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Lisa Brackmann has worked as an executive at a major motion picture studio, an issues researcher in a presidential campaign, and the singer/songwriter/bassist in an LA rock band. She still takes pride in her karaoke-ready repertoire of bad pop hits and an embarrassing number of show tunes. A Southern California native, she lives in Venice CA, and has lived and traveled extensively in China.

Brackman's debut novel, YEAR OF THE TIGER (ROCK PAPER TIGER), set on the fringes of the Chinese art world, made several "Best of 2010" lists, including Amazon's Top 100 Novels and Top 10 Mystery/Thrillers, and was nominated for the Strand Magazine Critics Award for Best First Novel. Her second novel is DAY OF THE DEAD (GETAWAY), a thriller set in Mexico,...more



I have an arm injury that makes driving uncomfortable (Also typing, thus my photo-heavy posts as of late). So, when I needed to go tothe Los Angeles Times Festival of Booksrecently, I took the newExposition Linefrom my friend's house to get there.




What a revelation! Instead of fighting traffic and searching for expensive parking, I rode in a shiny new light rail that dropped me off at the USC c... read more »
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Average rating: 3.51 · 829 ratings · 234 reviews · 5 distinct works · Similar authors
Rock Paper Tiger
3.5 of 5 stars 3.50 avg rating — 580 ratings — published 2010 — 9 editions
Getaway
3.44 of 5 stars 3.44 avg rating — 206 ratings — published 2012 — 5 editions
Hour of the Rat
4.06 of 5 stars 4.06 avg rating — 34 ratings — expected publication 2013 — 2 editions
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3.5 of 5 stars 3.50 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2012 — 2 editions

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“Life has no meaning. Each of us has meaning and we bring it to life. It is a waste to be asking the question when you are the answer.”Joseph Campbell
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