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Steve Williams

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Born

Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

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https://stevejwilliams.com

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Crime, Mystery

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Robert B. Parker, Stephen Hunter, Carl Hiassen ...more

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Steve Williams is a 25-year veteran of the advertising industry. He has created award-winning ads and commercials that have been recognized in Cannes, New York, Toronto and Los Angeles. He left his job as Chief Creative Officer at a national ad agency to concentrate on writing. He has been a marketing columnist and freelance writer, and is now based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada (an hourʼs drive from the Rocky Mountains).

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Average rating: 4.11 · 157 ratings · 29 reviews · 7 distinct works

	Slice 4.18 avg rating — 39 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
	Ace 4.18 avg rating — 34 ratings — published 2015 — 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
	Shank 4.04 avg rating — 24 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
	Grass by Steve Williams (Goodreads Author), Keli Pollock (Illustrator), Jason Stang (Photographer) 4.33 avg rating — 21 ratings — published 2011 — 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
	Skull 4.05 avg rating — 19 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
	Hook 3.73 avg rating — 15 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 Check really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2012 — 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

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The way audiobooks could be

The first time I listened to an audiobook I was shocked at the lack of production values. I kept waiting for character voices, sound effects, and theme music. But the typical audiobook is a one-person show: an actor tasked with narrating and providing all the character voices.

In one recent sample (from a bestselling writer) I listened to a narrator read the dialog between a male spy and a Russian

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Steve Williams rated a book it was amazing Chain Reaction (Jack Reacher #31) by Lee Child (Goodreads Author)	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
True Reacher The best Reacher in years. Clever, brutal, exhilarating. Arrives like a head butt and doesn’t stop. Well done. I’d watch the TV version in one night.
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Steve Williams rated a book really liked it The Cyclist: A DS George Cross Mystery (DS George Cross Mysteries Book 2) by Tim Sullivan (Goodreads Author)	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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Steve Williams rated a book really liked it A Line to Kill (Hawthorne & Horowitz #3) by Anthony Horowitz (Goodreads Author)	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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