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Christopher Mirabile

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in The United States

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Mystery, Thriller, Romance

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Christopher Mirabile was born to books. The middle child of a small-town librarian, by the time he was an honors English major at Colgate University, he was certain he would write fiction. Life had other plans. A career in business and law, years spent mentoring and co-founding startups, and several nonfiction books written along the way all came first, while the novels he always intended to write waited patiently in the background.

It took a pandemic, some turbulent times, and a few years of van life—camping across the United States and Canada with his wife and dogs—to finally clear the headspace and bring that long-delayed ambition into focus. Somewhere out in open country, Silas Lopez came into being: a plainspoken former ranch hand who w ...more

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Average rating: 4.35 · 196 ratings · 92 reviews · 14 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Washashore (Silas Lopez Mystery, #1) 4.32 avg rating — 116 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
	The Holdfast: A Seaside Mystery Thriller 4.80 avg rating — 46 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
	Venture Capital: A Practical Guide to Fund Formation and Management by Hambleton Lord, Christopher Mirabile (Goodreads Author) 3.67 avg rating — 9 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
	Fundamentals of Angel Investing by Hambleton Lord, Christopher Mirabile (Goodreads Author) 3.56 avg rating — 9 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
	Angel Investing by the Numbers: Valuation, Capitalization, Portfolio Construction and Startup Economics by Hambleton Lord, Christopher Mirabile (Goodreads Author) 3.67 avg rating — 6 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 Entrepreneur's Journey by Hambleton Lord, Christopher Mirabile (Goodreads Author), Joseph Mandato 3.80 avg rating — 5 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
	Guide, Advise and Inspire: How Startup Boards Drive Growth and Exits by Hambleton Lord, Christopher Mirabile (Goodreads Author) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 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
	Leaders Wanted: Making Startup Deals Happen: Advanced Techniques in Deal Leadership and Due Diligence for Early Stage Investors by Hambleton Lord, Christopher Mirabile (Goodreads Author) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 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
	Angel Investing Course - Termsheets & Valuations: Negotiating Investments - Instructor Edition by Hambleton Lord, Christopher Mirabile (Goodreads Author) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 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
	Angel Investing Course - Angel 101 and Angel 201: Introduction to Angel Investing - Student Edition by Hambleton Lord, Christopher Mirabile (Goodreads Author) 0.00 avg rating — 0 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

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