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Blair Denholm

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Blair Denholm is a freelance writer and translator who has lived in Moscow, New York, Munich, Abu Dhabi and Australia. He has written content for commercial websites and done corporate voice-over work in English and Russian.

His first novel in the Gary Braswell series, SOLD, was released by Clan Destine Press in November 2017 and is getting rave reviews. He is also working on a murder mystery based on a real event that occurred in Moscow in the late 1980s.

Blair interpreted for the Reagan-Gorbachev summit in Moscow, translated for the Sochi Winter Olympics and voted in a foreign election despite having no eligibility to do so. He was also almost lost at sea on a dilapidated Russian fishing boat sailing from Hobart to New Zealand. He currently
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Blair Denholm Shot to the Heart, the fourth full-length novel in my series, The Fighting Detective. It stars ex-boxer Jack Lisbon who metes out justice in his own i…moreShot to the Heart, the fourth full-length novel in my series, The Fighting Detective. It stars ex-boxer Jack Lisbon who metes out justice in his own inimitable style. This time, he's back in the UK where not everyone is happy to see him.(less)
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2022. What was that?

Just checking back on my Goodreads blog, and I am astounded to discover that I haven't posted here since this time last year. Almost to the day! For some reason, this isn't a platform I find ideal for blogging. Let's be totally honest here, I don't like blogging on any platform. Not even my own website.

What I do love is writing books, and that's where most of my energy has been focused in 2022. I Read more of this blog post »
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The Jack Lisbon series continues its impressive streak with this latest prequel, Take Down.

The prequel, while very short, 36 pages to be exact, was an utterly captivating piece of storytelling.

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“He was going to live forever, or die in the attempt.”
Joseph Heller, Catch-22

“To go wrong in one's own way is better than to go right in someone else's.”
Fyodor Dostoevsky, Crime and Punishment

“In the world according to Garp, we are all terminal cases”
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“If you find it hard to laugh at yourself, I would be happy to do it for you.”
Groucho Marx

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Carolyn Hi Blair, thanks for the friend request :)


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Blair Mike wrote: "Thanks for the friend invite, Blair. I've enjoyed reading the reviews for "SOLD". Sounds like you've created quite the character. Best of luck on your launch and sales! Happy reading in the meantime."

You're welcome, Mike.
My character Gary is someone who definitely leaves an impression on people.
Thanks for the good wishes!


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Mike Thanks for the friend invite, Blair. I've enjoyed reading the reviews for "SOLD". Sounds like you've created quite the character. Best of luck on your launch and sales! Happy reading in the meantime.


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