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David Grace

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https://www.goodreads.com/DavidGrace

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upstate NY, The United States

gender

male

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http://www.davidgraceauthor.com

genre

Mystery & Thrillers, Science Fiction & Fantasy

influences

Jack Vance, Martin Cruz Smith

member since

April 2011

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David M. Alexander (writing as David Grace) Biography

David Grace is the pen name for David M. Alexander. David Alexander was born in Upstate New York in the mid-nineteen forties. His family moved to Northern California in the early nineteen sixties. He graduated from Stanford University in 1967 with a major in history and a minor in economics. He received a Doctor of Laws degree from the University of California Law School, Boalt Hall, in June 1970, graduating in the top ten percent of his class. He was licensed to practice law by the Supreme Court of the State of California in January 1971 and before the Supreme Court of the United States in November, 1977.

His first novel was "The Chocolate Spy," Coward, McCann & Geoghigan, 1978. His...more

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An Idea For A Different Type Of Book Review Site

We have been having a discussion in the LinkedIn Crime Novel group about book reviews and it made me think more deeply on the subject. Most people, both authors and reviewers, think about reviews in this way: Someone reads the book, summarizes the plot, describes what he/she liked and didn't like, and gives it some kind of a grade or score. But isn’t the main purpose of a review to help readers... read more »

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David Grace's Books

Average rating: 3.45 · 49 ratings · 18 reviews · 24 distinct works · Similar authors

	A Death In Beverly Hills 2.94 of 5 stars 2.94 avg rating — 31 ratings — published 2009 — 3 editions	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 Concrete Kiss 4.43 of 5 stars 4.43 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2012	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
	Easy Target 5.0 of 5 stars 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2009	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
	Shooting Crows At Dawn 4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2011 — 2 editions	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
	Stolen Angel 4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2009 — 2 editions	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
	Etched In Bone 5.0 of 5 stars 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2009 — 2 editions	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
	Doll's Eyes 4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2009 — 2 editions	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
	Fever Dreams 4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2009 — 2 editions	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 Accidental Magician 4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2009 — 2 editions	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
	Cognitive Communications: Distributed Artificial Intelligence (Dai), Regulatory Policy and Economics, Implementation by David Grace (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Honggang Zhang (Editor) 0.0 of 5 stars 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2012 — 5 editions	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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Shooting Crows At Dawn (Mystery & Thrillers)

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Description: Election day is two weeks away and Sheriff Jubel Dark's failure to solve a two-year-old rape and murder is likely to cost him his job. If that wasn't trouble enough, three escaped killers are racing west across Texas, heading for the Mexican border. On their way through Dark's county they murder a local family and steal their car. With these fugitives on the loose, Dark no longer has any time or energy to worry about the election. He's willing to trade his star, and even his life, if that's what it will take to bring these murderers to Texas Justice.

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David Grace joined the How to Get Your Book Reviewed, Kindle Marketing - BookGrow and Goodreads Authors/Readers groups.
Mar 31, 2013 09:52am · see group
David Grace made a comment in the group The Mystery, Crime, and Thriller Group — What to try next?! topic "Hi Adam, Send me an email at DavidGraceAuthor@gmail.com and tell me what kind of ereader you use and I'll send you my Kirkus Critic's Pick, five star...more "
Mar 12, 2013 10:11am
David Grace made a comment on An Idea For A Different Type Of Book Review Site: "Hi Andrew, Can you send me an email to my personal email address: DavidGraceAuthor@gmail.com so that I can send you a personal message instead of conti...more "
Sep 30, 2012 04:15pm
David Grace added a status update: KIRKUS REVIEW of "The Concrete Kiss" “Set in the modern day, this straightforward, fast-paced detective novel cages a truly twisted villain.” “The reader is thrust into a page-turning, clever narrative that continually morphs from police procedural, thriller, courtroom drama, and gritty evaluation of a serial rapist and killer.” “...a relentless story.” “Well-written, engaging and sure to keep you up.”
Sep 24, 2012 11:03am · like · see status
David Grace made a comment in the group The Mystery, Crime, and Thriller Group — Focus Group: New Title for International Thriller topic "HOW I PICKED MY LATEST TITLE I went through weeks of thought, polls, sample titles and lots more when I needed to pick the title for my latest (13th) c...more "
Aug 31, 2012 08:34pm
David Grace made a comment in the group Goodreads Authors/Readers — Thanks for Joining! topic "Hi Erin, I don't know the title but the author is Nelson DeMille. I remember feeling quite suckered when I finished that book and found that I had to b...more "
Aug 16, 2012 04:40pm
David Grace made a comment in the group The Mystery, Crime, and Thriller Group — Local Flavor topic "Place Research Before Google Maps I actually traveled to the locations in my books "Etched In Bone", "Doll's Eyes" and "True Faith" with a camera, tape...more "
Aug 09, 2012 06:41am
David Grace is now following Linda B's reviews
Jun 01, 2012 09:32am