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Tony Wirt

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in Lake Mills, IA, The United States

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Thriller, Suspense, Fiction

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Tony was born in Lake Mills, IA, and got his first taste of publication in first grade, when his essay on Airplane II: The Sequel appeared in the Lake Mills Elementary School’s Creative Courier.

He's a graduate of the University of Iowa and spent nine years doing media relations in the Hawkeye Athletic Department. He's also been a sportswriter, movie ticket taker and Dairy Queen ice cream slinger who can still do the little curly thing on top of a soft serve cone.

He currently lives in Rochester, MN, with his wife and two daughters. When he’s not fly fishing or telling you what music you should be listening to, he’s working on his next novel. ...more

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Average rating: 3.85 · 24,198 ratings · 1,741 reviews · 5 distinct works • Similar authors

	Pike Island 3.87 avg rating — 12,379 ratings — published 2024 — 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
	Just Stay Away 3.82 avg rating — 10,499 ratings — published 2023 — 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
	A Necessary Act really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1,011 ratings — published 2016 — 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
	Silent Creek 3.78 avg rating — 292 ratings — published 2025 — 3 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
	Opal vs. The Woods *and dogs and raccoons and foxes and coyotes and mean squirrels and hunger and hawks and the dark and owls and other random scary stuff 4.29 avg rating — 17 ratings — 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 Kill Club

As a writer, sometimes I'll read a blurb for a book and think, "Aw man, why didn't I think of that?". That absolutely happened when I heard about Wendy Heard's upcoming The Kill Club.

The story revolves around a secret group that offers to "take care" of your abuser... if you are willing to take care of someone else's. They'll provide the plan, the tools, the alibi - you just have to pull the trigg Read more of this blog post »

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Beau Johnson always brings his signature dose of bloody mayhem.
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“Sometimes all kids needed was someone to spend a little time with them, especially when nobody else in their lives would.”
― Tony Wirt, Just Stay Away

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“Our system is rotting from the inside because the guys in it are rotten on the inside.”
― Tony Wirt, Pike Island

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“I know what he is. He’s the nicest guy in the room. He’s your best friend, as long as he gets what he wants. As long as things go according to his plan. But I’ve seen what’s behind all that charm—what comes out when nobody’s watching. What he’ll do to get what he thinks he deserves. He’ll leave you behind without thinking twice.”
― Tony Wirt, Pike Island

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