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Crisman Strunk

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Crisman Strunk is an English and History teacher at the high school level and a professor at a local university. He is also the author of novels such as A Grave Every Mile and the upcoming All the Glory is Gone in the John Holmes series and A Hard Frost in the Gaol County Mystery series. He has loved reading and writing all his life. His family and friends have been “blessed” with comics, Star Trek technical manuals (big during his awkward middle school years), poems of excruciating badness, short stories, and novels throughout the years. He has also published some of these for the world at large. Throughout this reading and writing adventure, mysteries and thrillers have always been a favorite.

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Average rating: 4.36 · 53 ratings · 15 reviews · 7 distinct works • Similar authors

	A Grave Every Mile (A John Holmes Thriller Book 1) 4.32 avg rating — 31 ratings — 3 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
	A Hard Frost (Gaol County Mysteries, #1) 4.36 avg rating — 14 ratings — 3 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
	All The Glory Is Gone (A John Holmes Thriller #2) 4.43 avg rating — 7 ratings — 3 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
	Elemental Fources #1 by Crisman Strunk (Goodreads Author), Eric Mullarky (Editor), John Becaro (Illustrator) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2008	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
	Elemental Fources #2 by Crisman Strunk (Goodreads Author), Eric Mullarky (Editor), John Becaro (Illustrator) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2008	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
	Elemental Fources #3 by Crisman Strunk (Goodreads Author), Eric Mullarky (Editor), J.C. Grande (Illustrator) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2008	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
	IF-X #8 by Josh Brown (Goodreads Author), Ozzy Longoria, Nick Mueller (Artist) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2008	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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Crisman Strunk rated a book liked it Brighton Rock by Graham Greene	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
This is a book I've been wanting to read for a while now, and I finally sat down to do it. I wasn't disappointed. Even though it was written in 1938, it doesn't feel dated. Most of the characters are very well done and pull you into their world. I ha ...more
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Crisman Strunk rated a book really liked it Phantom (Harry Hole, #9) by Jo Nesbø (Goodreads Author)	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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Crisman Strunk rated a book really liked it Shifty's Boys by Chris Offutt (Goodreads Author)	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
I always enjoy Offutt's books. Well-written and usually set in my home state of Kentucky. The fact that the Mick Hardin series takes these attributes and sets them down in my favorite genre, crime ficition, is icing on the cake. ...more
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While not the type of book I read a lot nowadays, it is the type of book that I used to read all the time.--the literary novel. There are some great truths in this type of book, but sometimes gleaning those truths is a battle in itself. I think I bur ...more
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Johnson's great writing and characters in a lighter-hearted mystery. It was a nice change of pace to read about Walt going through his paces when the stakes aren't as high as normal. ...more
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Crisman Strunk rated a book really liked it The Thirst (Harry Hole, #11) by Jo Nesbø (Goodreads Author)	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
Another good installment in the Harry Hole series. I actually messed up and skipped Police. By the time I realized my mistake, I was well over half into this one. I'll go back and read Police now. A good story with a surprise ending. A few of the deta ...more
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Another great entry in this series. A lot of detective series have a maverick or unpredictable detective with dark secrets. Aiden Waits is this turned up to eleven. There's a difference between books you want to read and books you have to read. Wait' ...more
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Another good novel in the series. With Hillerman, you can always count on a solid read, and the descriptions of Native American culture are always interesting. You learn a lot, but it never intrudes on the story, but is, instead, a natural outgrowth ...more
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While I've read some of the Leaphorn and Chee series, I'm not far enough along for this to be my next read. But my local book club is reading it, so here we are. As usual, I really enjoyed the writing, and the characters are interesting and real. The ...more
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