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Steve Rush

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in Atlanta, Georgia, The United States

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Thriller, Suspense, Crime

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Dean Koontz, Stephen King, Steven James

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Steve’s book Kill Your Characters; Crime Scene Tips for Writers was named finalist in the 2023 Silver Falchion Award for Best Nonfiction and Honorable Mention in the 2023 Readers’ Favorite Awards.

Steve won joint first prize in the 2020 Chillzee KiMo T-E-N Contest and longlisted in the 2022 Page Turner Awards. 2022 Public Safety Writing Association Writing Competition first and third place award for two unpublished manuscripts, and first-place tie for Kill Your Characters.

Steve's experience includes tenure as homicide detective and chief forensic investigator for a national consulting firm. He was once hailed as “The best forensic investigator in the United States” by the late Joseph L. Burton, M.D, under whom he mastered his skills, and in ...more

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	Lethal Impulse 4.45 avg rating — 296 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
	Hard Lies: A Chilling Psychological Thriller with Emotional Stakes and Deadly Consequences 4.28 avg rating — 25 ratings — 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
	Kill Your Characters: Crime Scene Tips for Writers 4.80 avg rating — 5 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
	Blood Red Deceit 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2024 — 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
	Cause of Death: A Psychological Autopsy of Jesus 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
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	Resilience by Shane Kinsey, Steve Rush (Goodreads Author) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2011 — 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
	Facade by Shane Kinsey, Steve Rush (Goodreads Author) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2010 — 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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Trackdown: The Complete Series

by Michael A. Black

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Wow The title fits. Don't believe the characters' actions or the alleged evidence against them in this superb thriller. The author's well-placed twists will keep you turning pages. Well done. Highly recommended. ...more
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Exemplary Read this if you like suspense, loads of twist, and an exemplary lesson on karma. The opening dragged a while before momentum increased to an interest-holding level. The second half changed my mind and resulted in my rating this one five sta ...more
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“What do you intend to do when you wake up? Will you proclaim the truth or continue to hide behind your façade?”
― Steve Rush, Lethal Impulse

tags: compelling, enemies-to-lovers, healing, love, noir, noir-mystery, nypd, romance, romantic-suspense, troubled-past

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“Birdie slid out the chair to his left, crawled up onto it, shifted to sit, and crossed her arms on the table. “I heard my daddy tell Mommy somebody painted your picture on a barn. He said the police are going to imbestigate you.”

“He did?”

She bobbed her head. “He said you looked like the devil. Are you the devil?”
― Steve Rush, Lethal Impulse

tags: betrayal, drama, fast-paced, fiction, fiction-writing, intrigue, investigation, murder-mystery, organised-crime, suspense

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“A killer must focus on details, Vanessa.”
― Steve Rush, Lethal Impulse

tags: compulsion, crime-boss, detective, disease, illusion, lethal, murder, nyc, police, trickery

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