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Debbie Cowens

Goodreads Author

Born

in Wellington, New Zealand

Website

http://debbiecowens.blogspot.co.nz/

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Genre

Crime, Classics, Horror

Influences

Jane Austen, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, P G Wodehouse, Katherine Mansfiel ...more

Member Since

February 2012

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Average rating: 4.0 · 329 ratings · 71 reviews · 11 distinct works

	Baby Teeth: Bite-sized Tales of Terror by Dan Rabarts (Editor), Lee Murray (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Debbie Cowens (Goodreads Author) 3.78 avg rating — 116 ratings — published 2013 — 5 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
	Murder & Matchmaking 3.82 avg rating — 88 ratings — published 2015 — 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
	Mansfield with Monsters by Katherine Mansfield, Matt Cowens (Goodreads Author), Debbie Cowens (Goodreads Author) 4.22 avg rating — 45 ratings — published 2012 — 5 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
	At the Edge by Lee Murray (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Dan Rabarts (Editor), Angela Slatter (Goodreads Author) (Foreword) 4.16 avg rating — 44 ratings — published 2016 — 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
	Tales for Canterbury: Survival, Hope, Future by J.C. Hart (Goodreads Author) (editor), Anna Caro (Goodreads Author) (editor), Simon Petrie (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 4.25 avg rating — 36 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
	The Best of Twisty Christmas Tales by Peter Friend (Editor), Eileen Mueller (Goodreads Author) (Editor), A.J. Ponder (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 3.95 avg rating — 21 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
	Remains to be Told: Dark Tales of Aotearoa by Lee Murray (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Dan Rabarts (Contributor), Kirsten McKenzie (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 4.47 avg rating — 17 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
	Steam Pressed Shorts by Matt Cowens (Goodreads Author), Debbie Cowens (Goodreads Author) 4.71 avg rating — 7 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
	Shades of Sentience: A Short Story Anthology by Alanna Horgan (Editor), Lara Horgan (Editor), Alice Godwin (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 4.14 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2010	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
	At the Bay of Cthulhu by Matt Cowens (Goodreads Author), Debbie Cowens (Goodreads Author), Katherine Mansfield 4.67 avg rating — 3 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

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Quotes by Debbie Cowens (?)

“Mrs Bennet could not help but resent that a handful of pretty girls, even as corpses, attracted more attention from the gentleman than any of her daughters could merit.”
― Debbie Cowens, Murder & Matchmaking

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“I should mortify a dozen Sir Johns if it might aid my investigation." - Elizabeth Bennet”
― Debbie Cowens, Murder & Matchmaking

tags: detective, humor, pride-and-prejudice-adaptation

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“She is tolerable, I suppose, but not handsome enough to tempt our killer." - Mr Sherlock Darcy”
― Debbie Cowens, Murder & Matchmaking

tags: detectives, humor, mashup, pride-and-prejudice-adaptation

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