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D.M. Pirrone

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Mystery, Historical Fiction, Suspense

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D. M. Pirrone is the nom de plume of Diane Piron-Gelman. She lives near Chicago with her husband and sons. Her debut novel, No Less in Blood, was published by Five Star in 2011. She is also the author of the Hanley & Rivka Mysteries, Shall We Not Revenge (2014), For You Were Strangers (2015), and Promises to the Dead (2020).

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What mystery in your own life could be a plot for a book?

D.M. Pirrone Great question! I'm an adoptee, and I only know a little about my birth mother...nothing at all about the paternal side. Lots of room there for a myst…moreGreat question! I'm an adoptee, and I only know a little about my birth mother...nothing at all about the paternal side. Lots of room there for a mystery, either contemporary or historical if I wanted to use that situation in a different time period.

I kind of used this in my first book, NO LESS IN BLOOD, but there are a lot of potential variations. Thanks--you've got me thinking!(less)

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If you could travel to any fictional book world, where would you go and what would you do there?

D.M. Pirrone Tough choice...there are so many that would be so fascinating. I've been re-reading Terry Pratchett lately, so I think I'd travel to Discworld and tak…moreTough choice...there are so many that would be so fascinating. I've been re-reading Terry Pratchett lately, so I think I'd travel to Discworld and take witching lessons from Nanny Ogg and Granny Weatherwax--two of my favorite characters from Pratchett's novels.(less)

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	Shall We Not Revenge 3.86 avg rating — 104 ratings — published 2014 — 5 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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	For You Were Strangers 4.22 avg rating — 18 ratings — published 2015 — 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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