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Carl Brookins

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in River Falls WI, The United States

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Richard Prather, William Kent Krueger

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Before I became a mystery writer and reviewer, I was a television program producer, a counselor and faculty member at Metropolitan State University in Saint Paul and a mystery fiction reviewer for the Saint Paul Pioneer Press and Mystery Scene Magazine. I'm an avid recreational sailor (hence my sailing series and a member of Sisters in Crime, and Private Eye Writers of America, as well as MWA. You can frequently find me touring bookstores and libraries with my companions-in-crime, The Minnesota Crime Wave. You can also catch me on tv! Just check out the Minnesota Crime Wave website, www.MinnesotaCrimeWave.org.

I live with my wife Jean, a retired publisher and editor, in Roseville, Minnesota.

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Average rating: 3.71 · 391 ratings · 108 reviews · 27 distinct works • Similar authors

	Resort to Murder by Carl Brookins (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Ellen Hart (Editor), William Kent Krueger (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 3.53 avg rating — 170 ratings — published 2007 — 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
	A Superior Mystery (Michael Tanner Mystery Series) 3.67 avg rating — 21 ratings — published 2002 — 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
	The Case of the Greedy Lawyers 3.40 avg rating — 20 ratings — published 2005 — 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
	Bloody Halls (Jack Marston Mystery Book One) 3.69 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 2007 — 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
	Inner Passages 3.93 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 2000 — 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
	The Case of the Deceiving Don 3.80 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 2008 — 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
	Old Silver 4.31 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 2005 — 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
	The Case of the Purloined Painting 3.93 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 2013 — 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
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	Red Sky 3.85 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 2011 — 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

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Carl Brookins said: " An outstanding example of suburban neighborhood life, relationships and mayhem. Author J. L Anderson has nailed the fraught and calm relationships between several suburban families, from the passive, quiet couple frequently unseen to the rowdy "make ...more "

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A delightfully thoughtful and intimate treatise on the art and techniques of human kissing. One of the problems with most pornography is its common theme of aggression. Even when the participants are acting passionate toward each other, the only obje ...more
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Here’s a relatively rare kind of government corruption story. It requires a good understanding of the most procedurally obscure of our federal institutions, the Supreme Court of the United States. The author definitely has that, as well as condition ...more
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message 3: by Kris

Nov 02, 2011 02:48PM

Thanks for the add. Good to connect with you here, Carl!

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message 2: by Carl

Dec 28, 2008 07:50AM

back atcha for 2009

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message 1: by Ilyn

Dec 28, 2008 07:31AM

Hello Carl,

How are you? Thank you for being my friend. Merry Christmas and a Prosperous 2009!

Please visit these groups when you have a chance: “Happy & Brainy Group” and “To the Glory of Man”. Have a marvelous holiday season. Warmest regards.

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