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Wayne Zurl worked as a police officer for twenty years and retired from New York to East Tennessee. In 2006 he began to write crime fiction. Seven of his novelettes have been published as audio books and Kindle books. In January 2011, his first novel, A NEW PROSPECT, will be published in book form. The story follows the adventures of an ex-New York detective who finds a job as police chief in a small Tennessee city."

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LEPRECHAUN'S LAMENT receives national review

A Leprechaun's Lament reveiwed by Jennifer Kimble for US Review of Books

"Those who some see as the worst, are heroes to their families and the people they represent. Those seen as the best by others, are monsters to the people they oppose."

When routine Homeland Security funded background checks of all police department civilans take a mysterious turn, Sam Jenkins finds himself caught up in a c... Read more of this blog post »

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	A New Prospect 4.57 of 5 stars 4.57 avg rating — 35 ratings — published 2011 — 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
	A Leprechaun's Lament 4.56 of 5 stars 4.56 avg rating — 18 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
	Heroes and Lovers 4.5 of 5 stars 4.50 avg rating — 16 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
	A Murder in Knoxville 4.25 of 5 stars 4.25 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2010 — 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
	FATE OF A FLOOZY 4.6 of 5 stars 4.60 avg rating — 5 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
	Serpents & Scoundrels 4.6 of 5 stars 4.60 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2011 — 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
	A Labor Day Murder 4.6 of 5 stars 4.60 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2009 — 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
	Murder in a Wish-Book House 4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2011 — 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
	Reenacting a Murder 4.75 of 5 stars 4.75 avg rating — 4 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
	Scrap Metal & Murder 4.6 of 5 stars 4.60 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2010 — 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

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Wayne Zurl rated a book 5 of 5 stars The Monkey's Raincoat (Elvis Cole, #1) by Robert Crais read in June, 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
THE MONKEY’S RAINCOAT by Robert Crais Private investigator Elvis Cole and his part-time partner Joe Pike are in fine form in this early (@1985) mystery. A simple “find a missing husband” case turns into a can of worms—murder, cocaine, Hollywood inside...more
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Wayne Zurl rated a book 4 of 5 stars The Little Death (Louis Kincaid, #10) by P.J. Parrish (Goodreads Author) read in May, 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
THE LITTLE DEATH by P.J. Parrish This turned out to be my favorite in Parrish’s Louis Kincaid series to date. The sisters (P.J. Parrish is actually two women) have brought Louis out of his semi-professional brooding and schlepping around anywhere from...more
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Wayne Zurl rated a book 4 of 5 stars A Case of Vineyard Poison (Martha's Vineyard Mystery #6) by Philip R. Craig read in May, 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
A CASE OD VINEYARD POISON by Philip R. Craig Amidst the plans for J.W. Jackson and Zee Maderias getting married we find a young woman dead on J.W.’s property, apparently poisoned. Things point to an accident of a health food fan eating the wrong mushr...more
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Wayne Zurl rated a book 4 of 5 stars Lady Yesterday (Amos Walker Mystery #7) by Loren D. Estleman read in May, 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
LADY YESTERDAY by Loren D. Estleman Estleman is at his hardboiled best with this one. The dialogue between Amos Walker and the young Mafia boss is classic noir. A great addition to the series, where Amos helps his old flame, ex-hooker Iris Dexter loca...more
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Wayne Zurl rated a book 5 of 5 stars Jesus Out to Sea by James Lee Burke read in May, 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
JESUS OUT TO SEA by James Lee Burke Let’s start out on the right foot. In case there any misconceptions out there, this book is not a piece of current Christian fiction. It is a collection of eleven stories so well crafted that they could be used as s...more
Jun 05, 2013 12:30pm · see review
Wayne Zurl is now a fan of Goodreads Author Rodney Strange
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Wayne Zurl rated a book 4 of 5 stars If The Dead Rise Not (Bernard Gunther, #6) by Philip Kerr read in April, 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
IF THE DEAD RISE NOT by Philip Kerr I’ve said it before and stand by my previous statement. Philip Kerr’s Bernie Günther is the German Philip Marlowe. Kerr has the knack to pull off a top-shelf hard-boiled detective story with the best of them. In thi...more
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