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Joe B. Parr

Goodreads Author

Born

in Fort Worth, TX, The United States

Website

http://www.joebparr.com

Twitter

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Genre

Mystery, Suspense, Fiction

Influences

John Sandford
Dennis Lehane
Harlan Coben

Member Since

November 2013

URL

https://www.goodreads.com/joebparr

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Joe B. Parr is a North Texas based Mystery Suspense writer. As a native of the Fort Worth, TX area, his novels are crime dramas based in and around DFW. Residents of the area will enjoy the familiar sights and sounds. For others, he provides a virtual tour highlighting the area’s feel and diversity.

His current release, The Victim, is available in both paperback and ebook (Kindle, Nook) on Amazon.com and Barnesandnoble.com.

He writes entertaining fiction with an undercurrent of social commentary. His books address provocative issues by introducing characters who provide multiple perspectives so that the reader is driven to explore their own thoughts.

In The Victim, those issues include gangs, media stereotypes and the racial tensions within ...more

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Average rating: 4.14 · 111 ratings · 28 reviews · 4 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Victim 3.86 avg rating — 49 ratings — published 2014 — 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
	Stolen Innocence (Detective Jake Hunter #2) 4.36 avg rating — 36 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
	Unseen Carnage 4.35 avg rating — 26 ratings — published 2016 — 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
	Share Your Story: How to write and publish YOUR book 0.00 avg rating — 0 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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Series by Joe B. Parr

Detective Jake Hunter (2 books)
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Joe B. Parr (Goodreads Author)

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