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Thomas Pluck

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in Nutley, New Jersey, The United States

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Crime, Humor, Horror

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Lawrence Block, Harlan Ellison, James Lee Burke; Donald E. Westlake; ...more

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March 2010

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Thomas Pluck has slung hash, worked on the docks, trained in martial arts in Japan, and even swept the Guggenheim museum (but not as part of a clever heist). He hails from Nutley, New Jersey, home to criminal masterminds Martha Stewart and Richard Blake, but has so far evaded capture. Wallace Stroby called his novel BAD BOY BOOGIE "a vivid dose of New Jersey noir with heart, soul and muscle.“

Joyce Carol Oates calls him “a lovely kitty man.”

He is also the editor of the Protectors anthologies to benefit PROTECT: The National Association to Protect Children.

You can find him on the web at www.thomaspluck.com and Twitter as @thomaspluck

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Average rating: 4.15 · 870 ratings · 166 reviews · 41 distinct works

	Bad Boy Boogie 4.14 avg rating — 64 ratings — published 2017 — 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
	Blade of Dishonor 4.28 avg rating — 53 ratings — published 2013 — 7 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 Lost Children: A Charity Anthology by Thomas Pluck (Goodreads Author), McDroll (Goodreads Author) (Editor) , Ron Earl Phillips (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 4.81 avg rating — 26 ratings — published 2011 — 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
	Protectors: Stories to Benefit PROTECT by Thomas Pluck (Goodreads Author) (editor), Patti Abbott (Contributor) , Ian Ayris (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 4.11 avg rating — 37 ratings — published 2012 — 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
	Steel Heart: 10 Tales of Crime and Suspense 4.67 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2013 — 2 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 Summer of Blind Joe Death 4.22 avg rating — 9 ratings	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
	Denny the Dent: 5 Tales of Street Justice 4.33 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2014 — 2 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
	Hot Rod Heart: A Noir Novelette 4.75 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2015	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
	Get Plucked: 13 Twisted Tales really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2015	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
	Protectors 2: Heroes (Protectors Anthologies, Volume #2) by Thomas Pluck (Goodreads Author) (author, editor), Clare Toohey (Goodreads Author) , Alex Segura (Goodreads Author) 4.78 avg rating — 9 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

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The Heavenly Table

by Donald Ray Pollock

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Her Smoke Rose Up Forever

by James Tiptree Jr.

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1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue

by Francis Grose

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isn't a simple retelling or flipping of Beowulf but its own unique and gripping folktale of suburbia, and I enjoyed every page. A great read that joins this year's myth-inspired shelf with Circe by Madeline Miller.
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isn't a simple retelling or flipping of Beowulf but its own unique and gripping folktale of suburbia, and I enjoyed every page. A great read that joins this year's myth-inspired shelf with Circe by Madeline Miller.
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