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Mike Vance is the author of 3 novels and 10 non-fiction books on Texas history, historic true crime, comedy, and sports history. That non-fiction work informs his historical novels. He has produced well over 150 award-winning videos including feature length documentaries, short films and television shows on a variety of Texas history stories. Mike also traveled the English speaking world for 16 years doing stand-up comedy and fronting a band for which he wrote original music. He sometimes teaches Texas history at Rice University’s Glasscock School of Continuing Studies.

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	Murder and Mayhem in Houston: Historic Bayou City Crime by Mike Vance (Goodreads Author), John Nova Lomax 3.54 avg rating — 103 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
	A Convenient Scapegoat (Duckworth Historical Crime Book 2) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 5 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
	Houston Baseball: The Early Years 1861-1961 4.40 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2014 — 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
	The Devil's Lease (Duckworth Historical Crime #1) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 4 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
	Houston's Sporting Life: 1900-1950 really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 4 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
	Wingo: The Remarkable Life of an Unremarkable Man it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 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
	Mud and Money: A Timeline of Houston History it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings	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
	Stand-Up Stories: Tales from Behind the Microphone during Comedy's Golden Age it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 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
	Oilers Anonymous: A 12-Step Program for Houston Oiler Fans it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1994	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
	Getting Away with Bloody Murder: J. B. Brockman, the Best Criminal Lawyer in Texas 2.50 avg rating — 2 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

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Mike Vance rated a book really liked it The Light Over Lake Como by Roland Merullo (Goodreads Author)	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
This was my first Roland Merullo read, and I found out only afterwards that there was a forerunner to this novel and the stories of these characters. I wish I'd known. These two definitely need to be read in order. Merullo has a solid connection with ...more
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I really enjoyed this. The book jumped among several characters and set the stage wonderfully for the events that took place in WWII Naples. Merullo did a fine job of capturing the character of Southern Italy, and I wondered several times how much my ...more
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I really enjoyed this. The book jumped among several characters and set the stage wonderfully for the events that took place in WWII Naples. Merullo did a fine job of capturing the character of Southern Italy, and I wondered several times how much my ...more
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Mike Vance made a comment in the group Goodreads Librarians Group — Please move my book A Convenient Scapegoat to my profile topic " Hi, my newest book is up and live but not linked to my profile. I'm the Mike Vance who wrote The Devil's Lease, Undertold Texas, Getting Away with Blo ...more "
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The background story of Good Luck Charlie is just terrific. Florida is in chaos during the quick run-up to the Spanish American War, and Palmer does a wonderful job of conveying the time period and giving a tangible sense of place. He has a storytell ...more
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Mike Vance made a comment in the group Goodreads Librarians Group — Please move my book The Devil's Lease to my profile topic " Hi, Can you please move my book The Devil's Lease to the proper author folder. Once again, it has been assigned to the wrong Mike Vance. I am the one ...more "
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Mike Vance made a comment in the group Goodreads Librarians Group — Please add Undertold Texas Volume 1 to my author profile topic " Thanks. That was from early May. I've deleted the original request to avoid any further confusion. THanks again. ...more "
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