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Carolyne Topdjian

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Carolyne Topdjian is the author of the critically acclaimed gothic novels The Hitman’s Daughter and The Black Moth. Shortlisted for the Ghost Prize by Fractured Literary, her work has appeared in PRISM International, Dreamers Magazine, Firewords Quarterly and elsewhere. She is a grant recipient from the Canada Council for the Arts and the Mississauga Arts Council, holds an interdisciplinary PhD, and is a professor of fine arts at Humber Polytechnic, Toronto. Fittingly, she’s lived in a 100-year-old haunted house for over a decade.

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Average rating: 3.75 · 355 ratings · 106 reviews · 2 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Hitman's Daughter (Mave Michael series Book 1) 3.71 avg rating — 312 ratings — published 2022 — 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
	The Black Moth (Mave Michael series Book 2) 4.09 avg rating — 43 ratings — published 2023 — 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

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As she strips back the deliciously sinister layers of Boston’s secret society, Winn expertly weaves together the insider-outsider stories of two women who are at a crossroads in their lives. Temptations, scandals, and lies flow in abundance among the ...more
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Carolyne Topdjian liked Tanya's review of The Hitman's Daughter (Mave Michael series Book 1): "A new chance for the hotel will lead her history to come out into the open. She comes across a dead body and she will become the prime suspect. A blizzard traps them all at the hotel so see just how it will all go I received an advance copy from hidde" Read more of this review »
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