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Formerly a bar owner, a criminal defense investigator, and an English teacher, James Kestrel is now an attorney practicing throughout the Pacific. His writing has won advance praise from Stephen King, James Patterson, Dennis Lehane, Lee Child, Meg Gardiner, James Fallows, Pico Iyer, and numerous other authors. A sailor and world traveler, Kestrel has lived in Taiwan, New Orleans, and a West Texas ghost town. He lives in Volcano, Hawaii.

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Average rating: 4.38 · 13,945 ratings · 2,026 reviews · 2 distinct works • Similar authors

	Five Decembers by James Kestrel (Goodreads Author) (Pseudonym), Jonathan Moore (Goodreads Author) 4.40 avg rating — 13,254 ratings — published 2021 — 21 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
	Blood Relations by Jonathan Moore (Goodreads Author), James Kestrel (Goodreads Author) (Pseudonym) 3.97 avg rating — 964 ratings — published 2019 — 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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“He walked. It wasn’t steady. One of his pupils was twice the size of the other. His gait was uneven and he pulled to the right. Turn him loose in an empty field, and he might wander in circles. McGrady had to nudge his shoulder every ten paces to keep him going straight. He wasn’t about to take his arm. They went back across the quad and up the morgue steps.”
― James Kestrel, Five Decembers

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“It was a complete disaster and no one had done anything wrong.”
― James Kestrel, Five Decembers

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“If you want to go around again, we can go around again. I just wanted to talk to you. But I’m fine either way.” “Everyone knows if that’d been a fair fight, you’d be dead.” McGrady laughed. “You”
― James Kestrel, Five Decembers

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March 2023 Group Read

The Devil and the Dark Water by Stuart Turton

64 votes 27.4%

A Dark Matter by Peter Straub

57 votes 24.4%

Five Decembers by James Kestrel

32 votes 13.7%

The Neon Rain by James Lee Burke

26 votes 11.1%

Her Past Can't Wait by Jacqueline Boulden

21 votes 9.0%

Winter Counts by David Heska Wanbli Weiden

18 votes 7.7%

Beyond Tuesday Morning by Karen Kingsbury

16 votes 6.8%

234 total votes

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