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Brett Battles

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Thriller, Mystery, Science Fiction

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Brett Battles is a NEW YORK TIMES bestselling and Barry Award-winning author of forty novels, including the Jonathan Quinn series and its Excoms spinoff, the Project Eden series, and the time bending Rewinder series. He’s also the coauthor, with Robert Gregory Browne, of the Alexandra Poe series. He is one of the founding members of Killer Year, and is a member of Mystery Writers of America and International Thriller Writers. He lives and writes in Ventura County, California.

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Average rating: 4.15 · 87,360 ratings · 5,461 reviews · 90 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Cleaner (Jonathan Quinn, #1) 3.89 avg rating — 6,913 ratings — published 2007 — 39 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
	Stuart Woods' Smolder (Stone Barrington #65) by Brett Battles (Goodreads Author), Stuart Woods 4.24 avg rating — 5,725 ratings — published 2024 — 5 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
	Rewinder (Rewinder #1) 3.91 avg rating — 4,461 ratings — published 2014 — 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
	The Deceived (Jonathan Quinn, #2) 4.12 avg rating — 4,095 ratings — published 2008 — 35 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
	Stuart Woods' Golden Hour (Teddy Fay #7) by Brett Battles (Goodreads Author), Stuart Woods 4.25 avg rating — 3,755 ratings — 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
	Stuart Woods' Finders Keepers (Stone Barrington #66) 4.30 avg rating — 3,626 ratings — 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
	Shadow of Betrayal (Jonathan Quinn, #3) 4.11 avg rating — 3,152 ratings — published 2009 — 27 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
	Sick (Project Eden, #1) 3.93 avg rating — 2,961 ratings — published 2011 — 20 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 Silenced (Jonathan Quinn, #4) 4.26 avg rating — 2,677 ratings — published 2011 — 20 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
	Becoming Quinn (Jonathan Quinn, #0.1) 4.20 avg rating — 2,417 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

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Jonathan Quinn (16 books)
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4.18 avg rating — 36,988 ratings

Project Eden (7 books)
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4.15 avg rating — 8,757 ratings

Rewinder (3 books)
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3.93 avg rating — 7,315 ratings

The Night Man Chronicles (3 books)
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4.25 avg rating — 3,234 ratings

The Excoms (4 books)
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4.31 avg rating — 2,875 ratings

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Brett Battles answered Jill Retik's question: Can't wait to read the new Stone Barrington book! I guess you have now officially taken over the series? Thanks, Jill! I'm just starting to dive into the next one, and it should be out around the same time next year.
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“come over and get that omelet before some bird flies”
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“What is supposed to be isn’t always what is.”
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“I read somewhere that everyone is the hero of his or her own story. Maybe that’s true for most people, but not for me.”
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message 14: by Dorothy

Feb 11, 2014 11:17AM

Just read the Quinn books again, first time for The Enraged, loved it, as usual. Reading Logan Harper now, another winner. Project Eden up for 2nd round after that. Keep up good work!

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message 13: by Brett

Jan 23, 2013 08:30AM

Wow. Please thank your co-worker for me! Word of mouth is key to any author's success. Glad to hear an example of it working.

Brett

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message 12: by Deborah

Jan 23, 2013 08:13AM

Thank you Brett, I appreciate that you accepted my friend request. A co-worker mentioned your Jonathan Quinn series as our new must read series, and I have to tell you I am enjoying them immensely!!

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message 11: by Brett

Jan 22, 2013 06:54AM

Thanks, Lucinda! I appreciate the review, and am so happy you've found my work! Hope you enjoy some of my other novels.

Brett

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message 10: by L

Jan 22, 2013 05:29AM

Dear Brett,
I would like to thank you so much for being my friend here on GoodReads. I loved reading your novel 'No Return' and concider myself to be extremely lucky to have been able to read & review this book (via. GoodReads giveaway). I therefore look forward to reading more of your work!
Kind Regards
Lucinda x

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message 9: by Brett

Dec 07, 2012 05:10AM

Hi Zoë. Yeah, I've been keeping busy. :) Quality and quantity (hopefully, quality anyway), that's the ticket to success, I think. At least it's worked for me!

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message 8: by Zoë

Dec 06, 2012 11:10PM

Hi Brett

Thanks so much for Friending me. Great to catch up with you here. How's the writing going? You seem to be fairly prolific at the moment!

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message 7: by Peg

Dec 04, 2012 09:38AM

Thanks for your Goodreads friendship, Brett

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message 6: by Rick

Feb 21, 2012 12:10PM

Thanks Brett, for adding me as a friend. Perhaps I'll see you at one of the events here in California.

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message 5: by Christine

Jan 20, 2012 12:44PM

good afternoon

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message 4: by Rai

Mar 05, 2011 04:15PM

Hi Brett,

It's great to see you here on Goodreads! Very glad to have you as a friend here :)

Cheers,

Rai

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message 3: by Harry

Mar 05, 2011 11:36AM

Hey, Brett. Post some books!

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message 2: by Brett

Mar 05, 2011 08:29AM

Thanks for the tip, Beth!

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message 1: by Beth

Mar 05, 2011 08:09AM

Hi Brett,
Thanks for befriending this fellow crime writer on Goodreads! Have you signed up for the Author Program (http://www.goodreads.com/author/program)? And, I suggest you put some books on your "read" list. :)

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