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Jack Harrowsmith

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in Cornwall, Canada

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https://www.besmithwrites.com/

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Thriller, Horror, Fiction

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February 2021

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Jack Harrowsmith is the pen name of Bruce Smith, who, starting at age 14, logged thousands of miles hitchhiking across Canada in the early 70’s.

He writes Tales from the Borderlands, a series of genre-blending novels and short stories set along the Minnesota-Ontario border in the fifties and early sixties.

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	The Petting Zoo Motel (Tales of the Borderlands Book 1) 4.20 avg rating — 5 ratings — 4 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
	Thirsty Girl: A Tales of the Borderlands Novelette really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 4 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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