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http://www.goodreads.com/Mark_Coggins

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website

http://www.markcoggins.com

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Mystery & Thrillers, Biographies & Memoirs

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David Sedaris, Bill Bryson, Chelsea Handler for non-fiction; Dashiell...more

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October 2009

About this author

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Mark Coggins’ work has been nominated for the Shamus and the Barry crime fiction awards and selected for best of the year lists compiled by the San Francisco Chronicle, the Detroit Free Press and Amazon.com, among others. His novels Runoff and The Big Wake-Up won the Next Generation Indie Book Award and the Independent Publisher Book Award (IPPY) respectively, both in the crime fiction category.

His latest book is a collection of humorous first-person essays titled Prom Night and Other Man-made Disasters. Look for it in April, 2012.

He lives in San Francisco with his wife Linda.

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Mark Coggins's Blog

Prom Night at The Poisoned Pen

I just got back from a great event at The Poisoned Penbookstore in Arizona for my new book, Prom Night and Other Man-made Disasters. Prom Nightis a collection of humorous essays describing episodes in my life from childhood, school, work and relationships, and since I grew up in Phoenix in the 60's and 70's, a visit to Barbara Peters'bookstore in Scottsdale (a suburb of Phoenix) was just what t... read more »

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Books by Mark Coggins

Average rating: 3.72 · 101 ratings · 31 reviews · 8 distinct works

	The Immortal Game (August Riordan, #1) 369 avg rating — 32 ratings — published 1999 — 6 editions	My rating:
	Candy from Strangers (August Riordan, #3) 350 avg rating — 22 ratings — published 2006 — 6 editions	My rating:
	Runoff (August Riordan, #4) 406 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 2007 — 5 editions	My rating:
	The Big Wake Up (August Riordan, #5) 410 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2009 — 4 editions	My rating:
	Vulture Capital (August Riordan, #2) 327 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2002 — 5 editions	My rating:
	The Adventure of the Black Bishop 367 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2008	My rating:
	Prom Night and Other Man-made Disasters 425 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2012	My rating:
	The Big Wake-Up 000 avg rating — 0 ratings — 2 editions	My rating:

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Series by Mark Coggins

August Riordan (5 books)
by Mark Coggins (Goodreads Author)

370 avg rating — 91 ratings

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Reading and Signing
Author appearance, June 06, 2012 07:30PM
The Booksmith, 1644 Haight Street, San Francisco, CA, US
http://www.booksmith.com/event/mark-coggins-prom-night-and-other-ma...

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Mark Coggins said "yes" to attending the event: Reading and Signing date: June 06, 2012 07:30PM location: The Booksmith, 1644 Haight Street, San Francisco, CA, The United States description: Mark signs and reads from his new memoir, PROM NIGHT AND OTHER MAN-MADE DISASTERS
28. Mai, 10:18 Uhr
Mark Coggins added: As The Crow Flies (Walt Longmire, #8) by Craig Johnson	My rating:
24. Mai, 08:24 Uhr
Mark Coggins added: Stolen Prey (Lucas Davenport, #22) by John Sandford	My rating:
19. Mai, 17:38 Uhr
Mark Coggins liked Glen's review of Prom Night and Other Man-made Disasters: " I won this book, Prom Night by Mark Coggins, in the Goodreads giveaway. Although I don't usually read a book that isn't full of action, crime ,mystery, etc., I am really glad that I took the time to open up the book. I found myself relating to a l... " Read more of this review »
19. Mai, 14:49 Uhr · see review
Mark Coggins added: Manhunt: The Ten-Year Search for Bin Laden--from 9/11 to Abbottabad by Peter L. Bergen	My rating:
17. Mai, 14:54 Uhr
Mark Coggins voted on the list Best Strange and Twisted Memoirs
04. Mai, 20:31 Uhr · like · Mark's votes · everyone's votes · vote
Mark Coggins liked Dawn Betts-Green's review of Prom Night and Other Man-made Disasters: " Yet another awesome find thanks to GoodReads giveaways. Coggins writes like the awkward geek I am, and I love him for it. I especially loved the Westboro essay, though I'm not sure I could have handled it as he did. I likely would have gone to jai... " Read more of this review »
04. Mai, 20:14 Uhr · see review
Mark Coggins is now following Tim's reviews
03. Mai, 10:10 Uhr
Mark Coggins liked Jane's review of Prom Night and Other Man-made Disasters: " Prom Night and Other Man-Made Disasters is a major must-read. His book is quirky and laugh-out-loud funny. Its hard to get into at first, but once i made it to the second chapter i was instantly hooked. "
02. Mai, 06:59 Uhr · see review
Mark Coggins is now following Joann's reviews
27. April, 06:32 Uhr