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P.J. Nunn

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in Oceanside CA, The United States

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Mystery, Suspense, Thriller

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January 2012

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As with most things, PJ Nunn's career started out as something else entirely. She started out in retail then moved to property management. That led to teaching high school, then serving as a counselor and liaison to the local police youth services division. She also spent five years as chairperson of the Coryell County Child Welfare Board and spent years counseling abuse victims and serving law enforcement as a trauma counselor and consultant (something she still does today). When she moved to Dallas, a family illness caused her to leave a job teaching psychology at Dallas County Community College District to become a freelance writer, but found that a few favors she was doing for friends—writing press releases and setting up book signings— ...more

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2014 Thriller Award Winners

pjnunn:

Congratulation!

Originally posted on The Writer's Forensics Blog:

Another wonderful CraftFest/ThrillerFest has ended. A very busy and exhausting week but can’t wait until next year.

I want to congratulate all of this year’s Thriller Award winners as well as our new Grand Master Scott Turow and Silver Bullet Award winner Brenda Novak. All well deserved.

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Average rating: 3.83 · 69 ratings · 20 reviews · 3 distinct works • Similar authors

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“You ready?” he turned to face me.
“Ready as I’m going to get,” I smiled and wished like hell I’d brought a hat. I hate that his hair always looks better than mine.”
― P.J. Nunn, Private Spies

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