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Henry McLaughlin

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Henry McLaughlin has a Master’s degree in social work and spent many years working in public child welfare in Rhode Island. It was in this role that he first honed his writing skills in preparing concise and accurate court reports and petitions. He retired from that career in 1999 to work with Kenneth Copeland Ministries. Henry won the prestigious 2009 Operation First Novel Award sponsored by Tyndale House and the Christian Writers Guild. His award-winning first novel, Journey to Riverbend, was released in January, 2011.

To improve his craft, Henry belongs to several Christian writer organizations; attends writers’ conferences, workshops and retreats; and participates in online and local critique groups.

In September, 2010, the Lord opened th ...more

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	Journey to Riverbend 3.55 avg rating — 232 ratings — published 2011 — 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
	Riverbend Justice (Riverbend Sagas #2) 4.41 avg rating — 17 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
	Riverbend Reunion: Book 3 in the Riverbend Sagas Series 4.56 avg rating — 9 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
	Emily's Trials 4.13 avg rating — 8 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
	Where The Moment Was 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
	Where the Moment Was: A Book of Poetry. Introduction by Alfred Kreymborg. Biographical note by Dorothy Hobson. 0.00 avg rating — 0 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

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Henry McLaughlin finished reading Striding Folly (Lord Peter Wimsey, #15) by Dorothy L. Sayers	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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I've thoroughly enjoyed every book in the Hazel best & Gabriel Ash series. In my opinion, this is the best. So far. I haven't read all of them. Yet. It is full of the usual mysteries and the quirky characters and the humor that make the entire series s ...more
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In my opinion as a voracious reader across several genres, Elmer Kelton is one of the best writers I've read. He is definitely the best writer in the Western genre. This novel is the story of the Lewis family, their neighbors, their friends, their ene ...more
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In my opinion, James McPherson is one of the top--if not the top--Civil War historians. This book does nothing to harm my view of him. In 270 well-documented pages, he presents the essence of President Lincoln as Commander-in-Chief. From managing gener ...more
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Very interesting and very true to series. Monk is still Monk with some hints of change. All the characters are like meeting old friends. You hear the voices as your read. But they are not cliched or stereotypes of themselves. They have matured -- still ...more
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Martha wrote: "Hi Henry! You're books seem interesting:) Nice to be connecting.
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