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Kevin R. Doyle

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A retired high-school teacher and former college instructor, Kevin R. Doyle is the author of numerous short horror stories. He’s also written four crime thrillers including The Group and The Anchor, and one horror novel, The Litter. In the last few years, he’s begun working on the Sam Quinton private eye series, published by Camel Press. The first Quinton book, Squatter’s Rights, was nominated for the 2021 Shamus award for Best First PI Novel. The sixth Sam Quinton book, The Booker, was released in August of 2025.




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The Litter

4.36 avg rating — 56 ratings — published 2015 — 12 editions
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The Group

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And the Devil Walks Away (T...

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The Anchor

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Clean Win (A Sam Quinton My...

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When You Have to Go There

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Private License (Sam Quinto...

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Squatter's Rights (Sam Quin...

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One Helluva Gig

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Heavy Thoughts

While I'm not ordinarily a superstitious person, last month I had a little bit of an epiphany.

It was the day of moving out of my old digs in Missouri, and the movers were doing their thing, stripping bare the place I'd lived in for fifteen years. At one point, as they were almost done, something occurred to me for the first time in the months-long buildup to the move.

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Published on February 27, 2026 07:28 Tags: horror, mystery, private-eye, procedural, suspense
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