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Daniel Kalla

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http://www.goodreads.com/dmkalla

born

in Vancouver, Canada

gender

male

website

http://danielkalla.com

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Mystery & Thrillers, Historical Fiction

influences

Ken Follet, Nelson DeMille, John Irving, Arthur Hailey,

member since

December 2009

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Born, raised, and still residing in Vancouver, Kalla spends his days (and sometimes nights) working as an ER Physician in an urban teaching hospital.

The idea for his first medical thriller, PANDEMIC, sprang from his clinical experience in facing the SARS crisis of 2003. He has written five science thrillers and or medical mysteries, delving into themes and topics as diverse as superbugs, drug addiction, prions, DNA evidence, pandemics and patient abuse. Kalla's sixth book, OF FLESH AND BLOOD, is a medical epic that features a world renowned hospital and two medical families who share a century of love, loss and healing.

Kalla’s latest, THE FARS SIDE OF THE SKY, is a historical novel set in Second World War Shanghai against the dramatic backd...more

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“I don’t have time”… four little words that so often give people carte blanche to turn their backs on their ambitions and dreams. Frankly, I don’t buy it. I realize many of you are so overwhelmed with work, family, health, financial, and or school commitment that you barely have time to breathe, let alone consider [...] read more »

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Average rating: 3.69 · 1,697 ratings · 240 reviews · 10 distinct works · Similar authors

	Pandemic 3.66 of 5 stars 3.66 avg rating — 465 ratings — 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
	Blood Lies 3.66 of 5 stars 3.66 avg rating — 343 ratings — published 2007 — 10 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 Far Side of the Sky 4.01 of 5 stars 4.01 avg rating — 280 ratings — published 2011 — 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
	Cold Plague 3.58 of 5 stars 3.58 avg rating — 262 ratings — published 2008 — 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
	Rage Therapy 3.49 of 5 stars 3.49 avg rating — 173 ratings — published 2006 — 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
	Resistance 3.74 of 5 stars 3.74 avg rating — 101 ratings — published 2006 — 7 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
	Of Flesh and Blood 3.59 of 5 stars 3.59 avg rating — 71 ratings — published 2010 — 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
	Immun by Daniel Kalla (Goodreads Author), Martin Ruf (Übersetzer) 3.5 of 5 stars 3.50 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
	Rising Sun, Falling Shadow 0.0 of 5 stars 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — expected publication 2013 — 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
	Il Sangue Non Mente: Romanzo 0.0 of 5 stars 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2008	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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Daniel Kalla liked Ali's review of The Far Side of the Sky: " The Far Side Of The Sky was a fascinating look at a part of history that I never knew before reading it. The terror of Kristallnacht forces Austrian Jew Dr Adler to search for a way out of Nazi Germany for his family and himself.With his brother mu... " Read more of this review »
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Daniel Kalla liked Laurel's review of The Far Side of the Sky: " This page turner historical novel is based on a little known part of the history of WWII, the emigration of twenty thousand German Jews to Shanghai, the only place that would take them. Shanghai at the time was militarily divided between the Japan... " Read more of this review »
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Daniel Kalla rated a book 5 of 5 stars The Book Thief by Markus Zusak (Goodreads Author)	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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Daniel Kalla rated a book 4 of 5 stars A Lily of the Field (Inspector Troy, #7) by John Lawton	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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“Simon shook his head. ‘The Nazis in Germany…the Japanese here in Shanghai…Treating people as less than human because of the shape of their faces or the sound of their names. Sometimes it feels like the whole damn world is unraveling.”
― Daniel Kalla, The Far Side of the Sky

tags: hatred, racism, war, wwii

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