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Joy York

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Gadsden, The United States

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Mystery, Thriller, Young Adult

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Joy York grew up in Alabama but has spent much of her adult life in the Midwest, currently living with her husband in Indiana. Inspired by a family legacy of oral storytelling, she began creating stories and adventures for her son when he was growing up. With encouragement from family and friends, she began to write them down. Her first book, The Bloody Shoe Affair: A daring and thrilling adventure with the jailer’s daughter (The Jailer's Daughter Mysteries Book 1), a YA mystery, was published in 2015. Genuine Deceit, an adult suspense novel, is her second book. Protective Instinct: A Thriller was recently published. The Moonshine Murders (The Jailer's Daughter Mysteries Book 2) will be released March 25, 2024. For more information, visit w ...more

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	Genuine Deceit 4.56 avg rating — 133 ratings — published 2021 — 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
	Protective Instinct 4.68 avg rating — 65 ratings — 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 Bloody Shoe Affair: A daring and thrilling adventure with the jailer's daughter (The Jailer's Daughter Mysteries Book 1) 4.68 avg rating — 60 ratings — published 2015	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 Moonshine Murders: The Jailer's Daughter Mysteries 4.90 avg rating — 20 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 Last Coon Hunter: Book I of the Ryland Creek Saga

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After reading the first line of Daniel Boone and Me, I felt as though I had been sucked into a time warp that sent me back to the 1770’s in Kentucky. Ten ten-year-old Eliza Corey and her 4-year-old brother Thacher are being shoved by their mother int ...more
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