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Mike Dennis

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After thirty years as a professional musician (piano), Mike Dennis left Key West and moved to Las Vegas to become a professional poker player. He turned to writing when his first novel, THE TAKE, was picked up by a publisher in 2009.

His second book, SETUP ON FRONT STREET, was the first of a series of Key West Nocturnes, standalone noir novels. These books will lift the veil on Key West and reveal it as a true noir city, on a par with Los Angeles, New Orleans, or Miami.

THE GHOSTS OF HAVANA is the second book in that set. The third, Man-Slaughter, is coming soon.

Mike also has a collection of short stories, BLOODSTAINS ON THE WALL. In addition, his stories have been published in A Twist Of Noir, Mysterical e, Powder Burn Flash, Slow Trains, an ...more

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Average rating: 3.46 · 723 ratings · 73 reviews · 12 distinct works • Similar authors

	Setup on Front Street 3.44 avg rating — 459 ratings — published 2011 — 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 GHOSTS OF HAVANA (Key West Nocturnes Series Book 2) 3.45 avg rating — 126 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
	MAN-SLAUGHTER (Key West Nocturnes Series Book 3) 3.83 avg rating — 35 ratings — published 2012 — 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
	Temptation Town 3.57 avg rating — 30 ratings — published 2011 — 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
	Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Eyes 3.21 avg rating — 28 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
	Cadillac's Comin' 3.38 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 2010 — 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
	The Take 3.82 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2010 — 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
	Bloodstains on the Wall 3.89 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2011 — 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
	THE SESSION 2.50 avg rating — 6 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 Downtown Deal (The Jack Barnett / Las Vegas Series) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2013 — 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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Mike Dennis said: " White Shadow purports to be a police procedural investigating the 1955 brutal murder of Charlie Wall, former godfather of the Tampa rackets. But the police work gets overshadowed by Ace Atkins' impeccable sense of place. He paints a vivid picture of ...more "

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“There are three rules for writing a novel. Unfortunately, no one knows what they are.”
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message 2: by Mike

Jun 26, 2012 07:08AM

Zoë wrote: "Hi Mike
Thanks for Friending me. Love the covers for your books -- looks like Jeroen's work ...?"

You're right, Zoë. It's Jeroen. He's terrific.

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message 1: by Zoë

Jun 25, 2012 09:38PM

Hi Mike
Thanks for Friending me. Love the covers for your books -- looks like Jeroen's work ...?