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J. David Osborne

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in Springfield, VA, The United States

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http://www.brokenriverbooks.com

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Crime, Fiction

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J David Osborne lives in Oklahoma with his wife and son.

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Average rating: 4.1 · 1,696 ratings · 363 reviews · 24 distinct works • Similar authors

	By The Time We Leave Here, We’ll Be Friends by J. David Osborne (Goodreads Author), Jeremy Robert Johnson (Goodreads Author) (Afterword) 4.07 avg rating — 394 ratings — published 2010 — 6 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
	Black Gum 4.05 avg rating — 284 ratings — published 2015 — 6 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
	Low Down Death Right Easy 4.14 avg rating — 201 ratings — published 2013 — 6 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
	Our Blood In Its Blind Circuit 3.80 avg rating — 96 ratings — published 2013 — 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
	A Minor Storm 4.47 avg rating — 64 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
	Dying World (Gods Fare No Better, #1) 4.40 avg rating — 45 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
	You Pray for Dry Weather at the Sight of the Sun: A Strand Essay by J. David Osborne (Goodreads Author), Tony McMillen (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator), Michael Kazepis (Goodreads Author) (Designer) 4.64 avg rating — 33 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
	Tomahawk 4.60 avg rating — 30 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
	Gods Fare No Better 4.55 avg rating — 20 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 Joy of Killing Coyotes (God$ Fare no Better, #1) 4.63 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 2014	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’m convinced, though I’m no expert in biology, if you cut a dog’s brain open it would just be a perfect little human brain, with none of the bad parts.”
― J. David Osborne, By The Time We Leave Here, We'll Be Friends

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