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Mikael Carlson

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Mikael Carlson is an award-winning political fiction author, including a silver medal from Readers' Favorite and National Indie Excellence, Lyra, and Global E-book Awards.

Mikael is a proud U.S. Army Paratrooper and retired Army National Guardsman. He graduated with a Master of Arts in American History in 2010 and with a B.S. in International Business from Marist College in 1996.

An avid traveler and unabashed political junkie, he is the author of the Politics as Unusual blog You can find him at www.mikaelcarlson.com. ...more

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	The iCandidate (Michael Bennit, #1) 4.57 avg rating — 1,365 ratings — published 2013 — 6 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 iCongressman (Michael Bennit, #2) 4.49 avg rating — 919 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
	The iAmerican (Michael Bennit, #4) 4.60 avg rating — 867 ratings — published 2014 — 5 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 iSpeaker (Michael Bennit, #3) 4.53 avg rating — 754 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
	Justifiable Deceit (Tierra Campos #1) 4.62 avg rating — 447 ratings — published 2020 — 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
	Devious Measures (Tierra Campos #2) 4.59 avg rating — 321 ratings — published 2020 — 5 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
	Vital Targets (Tierra Campos #3) 4.56 avg rating — 287 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
	The Eyes of Others (Watchtower #1) 4.29 avg rating — 272 ratings — published 2015 — 6 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
	Revealed Secrets (Tierra Campos #4) 4.60 avg rating — 151 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
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Justifiable Deceit Wins an American Fiction Award

I am thrilled to announce that JUSTIFIABLE DECEIT, the first novel in the Tierra Campos series, has won a 2020 American Fiction Award in the Thriller: Political Category.

Winners and finalists were announced in 70 genre-specific categories. Awards were presented for titles published in 2018-2020.

Keen says of the awards, now in their third year, “The 2020 results represent a phenomenal mix of books

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“Today, good teachers are forty percent comedian, thirty percent circus performer, twenty percent educator and ten percent parent.”
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“It’s not what they take away from you that counts. It’s what you do with what you have left. Hubert Humphrey.”
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“proclaims, not wasting any time seizing the opportunity her mentor just gave her. “If you cross us, you’ll find out the hard way what your lying tongue tastes like after I rip it out and feed it to you.” I regard her for a moment, quickly glance over to Michael, and then let out a laugh. The”
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