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My name is Gary (pen name G.D. Wright) and I live in Kent with my wife and two young children.

I joined Kent Police at the age of 18, working on the front line in a variety of uniformed roles until the age of 29 when, completely out of the blue, I suffered two cardiac ‘events’, and was subsequently diagnosed with a hereditary and incurable disease of the heart (arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy if you’re being fussy!). As a result, I had an internal defibrillator implanted in me, and I had to retire from the police aged 30.

One door closed, but another opened, and my wife and I bought a coffee shop in Ramsgate Harbour. We spent eight of the happiest years of our lives there but, when the kiddies came along, it just wasn’t sustai ...more

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	After the Storm 4.07 avg rating — 1,441 ratings — published 2024 — 7 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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A new book... and a new blog post!

Well hello there. It's been such a long time since I did a blog post, and so much has happened in the meantime! The release of INTO THE FIRE came and went while I was in hospital with severe sepsis and I was out of action when it came to promoting that one. Fortunately, my wonderful friends picked up the considerable slack, and it hit the Amazon Top 10 in all books on pre-orders alone. That was oh Read more of this blog post »

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G.D. Wright wrote a new blog post A new book... and a new blog post! Well hello there. It's been such a long time since I did a blog post, and so much has happened in the meantime! The release of INTO THE FIRE came and Read more of this blog post »
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G.D. Wright rated a book it was amazing The Family Break: A brand new psychological thriller for 2026 from the author of THE PERFECT GUEST by Ruth Irons	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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G.D. Wright made a comment in the group Goodreads Librarians Group — Merge author page into mine topic " Hiya How do I do that? Many thanks Gary "
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G.D. Wright made a comment on his review of After the Storm " Tanu wrote: "I am reading this and it's heartwrenching. It's very rare that books, even crime books, make me cry but this one did it. I thought either ...more "
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G.D. Wright rated a book it was amazing The Woman in Ward 9 by Naomi Williams	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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