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Hi, mystery readers. I'm Scott Edwards. I'm an admirer of the British-style mysteries of Colin Dexter, Caroline Graham, P.D. James and Leslie Thomas. My first novel, Nothing Done in Secret, introduces a police detective inspired by those British inspectors who use their intellect and knowledge of human behavior to solve the crime. It is set in the small towns of a fictional county in the California Gold Country, among rolling oak-studded foothills, pine forests and vineyards.
I grew up in Sacramento, studied management at Cal State Sacramento and UCLA, then worked for many years at an aerospace company.
My interests in science, medicine, history, politics and current events are represented in the stories I create. You'll probably guess that m ...more

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Average rating: 3.99 · 131 ratings · 13 reviews · 5 distinct works • Similar authors

	Nothing Done in Secret (Alexander Moffat Mysteries #1) 3.79 avg rating — 84 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
	Things That Go Squeak in the Park (Alexander Moffat Mysteries #3) 4.30 avg rating — 20 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
	Family Values: In Vivo Veritas (Alexander Moffat Mysteries, #2) 4.26 avg rating — 19 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
	Build a Better Rat Trap (Alexander Moffat Mysteries, #4) 4.71 avg rating — 7 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
	Wayward Drive (Alexander Moffat Mysteries No. 5) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	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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“I hate housework. You make the beds, you wash the dishes and six months later you have to start all over again.”
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