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Wayne Zurl

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Wayne Zurl worked as a police officer for twenty years and retired from New York to East Tennessee. In 2006 he began to write crime fiction. More than twenty of his Sam Jenkins mystery novelettes have been published as audio books and eBooks. In January 2011, his first novel, A NEW PROSPECT, was publlished. The story follows the adventures of an ex-New York detective who finds a job as police chief in a small Tennessee city. Seven full-length novels in the Sam Jenkins series either are available in print and as eBooks.

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	A New Prospect: A Sam Jenkins Mystery 4.35 avg rating — 357 ratings — published 2011 — 8 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
	Heroes & Lovers (Sam Jenkins Mysteries #3) 4.39 avg rating — 33 ratings — published 2012 — 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
	A Leprechaun's Lament (Sam Jenkins Mysteries #2) 4.39 avg rating — 38 ratings — published 2012 — 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
	Pigeon River Blues (Sam Jenkins Mysteries #4) 4.42 avg rating — 24 ratings — published 2014 — 4 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
	From New York to the Smokies 4.68 avg rating — 25 ratings — published 2015 — 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 Murder in Knoxville 4.23 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 2010 — 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 Touch of Morning Calm (Sam Jenkins Mysteries #5) 4.50 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2011 — 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
	Bullets Off-Broadway 3.91 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2010 — 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
	Honor Among Thieves: A Sam Jenkins Mystery 4.20 avg rating — 10 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 Bleak Prospect it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 9 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

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Wayne Zurl and 1 other person liked Elaine Emmerick's review of Heroes & Lovers (Sam Jenkins Mysteries #3): "IT'S A PAGE-TURNING READ!! "Heroes and Lovers" is a page-turning and intense read! I was hooked from the beginning to the end! Chief of Police Sam Jenkins is working a couple of cases; one is a scam at a local transmission shop. The shop is charging..." Read more of this review »
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Wayne Zurl liked Karen's review of A New Prospect: A Sam Jenkins Mystery: "I enjoyed the laid back easy demeanor portrayed by Chief Sam Jenkins, the way he’d quote some of his old movie heroes and his quirky nature. I especially loved that he was a typical guy who was human enough to still appreciate a good looking woman..." Read more of this review »
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Wayne Zurl and 1 other person liked Linda's review of A New Prospect: A Sam Jenkins Mystery: "I received this book as an ARC and this is my honest review.I enjoyed it. A murder mystery about the new police chief of Prospect. Chief Sam Jenkins expected the job to be easy, but in the first few days on the job he has to solve a murder. This i..." Read more of this review »
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Wayne Zurl made a comment on Taflyn Pearson’s review of A New Prospect: A Sam Jenkins Mystery " Taflyn...Thanks for taking your time to read one of my books, and thanks for your nice review...Wayne "
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Wayne Zurl made a comment on his review of I'm Your Man " I’M YOUR MAN…..by Joanne Rawson Nora Roberts, look out. Joanne Rawson may become the new queen of sexy romance novels. This is a well written, good stor ...more "
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GENERAL MURDERS by Loren D. Estleman….. Ten long, short stories and novelettes from the case book of Amos Walker. All good stuff that any Walker fan will want to read. A couple had endings a little more abrupt than I would have liked, but there isn’t ...more
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