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Jason Purdy

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Humor and Comedy, Crime, Horror

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I'm from Northern Ireland, and I like to write.

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	Borderlands Anthology (The Actuator, #1.5) by James Wymore (Goodreads Author) (Editor and author), Aiden James (Goodreads Author) (foreword), Matthew S. Cox (Goodreads Author) 4.21 avg rating — 24 ratings — published 2014 — 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
	Cigarette 4.17 avg rating — 18 ratings — published 2013 — 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
	Strangely Funny IV by Sarah E. Glenn (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Kevin Wetmore, Robert Allen Lupton (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 4.80 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2017	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
	Undead of Winter by Sarah E. Glenn (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Lance Zarimba, Tom Wescott (Goodreads Author) 4.38 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2013 — 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
	Rollercoasters & Bedsheets by Charlene Shepherdson (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Muslim Sahib (Goodreads Author) (Editor), See Wern Hao (Contributor) 4.86 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2016	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
	Screech: A Collection of Paranormal Stories by Severance Publications (Editors), Letitia Bolton, Dia Tucker it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2017 — 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
	Ten Deadly Tales: A Darkling Tales Anthology by J.C. Mitchinson, Glo Gray, John Hoggard (Goodreads Author) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2014	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 Erogenous Scripts: A Collection of Erotic Short Stories by Severance Publications, Jason Purdy (Goodreads Author), Elienne Harris 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2016 — 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
	Scarred: A Collection of Creepy Bedtime Stories for Adults by Jason Purdy (Goodreads Author), Nick Watson, Paul Huggins it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	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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