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Eric B. Ruark

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I love a good mystery... books... TV... movies... real-life... which is why when I sit down at my keyboard, I have the tendency to write mystery stories. I was born and raised in Waterbury, Connecticut, but even at an early age, my parents encouraged me to travel, and although I'm a New England Preppie, I've been to schools in France and Switzerland and was the guest of Jose Greco, the famed Flamenco artist in Spain... all before I was 18 years old.

In college, I majored in English and Drama. I rowed on the varsity crew. After college, I took up acting. In Japan, you would have seen me as Babe Ruth in their popular show THE HIDDEN HISTORY OF JAPANESE BASEBALL. (That should give you a good idea of what I look like. I was Off-Off Broadway in B ...more

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	Murder Beyond the Milky Way 4.62 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 2014 — 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 LITTLE TREE..... that would it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 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
	Campus Killings 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1980 — 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 Card Sharp and other stories: A Collection of Murder, Mystery & Mayhem 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2013 — 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
	Do Androids Weep Magnetic Tears 4.50 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
	The Card Sharp: A Short Story of Adventure on the Mississippi 3.50 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
	Le Petit Arbre it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2014	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
	El Arbolito it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2014	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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message 8: by Eric

Dec 14, 2016 03:55AM

I haven't posted for a while because I've been editing a new book. ASTRONAVIGATION will be published by Springer some time in 2017. This book will be the hands-on emergency guide for all navigators both sea and air. The brain-child of Dr. Kurt Zitscha, it contains the navigation formulas to use when the global GPS system goes down. It is absolutely ground-breaking.

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message 7: by Eric (last edited Dec 24, 2014 07:28AM)

Dec 24, 2014 07:27AM

Recently received a glowing 5-star review on Amazon for MURDER BEYOND THE MILKY WAY --

This amazing book is Hard Science fiction ala Isaac Asimov, a murder mystery in Outer Space where science fiction meets hard-boiled mystery in a perfect alliance. Harry Salem is a noir detective from the Raymond Chandler books, but with Eric B. Ruark's unique changes and interpretation. Other characters like Captain O'Rouarke, of the Space Cavalry, Steve Somerset, Lydia Thompson, and Quincey are well-characterized and keep the edge-of-the-seat mystery going. Vivid descriptions of planets like Magnum Four and Emerson Five are well-written with vivid colors and words that fill all of the senses so you actually feel like you're there. Unexpected twists and turns of the plot keep you guessing.

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message 6: by Eric

Dec 24, 2014 07:24AM

Currently working on a sequel to MURDER BEYOND THE MILKY WAY. The working title is DO ROBOTS WEEP MAGNETIC TEARS. (I may change Robots to Androids althought I'm not decided at this point.) I'm about 100 pages into a probable 300 page book.

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message 5: by Eric

Sep 01, 2014 06:46AM

Currently translating my Little Tree story into Spanish.

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message 4: by Rusty

Aug 09, 2014 09:40PM

Thanks for your friendship. :)

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message 3: by Eric

Jul 10, 2014 05:25AM

Coming soon... THE LITTLE TREE THAT WOULD... in French!

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message 2: by Eric

May 21, 2014 11:21AM

I'm not interested in "fan" fiction. I consider "fan" fiction to be anything written by someone other that the author that created the work/character to begin with. For example, all these new and improved Sherlock Holmes books. The stories may be well crafted, but they are not Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Sir Arthur had a specific style and technique that was unique for his time and place. It's what made Sherlock Holmes... well, Sherlock Holmes.

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message 1: by Eric

Apr 25, 2014 07:56AM

At my age, just trying to remember all the books I've read takes up a lot of time.

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