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Cheri Vause

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Chéri Vausé is not your usual Mystery Thriller Author. As an author of the Noir Mystery Thriller, and an occasional walk into the Gothic, Horror, SF, Romance, and Literary genres, Chéri Vausé loves to tell a dark tale. Why? She believes that everyone begins their life in darkness, but are born into the light. The most valuable lessons or character traits are gained through life changing events, and it's the same with stories we remember, that we relate to for the rest of our lives. It's the contrast between the light and the darkness that gives her stories a punch, and that she includes a little touch of the mystical, imparting an important idea.

She decided to embark on a new career in writing novels rather late i Chéri Vausé is not your usual Mystery Thriller Author. As an author of the Noir Mystery Thriller, and an occasional walk into the Gothic, Horror, SF, Romance, and Literary genres, Chéri Vausé loves to tell a dark tale. Why? She believes that everyone begins their life in darkness, but are born into the light. The most valuable lessons or character traits are gained through life changing events, and it's the same with stories we remember, that we relate to for the rest of our lives. It's the contrast between the light and the darkness that gives her stories a punch, and that she includes a little touch of the mystical, imparting an important idea.

She decided to embark on a new career in writing novels rather late in life, but feels that her age and experience give her stories more depth, more realism. After teaching theology for more than twenty-five years, writing mysteries just seemed to be a natural fit, an exciting new direction. Her lifelong love of books made her realize she wasn't just a one genre person. So, she turned her dining room table into a desk, and now, she serves up murder on a noir dish and psychological terror on an icy platter, and thrills within a crime, instead of meals. Another dimension may open up on that table, and there might be a ghost lurking around the bookcase opening up a book of poetry to read while they wait for her to recognize them. An idea is woven into the fabric of every story, it purls like a golden thread and can't be missed, otherwise it would just be an "empty tale" she says. It is her sincere desire to give every reader a chance to think about what she wrote long after the last page is turned, to learn something about themselves, about the world, about what is important.

"It's the theologian in me. I believe stories should have meaning, that they should have a piece of your soul embedded in its language, and it should be written with your blood, your heart, otherwise they're a waste of a reader's valuable time, and you've learned nothing. To give them less than your best is not only cheating them of their hard earned dollar, but you fail as an author and cheat yourself. A writer writes to change themselves, then change the world."~ Chéri Vausé

To see her book trailers and learn more about the Crime author, go to her Book site NOIR THRILLERS BOOKS

To purchase any of her works, all are available for order at any book store, or you can go online at most online book stores to order. If you have an Amazon account, or are a subscriber to Kindle Unlimited, check out her books on Chéri Vausé's Author Page

Chéri lives on a small ranch in Central Texas with her husband and two dogs, Scully, a Coydog (half coyote and half beagle), and Mulder, a Great Pyrénées who volunteered to be their dog, along with three ducks: Samantha, Mr. Fowley, and Krycek. ...more

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	The Night Shadow 4.42 avg rating — 12 ratings — 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
	The Truth and Nothing But Lies 4.80 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2014 — 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
	The Garden of Souls 4.25 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2013 — 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
	The Touch of a Shadow 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2015 — 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
	Day of the Dark 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
	No Trace it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2018	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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Heretical Imperative: Contemporary Possibilities of Religious Affirmation

by Peter L. Berger

bookshelves: currently-reading, philosophy, theology

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The Lazarus Effect (The Pandora Sequence, #2)

by Frank Herbert

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“So, you think your coffee-addicted mother is amusing.” She pushed at his shoulder. “I’ll get even with you. I’ll show your naked baby pictures to your girlfriend.” ~ Chapter 9 The Truth and Nothing but Lies”
― Cheri Vause, Author, The Truth and Nothing but Lies

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“Liam began to dance from leg to leg, feeling alive, the burning nobility of words still coursing their flame through him. “We have to go, Boyoh. This is the reason why we went into archaeology. Science has laid before us a mystery and we can’t insult it by not accepting its invitation.” ~ Chapter 6 The Garden of Souls”
― Cheri Vause, Author, The Garden of Souls

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“And to think I could be at home cleaning the cat box," Esther Charlemagne said. "Watching for a Peeping Tom is so much better."
~ Chapter 2 The Night Shadow by Cheri Vause”
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“My heart's in the Highlands, my heart is not here;
My heart's in the Highlands a-chasing the deer;
A-chasing the wild-deer, and following the roe,
My heart's in the Highlands wherever I go.”
― Robert Burns

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“When I was your age, television was called books.”
― William Goldman, The Princess Bride

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