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AJ Phillips

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Born

The United States

Website

https://www.ajphillipsbooks.com

Genre

Fiction, Thriller, Romance

Influences

Sanford, Child, Cussler, Grisham, Balducci, Petrie

Member Since

May 2026

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AJ Phillips writes coastal noir thrillers about power, loyalty, obsession, and the dangerous things people do in the name of family.

His debut novel, The Barista: A Peyton Beckford Thriller, launches a world of old money, private islands, romantic suspense, organized crime, and blood buried beneath beautiful things.

AJ lives in Pennsylvania and writes under the imprint Coastal Zen Press. When he is not writing, he is usually thinking about boats, beaches, coffee, crime stories, or the next terrible decision his characters are about to make.

Visit him at ajphillipsbooks.com.

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Jungle Blackout: A Special Ops Military Action Thriller of Survival Behind Enemy Lines

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