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Jim Heskett

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Tulsa, The United States

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Suspense, Thriller, Mystery

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Vonnegut, Cormac McCarthy, Neil Gaiman

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Jim Heskett is a writer of short and long fiction, currently slaving away at a laptop in an undisclosed location in Broomfield, Colorado. Details about previous and future publications can be found at www.jimheskett.com ...more

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	Wounded Animals (Whistleblower, #1) 3.84 avg rating — 528 ratings — published 2015 — 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
	Shock Collar (Micah Reed #7) 4.22 avg rating — 348 ratings — 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
	Nailgun Killer (Micah Reed #1) 3.89 avg rating — 370 ratings — 8 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
	Primary Target (Six Assassins #1) by Jim Heskett (Goodreads Author), Nick Thacker (Goodreads Author) 4.26 avg rating — 322 ratings — 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
	Shadow Soldiers (Layne Parrish #1) 4.05 avg rating — 326 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
	Subtle Target (Six Assassins, #2) by Jim Heskett (Goodreads Author), Nick Thacker (Goodreads Author) 4.51 avg rating — 181 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
	Final Target (Six Assassins #6) by Jim Heskett (Goodreads Author), Nick Thacker (Goodreads Author) 4.56 avg rating — 171 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
	Unstable Target (Six Assassins, #3) by Jim Heskett (Goodreads Author), Nick Thacker (Goodreads Author) 4.40 avg rating — 164 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
	Vendetta Target (Six Assassins, #5) by Jim Heskett (Goodreads Author), Nick Thacker (Goodreads Author) 4.56 avg rating — 153 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
	Captive Target (Six Assassins, #4) by Jim Heskett (Goodreads Author), Nick Thacker (Goodreads Author) 4.53 avg rating — 151 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

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