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David Rachels

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David Rachels writes crime and teaches English at Newberry College in Newberry, South Carolina.

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	Collectibles by Lawrence Block (Goodreads Author), S.A. Cosby (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Dennis Lehane (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 4.06 avg rating — 84 ratings — published 2021 — 9 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
	Thuglit Issue Twenty-One by Todd Robinson (Editor), Rena Robinett (Goodreads Author), Nick Kolakowski (Goodreads Author) 4.41 avg rating — 61 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
	Mark Twain's Civil War 3.79 avg rating — 61 ratings — published 2007 — 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
	Redheads Die Quickly and Other Stories by Gil Brewer, David Rachels (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 4.07 avg rating — 56 ratings — published 2012 — 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
	Thriller Magazine: Volume 3, Issue 2 (Thriller Magazine Series: Crime, Noir, & Psychological Suspense) by Chris Fortunato (Goodreads Author), Stephen J. Golds (Goodreads Author), Michael Mallory 4.52 avg rating — 44 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
	Fully Dressed and In His Right Mind by Michael Fessier, David Rachels (Goodreads Author) (Introduction) 3.82 avg rating — 38 ratings — published 1935 — 10 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
	Switchblade: Issue Thirteen by David Rachels (Goodreads Author), Danny Sophabmisay, Serena Jayne 4.79 avg rating — 14 ratings	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
	Verse Noir 4.63 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2010	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
	Verse Noir: Expanded Edition 4.33 avg rating — 6 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
	Augustus Baldwin Longstreet's "Georgia Scenes" Completed: A Scholarly Text 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

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Crime and Punishment

by Fyodor Dostoevsky

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Will You Please Be Quiet, Please?

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Eight Million Ways to Die (Matthew Scudder, #5)

by Lawrence Block (Goodreads Author)

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