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Mike S. Allen

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Mike S. Allen, a native of Searcy, Arkansas, is a graduate of Harding University and Troy State University with degrees in print journalism and international relations. He is the author of Growing Up Church of Christ and the co-author of A Murder in Searcy, both bestsellers (by category) on Amazon. Mike is a husband, father and friend who enjoys working and living in the Washington, DC metropolitan area.

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Average rating: 3.8 · 920 ratings · 67 reviews · 4 distinct works • Similar authors

	A Murder in Searcy by Mike S. Allen (Goodreads Author), Deana Hamby Nall (Goodreads Author) 3.80 avg rating — 848 ratings — 6 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
	Growing Up Church of Christ 3.74 avg rating — 66 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 Abduction of Mrs. Ruby Lowery Stapleton by Mike S. Allen (Goodreads Author), Deana Hamby Nall (Goodreads Author) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 6 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
	Witnesses of the Birth and Boyhood of Jesus: An Advent Devotional by Mike S. Allen (Goodreads Author), Melody A. Hogan it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 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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White River Crossing

by Ian McGuire (Goodreads Author)

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The Day of the Jackal

by Frederick Forsyth

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Mike Allen is currently reading White River Crossing by Ian McGuire (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
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Mike Allen rated a book really liked it Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell	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 Allen liked Ansley Medlicott's review of The Abduction of Mrs. Ruby Lowery Stapleton: "I call this book “un-put-downable”. If you are a true crime reader who is picky about good writing, this one is for you. "
Feb 24, 2026 03:32PM · see review
Mike Allen liked Byron Fike's status update Byron Fike is on page 40 of 406 of The Return of the King
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Mike Allen made a comment on Ansley Medlicott’s status in The Gunslinger (The Dark Tower, #1) separate " Didn't love this one :) Didn't love this one :) ...more "
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Mike’s Quotes

“If someone proved to me that Christ is outside the truth and that in reality the truth were outside of Christ, then I should prefer to remain with Christ rather than with the truth.”
― Fyodor Dostoevsky, Complete Letters, 1868-1871

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“Humbleness, forgiveness, clarity and love are the dynamics of freedom. They are the foundations of authentic power.”
― Gary Zukav

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“It's a dangerous business, Frodo, going out your door. You step onto the road, and if you don't keep your feet, there's no knowing where you might be swept off to.”
― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings

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