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Robin Allen

Goodreads author profile

born

The Great State of Texas, The United States

gender

female

website

http://robinallentx.blogspot.com/

genre

Mystery & Thrillers, Nonfiction, Humor

influences

John Kennedy Toole, Ben Rehder, Carl Hiaasen, Pete Hautman, Donald E....more

member since

March 2011

About this author

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I am the author of the clean, humorous Poppy Markham: Culinary Cop mystery series that features an Austin, TX public health inspector and lots of behind-the-scenes information about the restaurant industry. The first book, If You Can't Stand the Heat, is now available from from Midnight Ink. The second book, Stick a Fork In It, is scheduled for release in July 2012.

I hold a BA degree in English which qualifies me to work as the following: food server, cocktail waitress, bartender, barista, sales rep, marketing director, freelance writer, technical writer, copy editor, software QA analyst, personal assistant, yoga instructor, knitwear designer, and mystery author.

p.s. The Big Lebowski is the best movie ever. But that's just, like, my opini...more

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Books by Robin Allen

Average rating: 3.16 · 79 ratings · 26 reviews · 2 distinct works

	If You Can't Stand the Heat 3.16 avg rating — 77 ratings — published 2011 — 4 editions	My rating:
	Stick a Fork In It (Poppy Markham: Culinary Cop #2) 3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — expected publication 2012	My rating:

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Series by Robin Allen

Poppy Markham: Culinary Cop (2 books)
by Robin Allen (Goodreads Author)

3.16 avg rating — 79 ratings

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Robin Allen is currently reading:

Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking

by Susan Cain (Goodreads Author)

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May 06, 2012 05:12pm

Robin Allen is currently reading:

The Best of Ogden Nash

by Ogden Nash

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Dec 21, 2011 12:30pm

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The Original Illustrated Sherlock Holmes: 37 Short Stories Plus a Complete Novel

by Arthur Conan Doyle

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Robin Allen said: "I'm a little bit in love with Sherlock Holmes. "

Apr 24, 2011 09:16am · see review

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Cozy Mysteries : Read the Season - Spring	120	135	Jun 21, 2011 04:46am
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Quotes Robin Likes

“Discipline is remembering what you want.”
― David Campbell

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“The strange thing about breeding bulls is that you never know how successful you have been until a few minutes before your bull dies. The man who has bred a brave bull has bred a quality without measure, a spirit, that may be tested only in the destruction of it.”
― Tom Lea, The Brave Bulls

1 person liked it

“These irresistible men look so much more delicious than they taste.”
― Kathryn Walker, A Stopover in Venice

2 people liked it

“Marvelous wonders don't have to happen of a sudden, the way they do in the Arabian Nights. They can also take a long time, like crystals growing, or minds changing, or leaves turning. The trick is to keep an eye peeled, so they don't slip by unappreciated.”
― Ken Kesey, Sailor Song

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Cozy Mysteries — 2373 members — last activity 20 minutes ago
For those who love a good cozy mystery while curled up on the couch with a cup of coffee/tea/cocoa and maybe a dog/cat next to them. Please be kind an...more

Ravelry Knitters — 1535 members — last activity May 31, 2012 07:17am
For those out there who are addicted to knitting and ravelry!

Clean Reads — 612 members — last activity May 31, 2012 12:03am
This is a group for people who love to read a good book, but don't want to have to put it down one chapter in because of things that, if it were a mov...more

Girl Snoops — 66 members — last activity Jan 31, 2012 09:12pm
Ever wanted to hunt for the baddies, solve mysteries, endanger your own life and always come out alive?? This group is dedicated to those who love rea...more

Feminist Mysteries — 22 members — last activity May 26, 2011 07:38am
For those who read mysteries with strong female characters and feminist story lines!

Tasty Murder Mysteries — 201 members — last activity May 27, 2012 06:20am
Dedicated to murder mystery books with recipes in them such as Joanne Fluke and Diane Mott Davidson for the Hannah Swenson and Goldy Bear book series....more

Clean Mysteries — 24 members — last activity Aug 12, 2011 08:43am
This is a group for people who enjoy reading mysteries but without sex and language etc.

Austin, Texas Readers — 133 members — last activity Feb 19, 2012 10:04am
"I see we got ourselves a reader." for austinites who love to read.

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This is the official group for authors to give Goodreads feedback about the site, including the Goodreads Author Program, Author Q&A Groups, the newsl...more

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