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Seeley James

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His near-death experiences range from talking a jealous husband into putting the gun down to spinning out on an icy freeway in heavy traffic without touching anything. His resume ranges from washing dishes to global technology management. His personal life stretches from homeless at 17, adopting a 3-year-old at 19, getting married at 37, fathering his last child at 43, hiking the Grand Canyon Rim-to-Rim at 59, and taking the occasional nap.

His writing career ranges from humble beginnings with short stories in The Battered Suitcase, to being awarded a Medallion from the Book Readers Appreciation Group. Seeley is best known for his Sabel Security series of thrillers featuring athlete and heiress Pia Sabel and her bodyguard, the mentally unsta ...more

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Average rating: 4.11 · 2,008 ratings · 495 reviews · 26 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Geneva Decision (Sabel Origins #1) 3.65 avg rating — 547 ratings — published 2012 — 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
	Element 42 (Sabel Security #1) 4.19 avg rating — 278 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
	Bring It (Sabel Origins #2) 4.04 avg rating — 205 ratings — published 2014 — 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
	Sabel Security Series: Books 1-3 4.05 avg rating — 139 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
	Death and Dark Money (Sabel Security #2) 4.23 avg rating — 121 ratings — published 2016 — 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
	Death and the Damned (Sabel Security #3) 4.41 avg rating — 82 ratings — published 2016 — 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
	Death and Treason (Sabel Security #4) 4.50 avg rating — 68 ratings — published 2018 — 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
	Sabel Security Boxed Set, Books 1-3 4.18 avg rating — 56 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
	Death and Conspiracy (Sabel Security #7) 4.56 avg rating — 48 ratings — published 2019 — 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
	Death and Secrets (Sabel Security #5) 4.48 avg rating — 48 ratings — published 2018 — 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

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Back at it: Hiking the Grand Canyon

If you’ve followed me for awhile, you know how much I love hiking to the bottom of the Grand Canyon and back. Ankle surgery and the pandemic kept me away for a bit, but now I’M BACK!

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Series by Seeley James

Sabel Security (9 books)
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Sabel Origins (2 books)
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Trench Coats (6 books)
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The Devotion of Suspect X

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Action/Adventure ...: Author Seeley James Blog	1	13	Dec 12, 2012 10:37AM
Action/Adventure ...: The Geneva Decision by Seeley James	2	38	Dec 19, 2012 04:26PM
Classics Without ...: What are you reading? (December 2012)	114	328	Dec 30, 2012 08:37PM
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“There is a great need for a sarcasm font.”
― Darynda Jones, Third Grave Dead Ahead

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“She asked me why I always had something flip to say. I said that I didn't know, but having been blessed with the gift, I felt obliged to use it.”
― Robert Crais

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“The story so far:
In the beginning the Universe was created.
This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move.”
― Douglas Adams, The Restaurant at the End of the Universe

tags: humor, scifi

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“Talent hits a target no one else can hit. Genius hits a target no one else can see.”
― Arthur Schopenhauer

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“A man who won't die for something is not fit to live.”
― Martin Luther King Jr., The Autobiography of Martin Luther King, Jr.

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