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E.J. Simon

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New York, The United States

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http://www.ejsimon.com/

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Crime, Thriller, Mystery

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Stuart Woods, Dan Silva, Dan Brown, James Patterson

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March 2013

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In 2013 E. J. Simon published the first book in his Michael Nicholas series, Death Never Sleeps, which became a Kindle bestseller. Since then he has published four more books in the series, which have proved equally popular. He’s a member of the Author’s Guild, The Mystery Writers of America and the North Carolina Writer’s Network, and holds an M.A. in Communications from Fairfield University and a B.A. in Journalism from the University of South Carolina. New York City born ...more

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	Death Never Sleeps (Michael Nicholas Book 1) 3.83 avg rating — 503 ratings — published 2013 — 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
	Death Logs In (Michael Nicholas Book 2) 4.24 avg rating — 85 ratings — published 2014 — 7 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
	Death in the Cloud (Michael Nicholas, #4) 4.29 avg rating — 62 ratings — 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
	Death Logs Out (Michael Nicholas, #3) 4.19 avg rating — 37 ratings — 7 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
	Death in the Kremlin (Michael Nicholas #5) 4.53 avg rating — 15 ratings — 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
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We are all odd, in our own ways. I may be odder than most.

I hate pickleball.

There, I’ve said it.

I hate the very idea of pickleball. It looks more like checkers than, say, tennis, and it strikes me as sad when I see an older or, worse, an elderly person recovering from a serious injury from playing the game (I think of pickleball more as a game than a real sport). How do you dislocate your shoulder playing a board game? If I’m going to need another

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E.J. Simon and 1 other person liked Caroline Abreu's review of Death in the Kremlin (Michael Nicholas #5): "This is the first book I have read by E.J. Simon, and though it is part of a series, I don't think that should prevent anyone from fully enjoying it. However, now that I have read one of the books in this series, I anticipate looking at others. I was " Read more of this review »
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“gazing toward the cross above the altar,”
― E.J. Simon, Death Never Sleeps

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E.J.’s Quotes

“People do not die for us immediately, but remain bathed in a sort of aura of life which bears no relation to true immortality but through which they continue to occupy our thoughts in the same way as when they were alive. It is as though they were traveling abroad.”
― Marcel Proust

tags: death, immortality, life, travel

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“Everything you do in life will be insignificant, but it's very important that you do it.”
― Ghandi

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“From the moment I picked up your book until I put it down, I was convulsed with laughter. Some day I intend reading it.”
― Groucho Marx

tags: books, humor, reading

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“It’s all in the mind.” ”
― George Harrison

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“Writer's block is a fancy term made up by whiners so they can have an excuse to drink alcohol.”
― Steve Martin