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November 8, 2022
Keep up the great work
Hello
Just finished The Islamorada Murders. Great work, a good read.
I am retired a sergeant NYPD, I supervised in both the Missing Persons Squad and Internal Affairs. Currently I conduct Private Investigator work here in NYC.
You have done your NYPD research. Your description of the woman who answered the door with beer in hand and cigarette in mouth was direct. I have spoken to many ladies dressed that way for the interview. The story of the soda on the car dashboard nosedive was true to life. I once had a hot chocolate soak my jacket. Keep up the great work.
–John F.
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October 29, 2022
By far one of the best sets of books
Mr. Parr,
I have never written to an author but your Mancuso series is by far one of the best sets of books I have ever read. The only one I had a minor issue with was the one where you telegraphed the killer (that suave FBI agent) but if that is my only complaint over 10 books then you must be doing something right. Keep up the amazing work and do hope a book 11 is coming. Thanks for listening
–J.W.
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October 1, 2022
Had me guessing the whole way through
I just finished your 7th book in the Joey Mancuso Father O’Brien set. Loved all of them and will be checking for more. Your books are so easy to read, so interesting and the 7th book had me guessing the whole way through. I was sad to come to the end of the story. I enjoy that the narrative is by different characters, not just Joey. So entertaining. Keep on writing, and I will keep on reading! During our Canadian very cold winters there is a lot of time to read! Thanks for the entertainment!
–Marlene H.
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March 5, 2021
The Red Stain – A Mancuso Murder Mystery
Exciting news! The eighth entry in the Mancuso, Father O’Brian Crime Mystery series will be ready for release in the Fall of 2021. The Red Stain – A Murder Mystery, promises to be the best Mancuso entry so far. Hired to find the killer of a politician running for Mayor of New York after the case goes unsolved and assigned to the Cold Case Unit, Mancuso and team begin to peel back the layers of the crime. What they find is a tangled web of murders that requires the expertise and resources of the FBI. Stay tuned for further tidbits of The Red Stain – A Murder Mystery.
Author Owen Parr is an International Best Selling Author and Multiple Award Winner. Preview all his novels at www.owenparrr.com
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January 8, 2021
Crime Masters Poison Cup Award – Mancuso Series
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August 1, 2020
Mystery / Suspense Award from FAPA
The Abduction of Patient Zero by Owen Parr won this award from the Florida Authors & Publishers Association.
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February 25, 2020
5 Stars – Readers Favorite – Crime Mystery Series
Readers’ Favorite has awarded the 5 Stars for top reviews to all Joey Mancuso,Father O’Brian Crime Mystery series.
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January 31, 2020
Jack Ryder Mystery Novellas Vol 1 – 2
Two murder mysteries that will test your inner detective…
From married to single…From Wall Street to South Beach…From financial analyst to author of crime mysteries and now reluctantly to crime investigator. Jack Ryder is one of a kind. Living aboard a 54 foot yacht with his beagle Max at the Miami Beach Marina, Jack is about to become a consultant to the Miami Beach Police, but not by choice.
In novella #1 of 2, The Case of the Dead Russian Spy, Jack gets involved in solving a murder of what seems to be a copy cat killer of one of his novels. It turns out the victim could be a Russian Spy involved with the US government and the Russians. Either he helps the MBPD or he becomes their number 1 suspect. In novella #2, what started as a cruise with his new buddy Miami Police Detective Logan Robert and two lady friends, turns into a whodunit aboard the cruise. On the first night of the Cruise to Nowhere, billionaire and family patriarch Gustav Inglenorth is found dead in his cabin, stabbed three times. This was supposed to be a private family cruise on the maiden voyage of The Majestic, a luxurious private yacht. Mr. Inglenorth was to reveal the content and distribution of the family trust to fifteen members of the family traveling aboard the yacht. Without a doubt, one of his family members is the murderer.
Forced to take refuge from a hurricane in the Port of Havana, Jack Ryder and Logan Robert must find the killer, among the fifteen members of the family, before the Cuban authorities interfere in their investigation and hold the family indefinitely.
Jack is a forty-year-old divorcee, and retired Wall Street Financial Analyst recently turned crime mystery writer. His new lifestyle does not include; – alarm clocks, suits, or ties – living carefree aboard a forty-four-foot yacht with his beagle – Max, enjoying life in Miami’s South Beach, the clubs and ladies that abound the area. His keen eye for detail in writing crime mysteries has made him an invaluable consultant to the Miami Beach Police Major Crimes Division.
Logan Robert, former Army Special Forces and now homicide detective for the Miami Beach Police Department, has relied on Jack’s deduction abilities to solve murder cases.
Readers of Agatha Christie and Arthur Donan Coyle all truly enjoy these novellas.
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September 24, 2019
The Alpha Team Spy Thriller Series Vol. 1-3
The John Powers series has a new name and an updated series – The Alpha Team. Three thrilling novels in a boxset for eBook lovers is about to be released.
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September 2, 2019
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Owen Parr's Goodreads Blog
New Apple Literary Services has awarded author Owen Parr's book, 'The Dead Have Secrets' the solo "Medalist Winner" in the Mystery category of our 2016 New Apple Annual Book Award FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
New Apple Literary Services has awarded author Owen Parr's book, 'The Dead Have Secrets' the solo "Medalist Winner" in the Mystery category of our 2016 New Apple Annual Book Awards for Excellence in Independent Publishing!
Parr's 'The Dead Have Secrets' is the second book in the John Powers Mystery series following 'Operation Black Swan.'
Parr is a 30-year plus veteran of the Wall Street industry. Still employed in the Financial sector, Parr incorporates his savvy into a fusion of facts and fiction to deliver well-plotted and extremely well-developed characters into his political intrigue and mystery novels with an uncanny ability to draw the reader into the story.
A relatively new novelist, Parr has published four novels since 2015, with 'Due Diligence,' being the first, followed by 'Operation Black Swan,' 'The Dead Have Secrets,' and his new entry into the crime mystery genre, 'A Murder on Wall Street.'
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