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Emily Kimelman

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Mystery & Thrillers, Mystery, Thriller

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June 2010

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I write because I love to read, but I have specific tastes...

If I was offered a job as a professional reader with no strings attached, I would take it. Getting paid to sit around and read while drinking tea all day—I'm there. Since that’s not possible, I became an author.

I write the books I want to read—stories that give me the immersive reading experiences I crave. When a series grabs me, and it's all I can think about, I'm SO happy. When my inner dialogue starts sounding like the protagonist of my current read, I think, Oh yeah, this is IT. This is what I love.

When I finish a book, and I NEED to immediately grab the next one in the series, that’s the intensity I crave. When I binge read an entire series, I want to feel like my own reali I write because I love to read, but I have specific tastes...

If I was offered a job as a professional reader with no strings attached, I would take it. Getting paid to sit around and read while drinking tea all day—I'm there. Since that’s not possible, I became an author.

I write the books I want to read—stories that give me the immersive reading experiences I crave. When a series grabs me, and it's all I can think about, I'm SO happy. When my inner dialogue starts sounding like the protagonist of my current read, I think, Oh yeah, this is IT. This is what I love.

When I finish a book, and I NEED to immediately grab the next one in the series, that’s the intensity I crave. When I binge read an entire series, I want to feel like my own reality changed—as if the stories I read affected the real world just a little. After a great series I'm a little wiser, a little more grateful for my everyday existence, and a little more aware that my personal perspective is not everyone's.

Personally, I like to spend time in fictional worlds where justice is exacted with a vengeance, even though good and bad are not always black and white. Give me raw stories with a main character who occasionally makes me laugh, is flawed like we all are, and feels like a friend by the end of the first few chapters. They don’t have to be a friend I always LIKE, per se, but a part of me has to root for them.

For me, the sentence structure is important. Too much passive voice, and I'm out. I do not mind four-letter words at all though. Sex in books can go either way—fade to black or show me the details, but either way there has to be a reason it’s in the story. I'm also into heroic pets, plots that seem totally unhinged but all come together in the end with a BANG, and long series so I always have more to look forward to.

Those are the types of stories I love reading, so that’s how I write. If you’re into some or all of the above then I think we are going to get along fantastically. ...more

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Average rating: 4.14 · 31,722 ratings · 3,508 reviews · 41 distinct works • Similar authors

	Unleashed (Sydney Rye Mysteries, #1) 3.80 avg rating — 7,842 ratings — published 2011	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
	Insatiable (Sydney Rye Mysteries, #3) 4.03 avg rating — 2,777 ratings — published 2022 — 14 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
	Death in the Dark (Sydney Rye Mysteries, #2) 3.86 avg rating — 2,425 ratings — published 2012 — 14 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
	Strings of Glass (Sydney Rye Mysteries, #4) 4.11 avg rating — 1,872 ratings — published 2013	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
	Devil's Breath (Sydney Rye Mysteries, #5) 4.12 avg rating — 1,548 ratings — published 2014 — 15 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
	Sydney Rye Mysteries Books 1-3 Box Set 4.26 avg rating — 1,325 ratings — published 2013 — 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
	In Sheep's Clothing (Sydney Rye Mysteries, #9) 4.31 avg rating — 1,254 ratings — published 2022 — 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
	Shadow Harvest (Sydney Rye Mysteries, #7) 4.18 avg rating — 1,192 ratings — published 2015	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
	Girl with the Gun (Sydney Rye Mysteries, #8) 4.28 avg rating — 1,050 ratings — published 2016	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
	Inviting Fire (Sydney Rye Mysteries, #6) 4.17 avg rating — 1,040 ratings — published 2014 — 11 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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In this month of tricks and treats, I'm all about the sweeter things, so I have some great news to share with you. We've had so many requests to for The Kiss Chronicles and Scorch Series to be available on all major ebook retailers, and now they are! To celebrate, we are offering a free […]

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Sydney Rye Mysteries (19 books)
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Sydney-Rye-Krimis (5 books)
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Starstruck Thrillers (2 books)
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4.02 avg rating — 765 ratings

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“thought I was just getting a pet, but that's not what happens when you adopt a dog. Even if he had never saved my life, even if he hadn't been with me through so much, he still would've changed my life because that's what dogs do. They fill a hole in you. They soak up pain and loneliness. They are at once a sponge and a calming salve.”
― Emily Kimelman, The Girl with the Gun

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“The world is a dangerous place to live; not because of the people who are evil, but because of the people who don't do anything about it. -Albert Einstein”
― Emily Kimelman, The Sydney Rye Mysteries Box Set: Books 1-8

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“To be honest, I thought the internet was basically a bunch of pneumatic tubes that shot information around the world using the power of our imaginations. I still kinda think that, but whatever.”
― Emily Kimelman, Insatiable

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Emily’s Quotes

“Once, in my father's bookshop, I heard a regular customer say that few things leave a deeper mark on a reader than the first book that finds its way into his heart. Those first images, the echo of words we think we have left behind, accompany us throughout our lives and sculpt a palace in our memory to which, sooner or later—no matter how many books we read, how many worlds we discover, or how much we learn or forget—we will return.”
― Carlos Ruiz Zafon, The Shadow of the Wind

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“My name is Inigo Montoya, you killed my father, prepare to die!”
― William Goldman, The Princess Bride

tags: retribution, revenge

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“I'm selfish, impatient and a little insecure. I make mistakes, I am out of control and at times hard to handle. But if you can't handle me at my worst, then you sure as hell don't deserve me at my best.”
― Marilyn Monroe

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message 5: by Emily

Jun 05, 2012 04:11AM

Emily wrote: "Just posted a review of UNLEASHED! Loved it! Thanks again.
--Emily"

Thanks Emily! I'm so glad you enjoyed UNLEASHED. Your review made my day, I really appreciate you taking the time to write it. As to your questions when the next in the series is coming out I've got a novella length SYDNEY RYE adventure which I'll release in late November and the second novel in the series will be out by late December. Thanks for your interest, your review, and your friendship. I'm a lucky Emily to have met an Emily like you :)

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message 4: by Emily

Jun 02, 2012 03:29PM

Just posted a review of UNLEASHED! Loved it! Thanks again.
--Emily

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message 3: by Emily

Apr 01, 2012 09:14AM

Ashlyn wrote: "Hello Emily,
Thank-you for the friendship!
Have a wonderful Day!"

Thanks for the invite. And for adding my book to your to-read list. I hope you enjoy it.

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message 2: by Ashlyn

Apr 01, 2012 09:11AM