 6 distinct works • Similar authors

	Chill Run by Russell Brooks (Goodreads Author), Lisa Martinez (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Victory Crayne (Editor) 3.59 avg rating — 303 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 — 280 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) 4.10 avg rating — 106 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 4.35 avg rating — 26 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
	The Eddie Barrow Series 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	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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Without Fail (Jack Reacher, #6)

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Why Does Everything Have to Be About Race?: 25 Arguments That Won't Go Away

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Running Blind (Jack Reacher, #4)

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Russell Brooks answered Goodreads's question: What mystery in your own life could be a plot for a book? Trying to find out who was brazen enough to steal my recycling bin.
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Russell Brooks and 1 other person liked Kurt Ala-Kantti's review of Pandora's Succession (Ridley Fox & Nita Parris #1): "Lots of fun. Nice to have a Canadian protagonist... and a Canadian author!"
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Russell Brooks and 1 other person liked Pastor McKeiver's review of Chill Run: "This book kept me laughing. I'm glad Eddie finally got a break. He had to go through a lot to get there, but like they say, anything worth having is worth fighting for. This man's struggle was real and sometimes funny."
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This was the most entertaining Jack Reacher novel since Killing Floor. I love the way Texas was described. I felt as though I was there. I have a soft spot for stories where the good guy helps the helpless person fight injustice. That's what I love a ...more
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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
Making Connections: IndieGalley - The Indie Alternative to Netgalley	55	923	Jun 20, 2016 11:43PM
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Making Connections: 6007. Pandora's Succession (Ridley Fox & Nita Parris #1) by Russell Brooks	3	13	Jan 02, 2021 02:32PM
Making Connections: 6009. Unsavory Delicacies (Ridley Fox & Nita Parris #2) by Russell Brooks	4	11	Jan 02, 2021 02:32PM

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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.”
― Herbert Bayard Swope

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“Women don't want to hear what you think. Women want to hear what they think - in a deeper voice.”
― Bill Cosby

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“A word to the wise ain't necessary, it's the stupid ones who need advice.”
― Bill Cosby

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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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