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Peter G. Pollak

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in Northville, New York, The United States

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Mystery & Thrillers, Fantasy, Memoir

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I'm passionate about writing stories that readers don't want to put down.

Missing--my 7th novel, a mystery featuring a female private detective is now available on Amazon in print and digital versins.

My prior novels are:
* The Expendable Man (2011)--a thriller
* Making the Grade (2012)--a police procedural
* Last Stop on Desolation Ridge (2013)--a suspense
* In the Game (2013)--another procedural
* House Divided (2015)--a political thriller
* Inauguration Day (2017)--a political thriller

The summer of 2020 I published a memoir entitled "Left to Right." It's the story of my transition from a student leftist in the 1960s to a conservative in the 21st century.

To learn more about my future projects, sign up for my newsletter on my website @ petergpo ...more

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Introducing Peter G. Pollak’s Memoir, “Left to Right”

Elkridge, MD (8/26/2020)––When Peter Pollak’s siblings and children couldn’t understand how he’d evolved from a student radical in the 1960s to a political conservative in the 21st century, he decided it was time to write a memoir. The result: “Left to Right,” was published today on Pollak’s personal imprint, Expendable Man Publishing.

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