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Jim Donohue is a New York author, born and bred. He has been writing since he was a teenager in the Bronx, but he decided to go professional at the age of 68 in February of 2025, with the release of his short story, Hard Labor. He has followed those up with other stories, such as Ramona, Repossession, Blood Diamond, and The Turning, along with a novella called Unliving Legends. His debut novel, The Stranger, was released in November of 2025 to great reviews. He has recently released a collection of short stories called Depths of Degradation.

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Average rating: 4.26 · 234 ratings · 128 reviews · 7 distinct works • Similar authors

	Repossession by Jim Donohue (Goodreads Author), Amanda Ruzsa (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 3.67 avg rating — 72 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
	The Stranger-A Horror Western 4.86 avg rating — 50 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
	Ramona 4.07 avg rating — 46 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
	Depths of Degradation 4.87 avg rating — 23 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
	Unliving Legends 4.46 avg rating — 24 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
	Blood Diamond 4.41 avg rating — 17 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
	The Turning it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 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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Jim Donohue and 22 other people liked Holly S's review of The Hand of God: "Review for The Hand of God by J.B. Arnold ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ I had the great privilege to read a beta copy of The Hand of God. J.B. Arnold successfully weaves a great tale through dual timelines and red herrings as Detectives Jenkins and Barrientos attempt to" Read more of this review »
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Jim Donohue and 1 other person liked Tanya Kolb's review of The Hand of God: "This book was not what I expected at all! This is a fresh look at a mentally shattered killer. This story takes you on a journey of many relationships. We get to look into the dynamics of the detectives, David and the women in his life, the remains o" Read more of this review »
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Ok, I could just do this review by choosing 5 stars and using one word: WOW! But, I won't. I will tell you that this is one of the scariest books I have read in quite some time. Not because of Vampires or Demons, or Witches. No, but because this thing ...more
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