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D.M. Pulley

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Mystery, Suspense, Thriller

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D.M. Pulley lives in Northeast Ohio with her husband, two children and dog, Hobo. Before becoming an Amazon best-selling author, D.M. Pulley worked as a Professional Engineer rehabbing historic structures and assessing building failures. Her survey of a vacant building in Cleveland, Ohio inspired her debut, THE DEAD KEY, the winner of the 2014 Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award.

Since then, she has published four more thriller inspired by true crime and real buildings, and she has sold over 800,000 books worldwide. Her thriller NO ONE'S HOME was nominated for a Goodreads Choice Award and named one of the “Best of Horror” by Suspense Magazine. The abandoned buildings, haunted houses, and buried past of the Rust Belt continue to inspire her work ...more

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I enjoyed The Dead Key but I guess I'm a bit of a prude, why you have to use the language you use? I wanted to suggest it to my dad but his toes would curl. Call us old fashioned. I think you can say what you want without taking the Lord's name in vain, swearing or using the language you did. I know I will probably get backlash for my comment-- I liked the book minus the language.

D.M. Pulley Hi, Dee! Thank you for the note. I'm sorry my coarse language lessened your enjoyment of the story. I respect your point of view on this, and you won'…moreHi, Dee! Thank you for the note. I'm sorry my coarse language lessened your enjoyment of the story. I respect your point of view on this, and you won't face any backlash from me. The reason I use the language I do has to do with being raised in a secular Midwestern household and spending over 10 years working construction as an engineer. On a construction site, a well-placed F bomb can be the difference between workers treating you like an old school marm or a little sister and them treating you more like an equal. I found that if I could get them to laugh and let their guard down, the work went smoother. I have to admit that I still talk that way to many friends of mine. The only way I know how to write is to write the way I think and talk. I realize that this approach may put off some readers, and I do try to comb through every manuscript and tone down the language where it won't affect the voice of the story. I hope that helps! Happy Reading! -D(less)

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I'm almost finished with The Dead Key. I couldn't finish without saying this to you.Please don't ever quit writing! You never leave the me 'hanging'. I realize this takes a lot of effort and is stressful for the author, but your attention to detail and continuity is greatly appreciated. Thank you so much for not just putting words on paper, as so many authors seem to do, but for creating a world I love to enter. ?

D.M. Pulley You're welcome, Cc! What a kind note to get (and I'm sorry for not responding sooner). I love writing and I have no plans of stopping any time soon. M…moreYou're welcome, Cc! What a kind note to get (and I'm sorry for not responding sooner). I love writing and I have no plans of stopping any time soon. My third novel, The Unclaimed Victim, is due out November 14, and I'm under contract for a fourth book. Happy Reading!
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Average rating: 3.89 · 54,808 ratings · 4,521 reviews · 6 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Dead Key 3.86 avg rating — 30,454 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
	The Buried Book 3.95 avg rating — 14,568 ratings — published 2016 — 11 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
	No One's Home 3.85 avg rating — 6,709 ratings — published 2019 — 14 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
	The Unclaimed Victim 3.95 avg rating — 2,965 ratings — published 2017 — 16 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
	Stone Mad 4.36 avg rating — 92 ratings — published 2026 — 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
	The Dead Key [Excerpt] 3.70 avg rating — 40 ratings — published 2014	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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“no matter how many times you move or how big and fancy your house gets, you’re still stuck with yourself.”
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“A key is worthless unless you know what it’s for, she thought,”
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“love is an endless course And I am the runner, euphoric.”
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