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James L. Weaver

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James L Weaver is the Kansas City author of the Jake Caldwell series from Wolfpack Publishing featuring:

• Poor Boy Road (Jake Caldwell Book #1) - IAN Thriller of the Year finalist,

• Ares Road (Jake Caldwell Book #2) - New Apple Official Selection for Thrillers and IAN Thriller of the Year finalist

• Blackbird Road (Jake Caldwell Book #3) - Solo Medalist Winner for the New Apple Book Awards Suspense/Thriller category

• Asylum Road (Jake Caldwell Book #4)

• Husker Road (Jake Caldwell Book #5)

• Anarchy Road (Jake Caldwell Book #6)

James makes his home in Olathe, Kansas with his wife and two children.

His previous publishing credits include his 5-star rated debut novel Jack & Diane, which is available on Amazon.com and has been optioned.

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Average rating: 4.44 · 1,627 ratings · 151 reviews · 17 distinct works • Similar authors

	Jake Caldwell Thrillers 4.50 avg rating — 523 ratings — published 2020	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
	Husker Road 4.30 avg rating — 430 ratings — published 2020 — 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
	Anarchy Road (Jake Caldwell, #6) 4.42 avg rating — 297 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
	Poor Boy Road (Jake Caldwell #1) 4.24 avg rating — 136 ratings — published 2016 — 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
	Last Chance Road (Jake Caldwell #7) 4.63 avg rating — 89 ratings	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
	Ares Road 4.72 avg rating — 57 ratings — published 2017 — 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
	Asylum Road (Jake Caldwell #4) 4.75 avg rating — 32 ratings — published 2019 — 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
	Blackbird Road (Jake Caldwell, #3) 4.87 avg rating — 31 ratings — published 2018 — 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
	Jack & Diane 4.33 avg rating — 30 ratings — published 2012 — 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 Complete Jake Caldwell Thriller Collection: A Vigilante Justice Series really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings	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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