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Aaron Philip Clark is a native of Los Angeles, CA. He is a novelist, screenwriter, and former recruit of the Los Angeles Police Department. His first novel, THE SCIENCE OF PAUL: A Novel of Crime (New Pulp Press), was published in 2011. The debut was met with interest and acclaim. Clark followed THE SCIENCE OF PAUL with A HEALTHY FEAR OF MAN (Snubnose Press), published the following year. Both novels featured the morally plagued and emotionally damaged ex-con, Paul Little, as he fought to escape the perils of Philadelphia street culture and return to his deceased grandfather’s farm in North Carolina.

After leaving his career in law enforcement, Clark returned to higher education and continued his work as an educator teaching college-level Eng ...more

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	Under Color of Law (Trevor Finnegan, #1) 4.07 avg rating — 3,845 ratings — published 2021 — 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
	The Accomplice by Curtis '50 Cent' Jackson, Aaron Philip Clark (Goodreads Author) 3.65 avg rating — 1,566 ratings — 12 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
	Blue Like Me 4.10 avg rating — 649 ratings — published 2022 — 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
	The Science of Paul (Paul Little, #1) 4.05 avg rating — 43 ratings — published 2011 — 9 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 Bluest Night (A Trevor Finnegan Novel, 3) 4.19 avg rating — 26 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
	A Healthy Fear of Man (Paul Little, #2) 4.33 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 2012 — 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
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	The Furious Way 3.90 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2019 — 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
	Gary Phillips' Hollis P.I. by Gary Phillips, Bobby Nash (Goodreads Author), Juliet Blackwell (Goodreads Author) 3.67 avg rating — 6 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
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“Even when facing compelling evidence, people will break from rational thought if it reassures their worldview.”
― Aaron Philip Clark, Under Color of Law

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