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Deborah J Ledford

Goodreads author profile

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http://www.goodreads.com/DeborahJLedford

born

November 01, 1961 in The United States

gender

female

website

http://www.DeborahJLedford.com/

twitter username

djledford

genre

Mystery & Thrillers, Short Stories, Literature & Fiction

member since

May 2009

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Deborah's latest release SNARE is The Hillerman Sky Award Finalist. This psychological suspense thriller is book two of the Deputy Steven Hawk/Inola Walela series, released by Second Wind Publishing. SNARE is currently available on Amazon, for the Kindle, and Nook.

Book one of the series, STACCATO, can be found on Amazon, for the Kindle and Nook and can be ordered at your local Independent Book Stores.

Opening chapters of SNARE and STACCATO are available as a Free Downloads at Deborah's website.

Three time nominee for the Pushcart Prize, her award-winning short stories appear in numerous print publications as well as literay and mystery anthologies.

She is a member of International Thriller Writers Association (ITW), Mystery Writers of America...more

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Books by Deborah J Ledford

Average rating: 4.51 · 88 ratings · 31 reviews · 6 distinct works

	Staccato (Deputy Hawk/Inola Walela Mystery #1) 4.38 avg rating — 40 ratings — published 2009 — 2 editions	My rating:
	Snare (Deputy Hawk/Inola Walela Mystery #2) 4.50 avg rating — 32 ratings — published 2010 — 2 editions	My rating:
	Mystery in the Wind by Deborah J Ledford (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Bob Avey (Goodreads Author), Sarah Simmons 5.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2009 — 2 editions	My rating:
	How NOT to Survive the Holidays (Desert Sleuths, #1) by Deborah J Ledford (Goodreads Author), Merle McCann, Chantelle Aimée Osman (Goodreads Author) 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2009	My rating:
	Murder in the Wind by Lazarus Barnhill (Goodreads Author) (author), J.J. Dare, Juliet Waldron 4.86 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2010 — 3 editions	My rating:
	Change is in the Wind by Lazarus Barnhill (Goodreads Author), Deborah J Ledford (Goodreads Author), Noah Baird (Goodreads Author) 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2012 — 2 editions	My rating:

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Deputy Hawk/Inola Walela Mystery (2 books)
by Deborah J Ledford (Goodreads Author)

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Deborah Ledford is currently reading:

Summer of the Big Bachi

by Naomi Hirahara (Goodreads Author)

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Deborah Ledford is currently reading:

Murder in the Sentier (Aimee Leduc Investigations, #3)

by Cara Black (Goodreads Author)

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Deborah Ledford made a comment on Rebecca Berto's profile "Hello Rebecca. Thanks for the friend add here on Goodreads. Great that you love thrillers. Hope you'll check out my latest, Snare. Deborah J Ledford "
May 26, 2012 08:18am
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Deborah Ledford gave to: Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, #3) by Suzanne Collins read in May, 2012	My rating:
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Deborah Ledford made a comment on Karl McGowan's profile "Thanks for the friend add, Karl. I see by your books here on Goodreads that you're a noir fan. One of my noir short stories is now available for the K...more "
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Book freaks: Snare	53	66	Jul 15, 2011 12:10pm
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Second Wind Publishing is a new press that produces quality novels by talented authors, many who have been acclaimed by other venues, but who have nev...more

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A place to chat about Women's Fiction; meaning a plausible story appealing more to women than men.

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life's too short to read crappy books. this is why readers' advisory exists. feel free to join if you are looking for "a book like____" or "a book tha...more

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You can discuss Native authors, issues, or just chat here. Native American people or people interested in Native Americans are welcome.

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This is an open group for anyone who enjoys reading and/or writing mystery/suspense. All books here are available as e-books and at a reasonable price...more

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message 13: by Zoë

Apr 15, 2012 03:04am

Hi Deborah. Thank you so much for Friending me. Still a newbie to Goodreads and standing here with my eyes big and round :)

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message 12: by Dana

Dec 10, 2010 02:08pm

Thanks for adding me, Deborah. Been a long time since I've seen you. Hope your writing and publishing is going well. Have a wonderful holiday season!

Regards,
Dana Davis
A Bestselling SynergEbooks Author and Award-winning Speculative Fiction
Website: www.danadaviswriting.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/danadaviswriting
Blog: http://danadaviswriting.blogspot.com

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message 11: by Cheryl

Aug 25, 2010 04:23pm

Thanks for the friend request -- and the link Deborah :) I look forward to reading your books!

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message 10: by MK(iSpank, bad girls who tempt me)

Aug 21, 2010 08:47am

Geetings! Thanks for the friend invite. I am reading Staccato from your website and so far, really good! Looking forward to commenting during your visit to our group Nothing But Reading Challenges =D

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message 9: by Deborah

Jul 24, 2010 07:00pm

Lauren--I will be my honor to appear at your group August 20th. Looking forward to it!

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message 8: by Lauren

Jul 24, 2010 06:58pm

Hi Deborah,
We are honored to have you as our part of our Author Q&A. We will begin to read your books shortly, so that we are informed for the discussion. I am quite excited
- Lauren H from Nothing but Reading Challenges

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message 7: by Essi

Mar 07, 2010 09:09am