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Author of Joe Hustle, Rovers, The Smack, Sweet Nothing, Angel Baby, This Wicked World, and Dead Boys.

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Average rating: 3.88 · 5,839 ratings · 948 reviews · 12 distinct works • Similar authors

	Rovers 3.91 avg rating — 1,591 ratings — published 2021 — 12 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 Baby 3.70 avg rating — 1,070 ratings — published 2013 — 21 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 Smack 3.94 avg rating — 674 ratings — published 2017 — 14 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
	Dead Boys: Stories 3.98 avg rating — 622 ratings — published 2007 — 11 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
	This Wicked World 3.82 avg rating — 565 ratings — published 2009 — 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
	Joe Hustle 3.77 avg rating — 567 ratings — published 2024 — 5 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
	Sweet Nothing 4.07 avg rating — 328 ratings — published 2015 — 9 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
	Daggers Drawn by Richard Lange (Goodreads Author), Ian Rankin (Goodreads Author), John Connolly (Goodreads Author) 3.55 avg rating — 159 ratings — published 2021 — 9 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
	Must Come Down 4.15 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 2010 — 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
	Bank of America 4.50 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2015	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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Sweet Nothing is the December pick for the LitReactor Book Club. The book is out in paperback tomorrow. https://litreactor.com/discuss/decemb...

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“I like the way we talk to each other. It feels honest. It was different with Manuel. One of us always had to win. Husbands and wives do that, worry more about being right than being truthful.”
― Richard Lange

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“Being nothing special is nothing special.”
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“His desolation is as beautiful as a broken mirror.”
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4th Quarter 2021 - Horror #3

Rovers by Richard Lange, 304p

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Near the Bone by Christina Henry, 336p

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Billy Summers by Stephen King, 515p

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Weep, Woman, Weep by Maria DeBlassie (ebook format only)

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Horseman: A Tale of Sleepy Hollow by Christina Henry, 320p

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Wilder Girls by Rory Power, 357p

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Drawing Blood by Poppy Z. Brite, 416p

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Where They Wait by Scott Carson, 400 p

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