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  <name><![CDATA[Cheryl Kaye Tardif]]></name>
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  <about><![CDATA[http://www.cherylktardif.com
http://www.whalesongbook.com
http://www.cherylktardif.blogspot.com

Contact Cheryl: cherylktardif at shaw.ca

I am an avid reader and a bestselling Canadian suspense author. My novels are often cross-genre works that fall into the categories of suspense, mystery or thriller, and they all feature Canadian locations. 

Cheryl Kaye Tardif novels:
Whale Song (revised, expanded edition - April 2007; debut edition - 2003)
The River (2005)
Divine Intervention (2004)

My novels have been compared to works by Jodi Picoult, Sue Monk Kidd, J.D. Robb, Kay Hooper, James Patterson, Dan Brown, and Michael Crichton. 

I like to ask those terrifying questions: What if? What would you do? What are you afraid of? 

I am always asked that one question: &quot;Cheryl, what do you do?&quot; My reply: &quot;I kill people for a living.&quot; ;) CKT]]></about>  <influences><![CDATA[Stephen King, Dean Koontz, John Saul, J. D. Robb/Nora Roberts, James Patterson]]></influences>  <gender>female</gender>    <born_at>08/12/1963</born_at>    
  
  
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  <title><![CDATA[Whale Song: A Novel]]></title>
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  <average_rating>4.37</average_rating>
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  <published>2003</published>  
  
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  <title><![CDATA[The River]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Cheryl Kaye Tardif]]></name>
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  <published>2005</published>  
  
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  <title><![CDATA[Divine Intervention]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Cheryl Kaye Tardif]]></name>
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  <average_rating>4.12</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>8</ratings_count>
  <published>2004</published>  
  
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