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Brett Battles is the author of over a dozen novels and several short stories. His second novel, THE DECEIVED (part of his Jonathan Quinn series), won the Barry Award for Best Thriller. He is one of the founding members of Killer Year, and is a member of International Thriller Writers. He lives and writes in Los Angeles.


by Brett Battles



We live with inspiration every day. As a writer, I find it in the world I walk through, in the conversations I have, and, more often than not, in the people I meet. While they might not exactly become characters in my stories, they do form the basis for them. Often these characters, such as Logan Harper in Little Girl Gone, have a military background. This is in part due to the... Read more of this blog post »
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Published on August 31, 2011 13:00 • 204 views
Average rating: 3.89 · 5,777 ratings · 751 reviews · 28 distinct works · Similar authors
The Cleaner (Jonathan Quinn...
3.77 of 5 stars 3.77 avg rating — 1,295 ratings — published 2007 — 14 editions
The Deceived (Jonathan Quin...
4.04 of 5 stars 4.04 avg rating — 674 ratings — published 2008 — 15 editions
Sick (Project Eden, #1)
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3.9 of 5 stars 3.90 avg rating — 518 ratings — published 2011 — 7 editions
Shadow of Betrayal (Jonatha...
4.01 of 5 stars 4.01 avg rating — 514 ratings — published 2009 — 11 editions
The Silenced (Jonathan Quin...
4.19 of 5 stars 4.19 avg rating — 332 ratings — published 2011 — 8 editions
Becoming Quinn - A Jonathan...
4.24 of 5 stars 4.24 avg rating — 233 ratings — published 2011 — 2 editions
Little Girl Gone (Logan Har...
3.69 of 5 stars 3.69 avg rating — 265 ratings — published 2011 — 3 editions
Exit 9 (Project Eden, #2)
4.16 of 5 stars 4.16 avg rating — 192 ratings — published 2011 — 3 editions
The Destroyed (Jonathan Qui...
4.17 of 5 stars 4.17 avg rating — 138 ratings — published 2012 — 2 editions
Pale Horse (Project Eden #3)
4.1 of 5 stars 4.10 avg rating — 126 ratings — published 2012 — 2 editions
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message 13: by Brett

Brett Battles Wow. Please thank your co-worker for me! Word of mouth is key to any author's success. Glad to hear an example of it working.

Brett


message 12: by Deborah

Deborah Thank you Brett, I appreciate that you accepted my friend request. A co-worker mentioned your Jonathan Quinn series as our new must read series, and I have to tell you I am enjoying them immensely!!


message 11: by Brett

Brett Battles Thanks, Lucinda! I appreciate the review, and am so happy you've found my work! Hope you enjoy some of my other novels.

Brett


message 10: by Lucinda

Lucinda Dear Brett,
I would like to thank you so much for being my friend here on GoodReads. I loved reading your novel 'No Return' and concider myself to be extremely lucky to have been able to read & review this book (via. GoodReads giveaway). I therefore look forward to reading more of your work!
Kind Regards
Lucinda x


message 9: by Brett

Brett Battles Hi Zoë. Yeah, I've been keeping busy. :) Quality and quantity (hopefully, quality anyway), that's the ticket to success, I think. At least it's worked for me!


message 8: by Zoë

Zoë Sharp Hi Brett

Thanks so much for Friending me. Great to catch up with you here. How's the writing going? You seem to be fairly prolific at the moment!


message 7: by Peg

Peg Brantley Thanks for your Goodreads friendship, Brett


message 6: by Rick

Rick Reed Thanks Brett, for adding me as a friend. Perhaps I'll see you at one of the events here in California.


message 5: by Christine

Christine Hatfield good afternoon


message 4: by Rai

Rai Hi Brett,

It's great to see you here on Goodreads! Very glad to have you as a friend here :)

Cheers,

Rai


message 3: by Harry

Harry Shannon Hey, Brett. Post some books!


message 2: by Brett

Brett Battles Thanks for the tip, Beth!


message 1: by Beth

Beth Hi Brett,
Thanks for befriending this fellow crime writer on Goodreads! Have you signed up for the Author Program (http://www.goodreads.com/author/program)? And, I suggest you put some books on your "read" list. :)


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