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Una Tiers

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Chicago, Illinois

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Mystery, Fiction, Humor

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February 2012

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Welcome

JUDGE vs WATER is live, November 2019.

My name is Una Tiers and I write humorcides. My books are light reading with surreptitious under currants of the law from the perspective of an attorney.

Years back a judge claimed she signed a writ of body attachment on me. It's an arrest warrant. The story turned into my debut mystery, Judge vs Nuts.

Una Tiers is the pen name I created. Yes, it means something cryptic and if you guess it correctly, I will admit it to you alone.

I write as an outlet for stress and to show people that lawyers are people too. I also enjoy teaching to encourage people to make an estate plan.

Please take a chance and meet my characters. They aren't always well behaved, but I love them dearly.

You can read about Fiona ...more

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Average rating: 4.22 · 129 ratings · 83 reviews · 6 distinct works • Similar authors

	Dorothy Daisy, A Fiona Gavelle Mystery 3.89 avg rating — 38 ratings — published 2014	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
	Not Safe for the Bank(er) (Fiona Gavelle #2) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 29 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
	Judge vs Nuts 4.24 avg rating — 29 ratings — published 2012 — 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
	Die Judge Die 4.71 avg rating — 17 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
	Lettuce Read Wills 4.79 avg rating — 14 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
	Judge vs Water: A Fiona Gavelle Humorcide it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 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

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About fifteen years ago, I read a mystery book that I would love to find again.
The central character was an art gallery owner. He was recently released from prison. His gallery was nearly in ruins and he works to clean it up. It may have been set in London before 1950.
He has dinner most nights at a diner. The cook helps him out. The cook, who was from Africa serves a chicken tagine stew. It was... Read more of this blog post »

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The Complete Book of Chinese Health and Healing: Guarding the Three Treasures

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Una Tiers rated a book really liked it The Crossing (Harry Bosch, #18; Mickey Haller, #6; Harry Bosch Universe, #27) by Michael Connelly (Goodreads Author)	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
This book was too long, that is what takes it down from a 5 star review. Do I need to know the man put the key in the ignition, turned it, and drove away? The plot had twists. However the last obstacle was boring.
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Una Tiers made a comment in the group Indie Book Finds — Introduce Yourself topic " Hi All: My books are a cross of humor and mystery, cloaked in the law. I have a law practice, take things apart and garden mostly in herbs and candy ...more "
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While I enjoyed the author's book about hiking, this one went on and on and on. Many things were repeated to the point where it felt like the author was just trying to increase the length of the book instead of telling a story. Three stars may be ...more
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Good plot with twists and red herrings. BUT the dialogue is sometimes like sandpaper and the descriptions far too lengthy. It took the MC 25-50 pages to walk into the Pentagon.
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Una Tiers liked Mike Bove's review of Judge vs Water: A Fiona Gavelle Humorcide: "JUDGE VS WATER As a fan of the humorcides of Una Tiers, I gotta say this is the best yet. Numero Una. So, a judge drowned. JUDGE VS WATER, the title. That's funny. And I thoroughly enjoyed it all the way to the end. So many laughs per page, I imagine..." Read more of this review »
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“Carol's life seemed sad in an Eleanor Rigby kind of way.”
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message 29: by Rebecca

Dec 25, 2018 05:09PM

Happy holidays! :)

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message 28: by Brittany

Feb 03, 2016 11:13AM

Hello, I hope your new year is starting out splendidly. I have just created a new Goodreads Group called For Love of a Book and would love to have you and anyone interested to come be a part of it.

We feature books, recipes, challenges, friendship, etc. Come check it out. All are welcome.

https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/...

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message 27: by Bill

Dec 21, 2015 02:00PM

Good to connect. I need your help. I'm in a Kindle contest. Contract, retainer, free advertising. Nominate my novel.
http://amzn.to/1NVipd2

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message 26: by Una

Mar 29, 2015 08:45AM

Taznim wrote: "Thanks for the add,Una!...."

Taznim wrote: "Thanks for the add,Una!...."

Gabarone, sounds like Alexander McCall Smith lovely writing.

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message 25: by Taznim

Mar 29, 2015 08:39AM

Thanks for the add,Una!....

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message 24: by Lanie (Lanies Book Thoughts)

Dec 24, 2014 04:45AM

merry christmas!! photo 346042479_020309bf.gif

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message 23: by George

Dec 21, 2014 07:52AM

If you would like to download a free E-book copy of my new mystery/thriller "Random Acts of Malice" please let me know. www.randomactsofmalice.

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message 22: by Michael

Aug 24, 2014 01:51PM

Una, thanks for connecting on Goodreads. Since you're a mystery fan, I hope you'll add my Prohibition-era mystery, The Yankee Club to your to read list. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...

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message 21: by Rusty

May 07, 2014 03:20PM

Hello,

Hopefully, we will become great buddies. I am an 42 year old southern gentleman author. I am working on my third novel. It's an paranormal, horror, adventure, magical, romantic, urban, dark fantasy book series, named Moonwarriors: In An Blackened Dawn. Take a look at my second novel Moonwarriors: Guardians of the Night. Come by and we'll chat, leave a comment.

Until Next Time . . .

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message 20: by Jill

Apr 10, 2014 06:50PM

Hi Una, I'm sorry to take so long to reply. I've just returned from holidays. Thank you very much for your friendship here on Goodreads. Your book looks very interesting. I'll take a look!

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message 19: by Una

Apr 10, 2014 08:11AM

Christine wrote: "Thanks for being my friend"

Hi Christine:
Hope all is well. I just noticed this section on the profile. When will I understand GR? Lol
Una

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message 18: by Sophia

Apr 10, 2014 07:58AM