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Hi, I'm Dave Terruso.

I'm a mystery novelist and professional stand up comedian based in Philadelphia.

My debut novel, Cube Sleuth, was published by Full Fathom Five Digital.

As a stand up, I've opened for acts including Richard Lewis, Gilbert Gottfried, Dana Gould, Tim Meadows, Colin Quinn, and Maria Bamford.

I've been featured on the RISK! Podcast, episode 350 Out of Bounds.

I'm currently writing and publishing a novel/graphic novel hybrid mystery series called Alter Ego. It's a supernatural mystery about a detective hired to uncover the secret identity of Blue, the world's first and only superhero.

You can read the first two chapters for free at AlterEgoBlue.com and enter your email there to get notified when it goes on sale on Amazon. ...more

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	Off-World Hotel & Resort: Episode 1: A Sci-Fi Mystery Trilogy 4.09 avg rating — 66 ratings — 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
	Off-World Hotel & Resort: A Sci-Fi Mystery (Off-World Mysteries Book 1) 4.32 avg rating — 63 ratings — 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
	Cube Sleuth: An Amateur Detective Mystery 3.75 avg rating — 56 ratings — published 2013 — 8 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
	Off-World Hotel & Resort: Episode 2: A Sci-Fi Mystery Trilogy 4.31 avg rating — 26 ratings — 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
	Off-World Hotel & Resort: Episode 3: A Sci-Fi Mystery Trilogy 4.24 avg rating — 25 ratings — 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
	Alter Ego: The Other Me, Issue 1: A Superhero Detective Mystery (The Alter Ego Series) by Dave Terruso (Goodreads Author), Nicholas DeStefano (Illustrator) 4.29 avg rating — 21 ratings — published 2019 — 6 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
	Artificial Detective (Off-World Mysteries Book 2) 4.14 avg rating — 21 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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Dave Terruso made a comment on Vidar’s review of Off-World Hotel & Resort: A Sci-Fi Mystery (Off-World Mysteries Book 1) " Thanks for the glowing review, Vidar! I reveal Christie's disease in the Off-World Trivia that you get if you sign up for my mailing list. I can't put ...more "
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Dave Terruso made a comment on Sally Bannerman’s review of Off-World Hotel & Resort: A Sci-Fi Mystery (Off-World Mysteries Book 1) " Sally, the series has continued, following Coba. :-) There are three Artificial Detective books so far and I'm planning more. ...more "
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