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J.R. Meehl

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Mystery & Thrillers, Comics & Graphic Novels, Short Stories

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Editor and president of Daventry Studios, a publishing company that prints new material from upcoming writers, and annotates the classics for new audiences.

Meehl also has authored some short works and is currently working on comic books and his first novel: Grootslang

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What I’ve Learned from Rudy (aka the Best Dog Ever)

Rudy does not like Batman. Rudy is my mom and dad’s American Bulldog, and, several years ago, upon my booting up Arkham Knight, Rudy noticed the visage of Batman on the screen and barked, first from across the room, and then, after cautiously approaching, from close to the TV, in an attempt to fend off the intruder. On the other hand, he appeared to like watching Pluto.

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	The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (Oz, #1) by L. Frank Baum, J.R. Meehl (Goodreads Author) (Annotations) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 522,470 ratings — published 1900 — 6537 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
	Metzengerstein by Edgar Allan Poe, J.R. Meehl (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 3.23 avg rating — 3,017 ratings — published 1832 — 17 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 Duc de l’Omelette (Daventry Press Annotation) by Edgar Allan Poe, J.R. Meehl (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 2.37 avg rating — 685 ratings — published 1832 — 20 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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Five Little Pigs (Hercule Poirot, #25)

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The Club of Queer Trades (Dover Literature: Crime/Mystery/Thriller Short Stories)

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“An adventure is only an inconvenience rightly considered. An inconvenience is only an adventure wrongly considered.”
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“A writer only begins a book. A reader finishes it.”
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“You can't wait for inspiration. You have to go after it with a club.”
― Jack London

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“Pain and suffering are always inevitable for a large intelligence and a deep heart.”
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