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Rob Cornell

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Born

in The United States

Website

http://robcornellbooks.com

Genre

Fantasy, Mystery, Thriller

Influences

Stephen King, Lawrence Block, Ray Bradbury

Member Since

March 2013

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Whether it’s a covert-ops team of vampire assassins or a greedy dragon who lives under Detroit’s MGM Grand Casino, most of Rob Cornell’s stories feature some element of the dark and fantastic. He has written over a dozen published novels, including two dark fantasy sagas—The Lockman Chronicles and the Unturned series. A native of the Detroit area, he spent a handful of years living in both Los Angeles and Chicago before returning to the Midwest, and currently lives with his family in Southeast Michigan.

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Average rating: 3.79 · 3,061 ratings · 307 reviews · 29 distinct works • Similar authors

	Darker Things (The Lockman Chronicles, #1) 3.73 avg rating — 1,020 ratings — published 2011 — 4 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
	Last Call (Ridley Brone Mysteries #1) 3.72 avg rating — 691 ratings — published 2011 — 10 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
	Red Run 3.26 avg rating — 334 ratings — published 2010 — 4 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
	Dark Legion (The Lockman Chronicles #2) 3.96 avg rating — 191 ratings — published 2011 — 4 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
	Branded (Unturned #1) 3.96 avg rating — 157 ratings — published 2016 — 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
	Darkest Hour (The Lockman Chronicles #3) 4.07 avg rating — 112 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
	Darkness Returns (The Lockman Chronicles #4) 4.19 avg rating — 85 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
	Crossed (Unturned #2) 4.17 avg rating — 54 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
	Darkening Dawn (The Lockman Chronicles #5) 4.06 avg rating — 52 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
	The Hustle 4.25 avg rating — 48 ratings — published 2011 — 4 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 Lockman Chronicles (5 books)
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Rob Cornell (Goodreads Author)

3.83 avg rating — 1,460 ratings

Ridley Brone Mysteries (3 books)
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3.77 avg rating — 771 ratings

Unturned (5 books)
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4.09 avg rating — 538 ratings

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“Admiration is the face on the coin opposite fear.”
― Rob Cornell, Darkness Returns

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Rob’s Quotes

“I am so clever that sometimes I don't understand a single word of what I am saying.”
― Oscar Wilde, The Happy Prince and Other Stories

tags: intelligence, self-deprecation

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message 6: by Tom

Mar 01, 2014 07:56PM

Hi Rob,

Thanks for joining my circle of friends,

Blessings,

Tom

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message 5: by Dale (last edited Jul 20, 2014 01:19PM)

Feb 27, 2014 12:36PM

Rob, thank you for the Goodreads connection.
Wishing you the very best in 2014!

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message 4: by Lilian

Feb 26, 2014 10:59PM

Thanks for being a friend, Rob. I wish you all things beautiful.

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message 3: by Billy

Feb 26, 2014 08:55PM

Cheers 2 a new Friend

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message 2: by Beth

Mar 06, 2013 03:29PM

Hi Rob,
Thanks for sending a friend request to this mystery author on Goodreads! I hope you will put my books, A Real Basket Case, To Hell in a Handbasket, Deadly Currents, and Wicked Eddies, on your to-read list. If you'd like to enter a contest for free mystery books, sign up for my email newsletter at: http://bethgroundwater.com/ .
- Beth

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message 1: by Zoë

Mar 05, 2013 05:05PM

Hi Rob. Thanks so much for Friending me. Looks like you read across a pretty broad spectrum. What's next up on your TBR pile?

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