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Jeff Shelby grew up around the beaches of Southern California and graduated from the University of California at Irvine. He is the author of the bestselling Noah Braddock series (Killer Swell, Wicked Break, Liquid Smoke), the stand alone thriller Thread of Hope, and the Deuce Winters series (Stay At Home Dead), written under the name Jeffrey Allen. He lives in Dallas, TX.

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I Am Not The Dancer Guy – This Is A Recording

So I was surprised to learn yesterday that the book written by my not-so-secret alter ego – STAY AT HOME DEAD by Jeffrey Allen – was chosen as one of Amazon’s 100 Books For $3.99 Or Less July campaign. Right now, you can download it for $2.99. That is great news for people who might enjoy a cozy, wacky mystery about a stay at home dad in small town Texas that features dead bodies in mini-vans,...

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Average rating: 3.97 · 640 ratings · 129 reviews · 12 distinct works · Similar authors

	Thread of Hope (The Joe Tyler Series, #1) 3.98 of 5 stars 3.98 avg rating — 189 ratings — published 2011	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
	Killer Swell (Noah Braddock, #1) 3.81 of 5 stars 3.81 avg rating — 134 ratings — published 2005 — 9 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
	Liquid Smoke (Noah Braddock, #3) 3.88 of 5 stars 3.88 avg rating — 105 ratings — published 2011 — 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
	Wicked Break (Noah Braddock, #2) 3.91 of 5 stars 3.91 avg rating — 95 ratings — published 2006 — 6 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
	Drift Away (Noah Braddock, #4) 4.13 of 5 stars 4.13 avg rating — 54 ratings — published 2012 — 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
	Thread of Suspicion (The Joe Tyler Series, #2) 4.45 of 5 stars 4.45 avg rating — 33 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
	Out Of Time 4.2 of 5 stars 4.20 avg rating — 15 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
	Thread of Betrayal (The Joe Tyler Series, #3) 4.36 of 5 stars 4.36 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2013	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
	Dead Week 5.0 of 5 stars 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings	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
	Wicked Break: A Noah Braddock Mystery 0.0 of 5 stars 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2006	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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The Kings of Cool: A Prequel to Savages

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Not sure why it took me so long to get to this one, but this is about as good of a mystery as I've read in a couple years. Great characters, tremendous sense of place and really sharp dialogue, all worked into a really smart plot. Absolutely recommen...more
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Terrific look at the shows that have shaped TV today. Wish that Chase and Abrams had taken the time to speak with the author, but he does a really good job of filling in the blanks with older interviews. A must read for TV junkies.
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