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Author of the Becker Gray and Tony Mason thriller series. Solo Medalist winner for Suspense/Thriller in New Apple 2017 Summer Ebooks Award. 2018 NEW RELEASES - THE WALLS - AVAILABLE JUN 22 / THE FATE OF LEAVES - OCT 12

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	Human After All 4.35 avg rating — 20 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
	The Walls (The Becker Gray Series Book 3) 4.86 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
	Heart Half Black (Becker Gray Book 4) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 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 Fate of Leaves (A Tony Mason Story Book 1) 4.33 avg rating — 3 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 Walls (A Becker Gray Novel) 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
	Unfinished 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2013	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
	Converting Customers to Clients: A Guide to Strengthen Your Business Relationships 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2013	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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FATE OF LEAVES Release

The Fate of Leaves
The Tony Mason character was introduced in THE WALLS - Becker Gray Story #3.
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THE FATE OF LEAVES - Released OCTOBER 12, 2018 - Story Summary:

After his family is murdered by a Mexican drug cartel, gun-for-hire Tony Mason finds himself in a desperate mission to find meaning and purpose in his work. He learns of Griffin Lattimer, who is the main suspect in a murder investigation in T Read more of this blog post »

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Published on October 15, 2018 11:49 • Tags: new-release, purpose, redemption, series, short-story, suspense, thriller

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