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Martin Stanley

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in Middlesbrough, The United Kingdom

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http://thegamblersnovel.com

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Mystery & Thrillers, Crime, Ebooks

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May 2011

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Martin Stanley was born in Middlesbrough in 1972. He was educated in Teesside and later in Bristol, where he studied graphic design. When he isn't writing, he attempts to earn a pathetic living as a freelance graphic designer.

He is the author of The Gamblers, a violent noir thriller set in Bristol; a number of books featuring his anti-heroes the Stanton brothers (The Hunters, Bone Breakers, The Green-eyed Monster, The Curious Case of the Missing Moolah, and The Glasgow Grin); and The Greatest Show In Town (and other shorts), a collection of short stories. He has another Stanton brothers novel scheduled for 2016: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Billingham Forum. He also has another few works planned for release in 2017.

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Average rating: 4.11 · 119 ratings · 19 reviews · 4 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Hunters (The Stanton Brothers, #1) 4.11 avg rating — 72 ratings — published 2012	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 Gamblers 4.11 avg rating — 47 ratings — published 2011 — 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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