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Sean McDevitt

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Mystery & Thrillers, Historical Fiction, Horror

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Sean McDevitt is an independent author and award-winning actor. His latest work, the epic western JOHNNY MIME, was released in October 2025. McDevitt is also the author of THE WIZARD MURDERS, THE RHETORIC OF FAILURE, CALL ME ISMAY and a host of others.

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Update for 2026

Already working on another book.
(4 books, actually- and 3 of them are nonfiction!)

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Published on January 13, 2026 22:39

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Average rating: 3.41 · 262 ratings · 76 reviews · 13 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Wizard Murders 3.35 avg rating — 43 ratings — published 2012 — 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
	Call Me Ismay 3.25 avg rating — 44 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
	The Velvet Sofa 3.50 avg rating — 38 ratings — published 2012	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 Rhetoric of Failure 3.03 avg rating — 32 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
	Shakespeare's Skull: A Novel in Five Acts 3.68 avg rating — 22 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
	Feed The Fire 3.73 avg rating — 15 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
	A Trip Down the Mississippi River: A Johnny Mime Prologue really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 2025 — 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
	In These Pieces: A 9/11 Short Story 3.54 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 2016	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
	Deface The Mona Lisa 2.86 avg rating — 14 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
	Yesterday's River 3.50 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2014 — 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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Sean McDevitt liked RITA's review of A Trip Down the Mississippi River: A Johnny Mime Prologue: "A Trip own Mississippi Great read and will have to read about Johnny Mime later. I love the story line and the way it was published with all the misspelled words, which makes it funny"
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Sean McDevitt liked Irwin Goldberg's review of Johnny Mime: "Johnny Mime is a piece of historical fiction centered in the Southern California town of Calico. Whether you're familiar with the area or not, McDevitt puts you there with detailed descriptions. The book's main character, Johnny Mime, is a wandering p" Read more of this review »
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Sean McDevitt liked Paul's review of A Trip Down the Mississippi River: A Johnny Mime Prologue: "Before we get started I want to thank Kindle Editions and NetGalley for making an advance copy available. I have to admit that I’m not much of a reader or viewer of Westerns - looking back at my list of books on Goodreads, I can find a total of one We" Read more of this review »
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Michael Fanone's account of what he endured during and after January 6th is sure to make your blood boil. The way that Republican lawmakers brushed him and other Capitol Police Officers aside as politically inconvenient (and continue to do so) is par ...more
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