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Ronald S. Barak, bestselling author, Olympic athlete, law school honors graduate, and experienced courtroom lawyer, is uniquely qualified to write his novels that appeal to all political and legal thriller fans.

Described by his readers as a cross between Agatha Christie, Lee Child, and John Lescroart, bestselling author Barak keeps his readers flipping the pages into the wee hours of the night. While he mostly lets his characters tell his stories, he manages to get his licks in too.

Barak derives great satisfaction from knowing that his books not only entertain but also stimulate others to think about how things might be, how people can actually resolve real-world problems. In particular, Barak tackles the country’s dysfunctional government ...more

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Average rating: 4.02 · 733 ratings · 189 reviews · 9 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Amendment Killer 4.05 avg rating — 461 ratings — published 2017 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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 Puppet Master (Brooks/Lotello Thriller Book 2) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 138 ratings — published 2018 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	Payback 3.82 avg rating — 94 ratings — published 2020 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	JK's Code (Brooks/Lotello Thriller, #4) 4.27 avg rating — 30 ratings — published 2020 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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 Season for Redemption 3.67 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2010 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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 ROGUE QUORUM: a novel, 5th in the Brooks/Lotello thriller series really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	Foreign Investment in United States Real Estate 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 1981	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	Real Estate Issues in the Health Care Industry: Proceedings of the First Annual Conference of the Health Care Real Estate Institute (Current Issues in Real Estate Finance and Economics, 3) by Ronald S. Barak (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Health Care Real Estate Institute 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 1996 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	Real Estate Issues in the Health Care Industry: Proceedings of the First Annual Conference of the Health Care Real Estate Institute (Current Issues in Real Estate Finance and Economics) by Ronald S. Barak (Goodreads Author) (editor), Sherwin L. Memel (Editor) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 1996 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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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The Extractor: Can You Say Removal By Force?

Fellow author and friend Ethan Jones has just released his latest spy thriller series about extractor Jack Storm. The first in this new series is now available in ebook format wherever ebooks are sold for only 99 cents. You can learn more on Amazon at https://www.amazon.com/dp/B091T6SP33.

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“Blurring reality and fiction: Fiction written to provoke and to entertain”
― Ronald S. Barak

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“Solitude, seeming a sanctuary, proves a grave, a sepulcher in which the living lie, where all good qualities grow sick and die.
—COWPER”
― Ronald S. Barak, The Puppet Master

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