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Dave Turner

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The United Kingdom

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http://www.aimforthehead.co.uk

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Fantasy, Humor and Comedy, Science Fiction

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Dave Turner is an award winning writer whose work has featured on the websites of BBC News, The Guardian, The Daily Telegraph, The Times, The Huffington Post and FHM.

In 2011 he won the Best Screenplay Award at London Screenwriters' Festival with his short film script 'Everything You Need'. After selling various screenplays which you will note you have not seen as films at your local multiplex, he created Aim For The Head books to publish his work. He has written two novellas, How To Be Dead and Paper Cuts, which are available from Amazon now. ...more

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	How To Be Dead #1-3 4.38 avg rating — 1,621 ratings — published 2017 — 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
	How To Be Dead 4.10 avg rating — 1,704 ratings — published 2013 — 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
	Four Horsemen (The 'How To Be Dead' Grim Reaper Comedy Horror Series Book 4) 4.51 avg rating — 1,140 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
	Paper Cuts (The 'How To Be Dead' Grim Reaper Comedy Horror Series Book 2) 4.26 avg rating — 1,074 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
	Serious Moonlight (The 'How To Be Dead' Grim Reaper Comedy Horror Series Book 5) 4.50 avg rating — 933 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
	Near Life Experience (The 'How To Be Dead' Grim Reaper Comedy Horror Series, #6) 4.58 avg rating — 831 ratings — published 2020 — 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
	Old Haunts (The 'How To Be Dead' Grim Reaper #3) 4.27 avg rating — 858 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

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“There's no 'I' in team. But there is 'tea'. So put the kettle on,”
― Dave Turner, How To Be Dead

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“Roses are red, Foxgloves are purple, I appear to have trapped myself, In a linguistic corner".”
― Dave Turner, Old Haunts

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“Very little social networking goes on. The majority of people just complain about things. Or complain about people complaining about things. Or complain about people complaining about the complainer and how the complainer is oppressing the original complainer's right to complain about things. And share pictures of cats in people clothes.”
― Dave Turner, How To Be Dead #1-3

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