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James M. McCracken

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Young Adult, Mystery & Thrillers, Gay & Lesbian

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James M. McCracken was born and raised in Oregon. He is the fifth of seven children. He lost his mother when he was eighteen. That is why family has always been important to him and features prominently in the stories he writes.

However, his love for writing began when he was a teen. At age 13 he went away to a seminary boarding school. It was there that he began to write but mainly for his own entertainment. He felt his ideas and stories weren't "good enough" to share. That changed his senior year when he saw a movie poster. The movie's storyline was the same as a story he had written two years earlier. He reasoned "If two people could have the same idea, then maybe my ideas aren't stupid after all."

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	Charlie MacCready - The Ghost in the Attic 3.77 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 2001 — 8 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
	Secrets - The Wallace Family 3.27 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 1998 — 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
	Lost and Found (A Charlie MacCready Mystery Book 5) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — 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
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	Charlie MacCready - Shadows In The Dark (#2) by James M. McCracken (Goodreads Author), Michael Anne Maslow (Illustrator) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2004 — 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
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	Charlie MacCready: Sirens In The Night by James M. McCracken (Goodreads Author), Michael Anne Maslow (Illustrations) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2012 — 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
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Greetings,

I have just completed my third novel
in the Charlie MacCready series,
Charlie MacCready Sirens In The Night.
It is currently being edited and should
be released this summer.

"Where there's smoke..."
Charlie and his friends must act fast
if the Abbey is to avoid repeating its
history.

Meanwhile I've begun working on the
fourth installment,
Charlie MacCready The Dark Angel.
I am looking forward to se Read more of this blog post »

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