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Blake Valentine is the author of the TRENT RIVERA MYSTERY SERIES. Prior to becoming a writer, he worked in the music industry as both performer and producer before moving into various roles in education. He has lived in Osaka, Japan and San Diego, California, and now resides on the south coast of England with his wife, 2 children, and a cat.

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My new year's resolution is to get more active on Goodreads. I've been doing loads of reading and loads of writing (I just haven't been updating people on here - hopefully this year I will be better!!)

The Trent Rivera Mystery Series has been going from strength to strength. I am delighted to announce that I'm just about to press publish on the pre-order of Book 9, and Book 10 i Read more of this blog post »

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