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Richard Lange

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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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	Rovers 3.91 avg rating — 1,488 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 — 1,053 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 3.95 avg rating — 656 ratings — published 2017 — 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
	Dead Boys: Stories 3.98 avg rating — 614 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 — 555 ratings — published 2009 — 13 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 3.81 avg rating — 506 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 — 324 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) 3.47 avg rating — 135 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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Richard and 1 other person liked Sean Jacques's review of Angel Baby: "A great read for those who wish to take a gritty, dark ride through the seedy underbelly of TJ, Tecate, SoCal, and South Central LA--with a cadre of desperate characters as your travel guides. SoCal-Border Noir delivered at its finest."
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Richard liked Simon Beardsley's review of Joe Hustle: "Wow a really powerful book. This one grabbed me and I couldn’t put it down. I gritty yet touching story of one man trying to get by in life. Will be reading more from this author."
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Richard and 1 other person liked Hannie's review of Rovers: "4.5 - tonally very similar to No Country for Old Men (at least the movie, I haven’t read the book) and the Dave Robicheaux series by James Lee Burke (in terms of atmosphere). Gritty, some Western elements, noir, character driven. It horrified me, mad" Read more of this review »
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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

4 votes, 57.1%

Near the Bone by Christina Henry, 336p

1 vote, 14.3%

Billy Summers by Stephen King, 515p

1 vote, 14.3%

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

1 vote, 14.3%

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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Nightfall by Daniel Barnett, 140p

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Where They Wait by Scott Carson, 400 p

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