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Keith Steinbaum

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in Santa Monica, CA, The United States

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THE POE CONSEQUENCE:

WINNER - 2021 Book Excellence Awards for Best Fiction novel

WINNER 2022 Maincrest Media Awards in the Supernatural genre category

WINNER - 2024 American Fiction Awards in the Horror:Supernatural/Paranormal category

WINNER - 2024 Global Book Awards for Suspense Action Fiction

Premise:
After the drive-by shooting of an innocent bystander, the two gangs responsible for his murder face an Edgar Allan Poe inspired vow of revenge from beyond the grave.

“Keith Steinbaum crafts one of those thrillers that resolutely refuses to let go until you have read the last sentence. Then you want to read it again."

- TheBookCommentary.com

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Keith Steinbaum’s books

Average rating: 4.65 · 446 ratings · 335 reviews · 3 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Poe Consequence 4.45 avg rating — 190 ratings — published 2017 — 15 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 Lieu of Flowers 4.79 avg rating — 131 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
	You Say Goodbye 4.81 avg rating — 125 ratings — published 2019 — 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

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Keith Steinbaum answered Penny Sansevieri's question: What’s the craziest piece of advice you received when you started writing? It sounded crazy at the time but I came to realize it is oh so true. In my first creative writing class the teacher told us that in writing a novel, “always carry enough provisions to make the journey through the desert.” In other words, between the s See Full Answer
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“There will always be con artists, I know that,” Warren admitted. “But that doesn’t mean clairvoyance isn’t real.”
― Keith Steinbaum

tags: clairvoyance, con-artists, future, keith-steinbaum, perception, sixth-sense, thriller

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“He didn’t like the idea of leaving unfinished business behind. He had wanted definite answers about the heart attacks to be able to turn the page on who or what caused so many of his brothers to die.”
― Keith Steinbaum, The Poe Consequence

tags: dark, heart-attack, keith-steinbaum, the-poe-consequence, thriller, unfinished-business

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“He tried to get drunk, “to forget about life for awhile,” as that old
Billy Joel song once said, but the scotch couldn't anesthetize his pain
and provide a retreat from the reality of his latest failures.”
― Keith Steinbaum, The Poe Consequence

tags: billy-joel, failures, life, pain, poe, reality, retreat

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December 2021 General Poll

We ask that you only vote if you are planning on participating in our discussion should your choice win.

Which Crime, Mystery or Thriller would you like to read in December?

The Shadows by Alex North

56 votes, 36.4%

The Cumberland Killers: A Kentucky Mystery by James Aura

38 votes, 24.7%

Lying in Wait by Liz Nugent

20 votes, 13.0%

Moon Tiger by Penelope Lively

15 votes, 9.7%

You Say Goodbye by Keith Steinbaum

14 votes, 9.1%

Bring Her Back by Chris Merritt

11 votes, 7.1%

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