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Maurice G. Nicholson

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in Dungarvan, Ireland

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http://www.mauricegnicholson.com

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Genre

Mystery & Thrillers, Outdoors & Nature, Historical Fiction

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Wilbur Smith, Ken Follet ...more

Member Since

October 2011

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Maurice Nicholson has spent much of his life working as a veterinarian in Ireland, the United Kingdom,The United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia.
Although studying the sciences always seemed like the best path to making a good living, his first love has always been the world of words and language.
Wild lonely places, whether they be the sands of desert Libya or the mountain bogs of Ireland's west coast, have always had a fascination for him and he loves to craft his thriller stories there, weaving his words into the very fabric of the surrounding landscapes. ...more

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LOSING A FRIEND

I lost a friend this week. I knew he would be leaving soon when I got the phone call from his wife, just two weeks ago today. Her words made me cry for I knew when I heard them that I would never see him again. The outlook was bleak – he was dying in a cancer hospital in the South West of France. Seven years had passed since we had last met but even time and space are but insignificant details whe

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Call down the Hawk

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