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Michael E. Petrie

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California writer Michael E. Petrie was selected most promising new author by South Bay Writers Guild, has won two Erle Stanley Gardner Mystery Writing awards, Texas Bar Journal fiction writing contest, 2008 National Legal Fiction Writing Competition award, Best New Fiction Author at La Jolla Writers Seminar at La Jolla , California, and is a writer for numerous newspapers and magazines, including: SAIL - World's Leading Sailing Magazine, San Diego North County Times, The Californian, Western Horseman, Pacific Skipper, Web Law Review, New York Bar Journal, and others.

A husband, dad to two teenagers, surfer, sailor, horseman, and life explorer, YOU'RE THE ONLY ONE I CAN TRUST is his first full-length legal/mystery novel, inspired by experien
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Average rating: 4.43 · 14 ratings · 4 reviews · 2 distinct works
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4.36 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2012 — 3 editions
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Michael Petrie and 2 other people liked Candi Sary's review of The Interloper:
The Interloper by Antoine Wilson
"I saw Antoine Wilson speak on a panel at the LA Festival of Books, and after hearing him read an excerpt from one of his novels, I had a feeling I would love his writing. And I do! This was one of my favorite novels in quite a while. Wilson’s charact" Read more of this review »
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The Interloper by Antoine Wilson
The Interloper
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Liked this book a lot. Surprised to read a couple less than stellar reviews. Perhaps it's not for everyone, but I definitely enjoyed it. Wilson is a talented writer with a great imagination for story telling. Quirky, different, witty, funny, a tad cr ...more
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Panorama City by Antoine Wilson
Panorama City
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First of all, I’m a fan of Antoine Wilson. Though we’ve never met in person (that I’m aware of) he and I spoke on the phone a couple times several years ago. We have some mutual friends and one of them suggested I contact Antoine to discuss the writi ...more
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The Cage by Bonnie Kistler
The Cage: A Novel
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Loved this book! I’m a writer, a novelist, a lawyer, and an avid reader ... and this murder mystery/thriller satisfied under all 4 auspices. The author (Bonnie Kistler), also a novelist/lawyer, employed her skills well in creating this story of a you ...more
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Growing Up by Russell Baker
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Wonderful coming-of-age story written by a talented author.
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The Good Times by Russell Baker
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Follow up to a book I really liked, Growing Up. The Good Times not as good, but I still enjoyed it.
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The Plot by Jean Hanff Korelitz
The Plot
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I was quite excited about reading The Plot by Jean Hanff Korelitz. I’m an avid reader, a writer, and a lawyer, so a story about a somewhat has-been writer who finally writes an astounding Best Seller novel after borrowing a super-can’t-miss plot outl ...more
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Legal/Mystery/Detective/Thriller/Boomer Lit – YOU’RE THE ONLY ONE I CAN TRUST by Michael E. Petrie should fit quite nicely into all these genres.

The glint of a gun barrel caught his eye – it was the second to last thing Griffin Gambil would ever see
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