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D.V. Berkom

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DV Berkom is the USA Today bestselling author of action-packed, riveting adventure and crime thrillers. Known for creating resilient, kick-ass female characters and page-turning plots, her love of the genre stems from a lifelong addiction to reading spy novels, action/adventure stories, and thrillers.

A restless soul and adventurer at heart, she spent years moving around the US and traveling to exotic locales before she wrote her first novel and was hooked. More than a dozen books later, she now makes her home in the Pacific Northwest with her husband, Mark, and several imaginary characters who like to tell her what to do. Her most recent books include the Claire Whitcomb Western Series: Retribution, Gunslinger, and Legend, and the latest i
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D.V. Berkom Chocolate. And wine. And, I get to lie for a living.
D.V. Berkom Hi Edward! Thanks for your question. My experience with Africa stems from a close friend who is a hot-air balloon pilot who lived in Tanzania and now …moreHi Edward! Thanks for your question. My experience with Africa stems from a close friend who is a hot-air balloon pilot who lived in Tanzania and now lives in Kenya. And certainly, a ton of research goes into my books--interviews, articles, travel, etc.--whether I've visited the area in question or not. My hope is that I capture the essence of each setting as authentically as possible.
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D.V. Berkom My pleasure, Beth! Hope things are going well.
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DV

Beth wrote: "Hi D.V.,
Thanks for sending a friend request to this fellow mystery/thriller author on Goodreads!
- Beth"



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Beth Hi D.V.,
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