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Chris Patchell

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Chris Patchell is an award-winning USA Today Bestselling Author who started writing to curb the homicidal urges she experienced during her Seattle commute. She writes gripping suspense thrillers set in the Pacific Northwest, including bestsellers Deadly Lies, In the Dark, and her most recent collection of small-town crime thrillers, the Lacey James Series. Her writing has won several awards, including a Next Generation Indie Book Award, several Readers’ Favorite Awards, a BookFest Award, an IndieReader Discovery Award, and a Pacific Northwest Literary Award.

When she’s not writing, you can find Chris reading, hanging out with her family, watching football, and struggling to keep up with her workout regime, all while shushing her incessantl
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Chris Patchell It's easy to get stuck. I either skip over a scene and write what I do know, or I just barrel ahead and write the scene, no matter how half-baked and …moreIt's easy to get stuck. I either skip over a scene and write what I do know, or I just barrel ahead and write the scene, no matter how half-baked and crappy it might be. Even if I end up throwing the scene away, it gets me moving in the right direction. One thought prompts another, and suddenly I'm making forward progress again.(less)
Chris Patchell I love sitting down at my laptop and letting my imagination take control. It's the best kind of therapy.…moreI love sitting down at my laptop and letting my imagination take control. It's the best kind of therapy.(less)
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Deadly Rules

Check out my Guest Blog post for the partners in Crime Tour. It takes about breaking the rules.

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“was a ghost drifting silently through the purgatory that was his existence, not really living. Merely surviving. The”
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“Another day of waiting to lose everything she’d fought so hard to keep. You”
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“everybody had their own version of the truth—a story you told yourself so often you actually believed it.”
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