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Blake Valentine

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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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	ONE BAD APPLE (THE TRENT RIVERA MYSTERIES Book 1) 4.21 avg rating — 517 ratings — 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
	TWO'S COMPANY (THE TRENT RIVERA MYSTERIES Book 2) 4.10 avg rating — 279 ratings — 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
	Three Bags Full (Trent Rivera Mysteries Book 3) 4.32 avg rating — 216 ratings — 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
	FOUR-LEAF CLOVER (THE TRENT RIVERA MYSTERIES Book 4) 4.32 avg rating — 189 ratings — 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
	FIVE OF CLUBS (THE TRENT RIVERA MYSTERIES Book 5) 4.33 avg rating — 118 ratings — 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
	EIGHT BALL (THE TRENT RIVERA MYSTERIES Book 8) 4.36 avg rating — 42 ratings — 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
	SIX FATHOMS DEEP (THE TRENT RIVERA MYSTERIES Book 6) 4.70 avg rating — 37 ratings — 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
	SEVENTH SON (THE TRENT RIVERA MYSTERIES Book 7) 4.34 avg rating — 38 ratings — 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
	NINE LIVES (THE TRENT RIVERA MYSTERIES Book 9) 4.52 avg rating — 25 ratings — 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 TRENT RIVERA MYSTERY SERIES: BOOKS 1 - 3 4.48 avg rating — 25 ratings — 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

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Happy New Year!!

Happy 2026 everyone!

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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