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Bernie Dowling

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Born

in Brisbane, Australia

March 04

Website

http://www.bentbananabooks.com.au

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Genre

Humor, Mystery & Thrillers, Short Stories

Influences

Raymond Chandler, The Marx Brothers, John Hepworth ...more

Member Since

January 2012

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https://www.goodreads.com/beedeed

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Bernie Dowling is an Australian writer working in the fields of journalism, fiction, and non-fiction.
His first novel is the neo-noir Iraqi Icicle.
His lnon-fiction Maaate! Bribe Proofing The Public Purse Against Good Blokes is about corruption in local government.
The author is publishing a four-book series on film noir. The first volume Noir Dirt Cheap was published in 2023.
Dowling is a boutique publisher.

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Average rating: 4.87 · 246 ratings · 122 reviews · 21 distinct works • Similar authors

	Noir Dirt Cheap: Film Noir In The Public Domain Vol I 4.81 avg rating — 112 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
	Man Of A Thousand Fails: Film Noir of Elisha Cook Jr. 4.98 avg rating — 60 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
	TY, Thel: Films Of Thelma Ritter 4.98 avg rating — 53 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
	Iraqi Icicle 4.40 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2007 — 7 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
	Three Faces Of Noir Curse Crime Cringe: Film Noir In The Public Domain Vol IV it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 4 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
	Starry Starry Noir Rebels and Censors: Film Noir in the Public Domain Vol III really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 4 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
	Film Noir Fate Vs The Working Stiff: Film Noir In The Public Domain Vol II it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 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
	Three Faces Of Noir Curse Crime Cringe: Film Noir In The Public Domain Vol IV 4.50 avg rating — 2 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
	Alpha and Omega: WAG short stories #2 by Bernie Dowling (Goodreads Author), Vera Murray (Editor), Anne Olsson (Editor) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2014 — 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
	From the Edge: A WAG Anthology it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 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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How reviews of my Old Child (OC) best-seller Naughty Nineties knocks Veronica Roth from her literary perch Divergent author is uninjured as it is only fiction

Divergent (Divergent, #1) by Veronica Roth

This is not the book I am offering FREE for reviews
but mine is the same shape

I HAVE had a few modest sales of my Old-Child (OC) anthology Naughty Nineties Volume 1 and now I need some reviews.
As I write this, I see where Veronica Roth has garnered 9595 reviews for her Hunger Games knock-off Divergent. That number 9595 is obviously the bench mark so I am aiming for 7 reviews.
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Published on February 07, 2014 18:17 • Tags: book-giving-day, book-review, divergent, ebooks-for-kindle, free-ebook, funny-mysteries, funny-short-stories, giveaway, political-humor

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Bernie Dowling rated a book it was amazing 18 with Apple Dreams by Mariana Berdianu (Goodreads Author)	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
First, the housework. The disclaimer at the beginning of the book declares, "This memoir contains graphic descriptions, vulgar language, depictions of violence, and discussions of sensitive topics. Readers under the age of 18 are advised against readi ...more
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Bernie Dowling rated a book really liked it DRAGON SWORD COMIC: EPISODE 1 (DEFINITIVE EDITION) by Ricardo Sanchez Medina (Goodreads Author)	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
Illustrator Ricardo Sánchez Medina has created excellent illustrations and word bubbles for this first comic of his Dragon Sword series. Medina says his comic is best read on a tablet or phone, but it transmitted clearly and within the page frame on m ...more
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Bernie Dowling rated a book really liked it PACIFIC ODYSSEY: The Curious Journey of Lew 2.0 (The Pacific Trilogy) by Chet Nairene (Goodreads Author)	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
Curiously perhaps, American fiction author Chet Nairene has had more experience with the Asian jungle than the Wall Street one. But he creates believable fictional accounts of both in Pacific Odyssey The Curious Journey of Lew 2.0. Nairene spent almos ...more
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Bernie Dowling rated a book really liked it The Gem Exchange: A Gripping Psychological Thriller (Book 1 in The Shadow Market Series) by Lyndi Allison (Goodreads Author)	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
Lyndie Allison tells a good story, albeit a harrowing one of teenage girls kidnapped for sex trafficking. Casting and setting are original, featuring a Puerto Rican protagonist and a Brazilian girls’ soccer team under threat in the attractive country ...more
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