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Christopher D. Abbott

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Mystery, Fantasy, Horror

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Agatha Christie, Conan-Doyle, Stephen King, Tom Clancy,Clive Barker.. ...more

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Christopher is a Reader's Favorite award winning author and Star Trek Feature Writer.

Described by New York Times Bestseller Michael Jan Friedman as "an up-and-coming fantasy voice", and compared to Roger Zelazny's best work, Abbott's Songs of the Osirian series of works brings a bold re-telling of Ancient Egyptian mythology. Abbott presents a fresh view of deities we know, such as Horus, Osiris, and Anubis. He weaves the godlike magic through musical poetry, giving these wonderfully tragic and deeply flawed "gods" different perspective, all the while increasing their mysteriousness.

His Sherlock Holmes stories, published in the Watson Chronicles Series, have been recognised by readers and peers alike as faithfully authentic to the original C ...more

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	SHERLOCK HOLMES The Black Lantern 4.25 avg rating — 370 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
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	Sherlock Holmes: The Curse of Pharaoh 4.21 avg rating — 338 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
	SHERLOCK HOLMES Midnight Fire 4.38 avg rating — 312 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
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	Sherlock Holmes: Mystery at Granholm Asylum 4.32 avg rating — 278 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
	SHERLOCK HOLMES The Tiger's Claws 4.28 avg rating — 271 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
	SHERLOCK HOLMES The King's Diamond 4.43 avg rating — 247 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
	SHERLOCK HOLMES Her Missing Red Pin 4.23 avg rating — 244 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

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Dr Chandrix Dies...

Hi Everyone!

Dr. Chandrix Dies, book 2 in the “Dies” Trilogy is available to pre-order (Kindle Version Only) from Amazon.

Don’t forget that Sir Laurence Dies is on sale until the end of August!

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The Watson Chronicles (23 books)
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Songs of the Osirian (5 books)
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MANDRAKE'S WAR: BENEATH THE SEVENTH SEAL

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