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Colin F. Barnes

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Colin F. Barnes is a British author of thrillers featuring working-class heroes doing extraordinary things. He is published by 47North, Audible, and Podium. He is represented by Paul Lucas of Janklow & Nesbit.

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Code Breakers: The Complete...

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Salt (The Last Flotilla Boo...

3.48 avg rating — 1,228 ratings — published 2014 — 4 editions
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Assembly Code (The Techxorc...

3.92 avg rating — 650 ratings — published 2013 — 6 editions
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Annihilation Point (The Tec...

4.01 avg rating — 484 ratings — published 2013 — 6 editions
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Soil

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Code Breakers: Delta (Code ...

4.02 avg rating — 404 ratings — published 2014 — 7 editions
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Apex Cypher (Techxorcist #0.5)

4.05 avg rating — 189 ratings — published 2014 — 4 editions
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Dead Five's Pass

3.84 avg rating — 57 ratings — published 2014 — 4 editions
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The Daedalus Code

3.75 avg rating — 52 ratings — published 2013 — 3 editions
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Middle of the Night by Riley Sager
Middle of the Night
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I really didn't enjoy this one very much. I found the ending, similar to Riley's other books rather Hollywood-cliché. I guessed one of the main twists less than half-way through and found myself uninterested throughout as the constant flipping back a ...more
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The Gathering by C.J. Tudor
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The Only One Left by Riley Sager
The Only One Left
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My second Sager. I liked this a little more than Final Girls. The twists here were handled well, and the story flowed and moved at a good pace. However, certain culminations at the end felt a little 'Hollywood' scripted/telegraphed. That didn't dimin ...more
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Final Girls by Riley Sager
Final Girls
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The first book of Sager's I've read. I was impressed for the most part. It's an interesting idea and well-executed. For me, the end didn't quite work as well as the build-up, but a fine read regardless. ...more
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The Stroke of Winter by Wendy     Webb
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Not a good fit for me this one. Far too whimsical and romance-focussed to really get into it. The central conceit was interesting, though, but the constant romance element pulled me out of any suspense that might have been built up.
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All Hallows by Christopher Golden
All Hallows
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This wasn't for me sadly. I was very much excited to read a Halloween themed book for this time of year but I did not gel with this one at all. It felt far too much like a teenage angst melodrama with a random supernatural element tacked on. Nothing ...more
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Soon by Lois Murphy
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Intriguing concept but any mystery for me was undermined by too much reminiscing and waffling. Needed to move quicker and rely less on flashbacks. The ending for me was rather unsatisfying too.
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Koko by Peter Straub
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Thin Air by Michelle Paver
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“He quickly learned information was power, and by giving it away, you weakened your own position.”
Colin F. Barnes, Code Breakers: The Complete Series

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