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Jim Nelson

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Jim Nelson’s novels include the Bridge Daughter Cycle (Bridge Daughter, Hagar's Mother, & Stranger Son) and In My Memory Locked. His latest is A Man Named Baskerville.

He divides his time between San Francisco and Tokyo.
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In My Memory Locked

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Man in the Middle

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A Man Named Baskerville by Jim Nelson

At my local branch of the San Francisco Public Library I happened to notice this little surprise on the New Arrivals shelf: A fresh copy of , all prepped and ready for checking out. (Here’s the online record, if you’re interested.)

If you’d like to read my books and haven’t yet, keep in mind your local library may have an online suggestions program for acquiring lesser-publicized titles like Basker

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