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Joel Shulkin, MD, is a developmental-behavioral pediatrician and United States Air Force veteran with a master’s in public health. Having been lucky enough to be mentored by the legendary Michael Palmer, his short stories have appeared in various print and online journals, and he has won several national and local writing awards for fiction and poetry. He lives in Florida with his wife and twin daughters.

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Joel Shulkin Tess Gerritsen once told me not to write ONLY what you know, because how boring would that be? Instead, she said to write what you WANT to know, or wh…moreTess Gerritsen once told me not to write ONLY what you know, because how boring would that be? Instead, she said to write what you WANT to know, or what you like to read. It would’ve been extremely challenging to turn my day job into an exciting story, but by taking my experience with medical investigation and learning about criminal investigation, I was able to create a story that I would want to read if I saw it on the shelves. So, write away!

Also, if you've written anything, whether it's a short story, an article, a novel--whatever--you're not an "aspiring writer". You're a WRITER.(less)
Joel Shulkin Book 2 (TOXIC EFFECTS) is currently in editing, scheduled for release in 2021. I have a sci-fi/medical/superhero thriller with beta reads, and am curr…moreBook 2 (TOXIC EFFECTS) is currently in editing, scheduled for release in 2021. I have a sci-fi/medical/superhero thriller with beta reads, and am currently writing a standalone traditional medical thriller about a woman with degenerative scleroderma who suddenly starts recovering for unknown reasons, but when she also starts changing in other ways, her doctor needs to find out why before a killer who wants to keep them quiet tracks them down.(less)
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TOXIC EFFECTS is available as of today! Get it in hardcover, ebook, or audiobook (narrated by the brilliant January LaVoy) by clicking on those links in Goodreads.

"Not your typical medical thriller"- Best Thriller Books
"Very much recommended"-Bookanon.com
"A wicked smart medical thriller" - bestselling author Dea Poirier
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Once again, James Byrne goes all out with his madcap adventurer Desmond Aloysius Limerick in this sequel to The Gatekeeper. Picking up some time after the first book, Dez's retirement to the United States is interrupted when he gets a call from his f ...more
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Fearless introduces Ben Koenig, former leader of the US Marshal Special Operations Group. Told in first person (alternating with some third-person chapters from the bad guys' POV), this is an action-packed spy thriller in the vein of Jack Reacher and ...more
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