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Elka Ray

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Bristol, The United Kingdom

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Mystery, Suspense, Crime

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Elka's novels include the Pysch Suspense A FRIEND INDEED and the Mysteries DIVORCE IS MURDER and KILLER COIN.

An avid reader of all things crime, Elka is Canadian/British and lives between Central Vietnam and Vancouver Island.

Meet Elka on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/elka.ray/

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	A Friend Indeed 3.70 avg rating — 1,169 ratings — published 2024 — 9 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
	Divorce Is Murder (Toby Wong Mystery, #1) 4.19 avg rating — 67 ratings — published 2019 — 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
	LONTAR #1 by Jason Erik Lundberg (Goodreads Author) (Founding Editor), Kristine Ong Muslim (Goodreads Author) (Poetry Editor), Kate Osias (Contributor) 3.60 avg rating — 73 ratings — published 2013 — 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
	Saigon Dark 4.43 avg rating — 40 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
	Hanoi Jane 3.67 avg rating — 39 ratings — published 2011 — 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
	Killer Coin (Toby Wong Mystery #2) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 25 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
	What You Don't Know: Tales of Obsession, Mystery & Murder in Southeast Asia 4.06 avg rating — 18 ratings — published 2016 — 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
	The Warrior Queens really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 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
	Color Vietnam 0.00 avg rating — 0 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
	1,2,3 Vietnam! 0.00 avg rating — 0 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

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The best novels about friends hiding dark and dirty secrets – Shepherd Books

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I moved around non-stop as a kid, attending a dozen schools by age eleven. As a result, once I stayed put long enough to make real friends, I stuck to them like glitter glue. As a reader and writer, I can’t get enough stories about female friendships, whether rock-solid or fraying. My latest novel involves childhood friends whose loyalty is stretched like a pair of l

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A podcaster named Poe - in honor of Edgar Allan - gets strangers to call into her show and confess their misdeeds. Unfortunately, Poe has her own deep dark secret. This was a great, fast, fun, and original read - a perfect Halloween thriller!
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A podcaster named Poe - in honor of Edgar Allan - gets strangers to call into her show and confess their misdeeds. Unfortunately, Poe has her own deep dark secret. This was a great, fast, fun, and original read - a perfect Halloween thriller!
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Elka Ray rated a book it was amazing The Night Shift by Alex Finlay (Goodreads Author)	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
One of the best books I've read in EONS, which gave me major The Long and Faraway Gone vibes. It covers two mass murders, decades apart - and the link between them. Finlay not only blindsided me with the solution, but had me so engrossed I wasn't eve ...more
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Ah, the first novel I ever wrote - a fluffy fun chick lit mystery. It makes me nostalgic. Is it a 5-star read? Maybe, if you're looking for light entertainment that captures Hanoi's expat scene and surroundings in the 1990s or early 2000s. I still ge ...more
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As a mother whose first child died, I tend to steer well clear of books about bereaved mothers. All too often, the grieving-mom character starts out maudlin, soon gets distracted by love or some other passion, and – ta-da!—next thing you know, she’s ...more
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