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Erik Arneson

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Crime, Thriller, Nonfiction

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Erik Arneson is the author of two books about board games (HOW TO HOST A GAME NIGHT and 17 GAMES YOU CAN PLAY RIGHT NOW!) and one collection of crime fiction short stories (THE THROES OF CRIME). He wrote about board games for About.com for about 15 years and his crime fiction has appeared in such publications as Mary Higgins Clark Mystery Magazine, Thuglit, Needle and Grift, as well as at the websites Shotgun Honey, Out of the Gutter Online, Beat to a Pulp, and Near to the Knuckle.

He lives near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, with his wife Elizabeth. They are both part owners of the greatest franchise in all of professional sports, the Green Bay Packers.

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	THUGLIT Issue Sixteen by Todd Robinson (Editor), Devon Robbins, Erik Arneson (Goodreads Author) 4.37 avg rating — 52 ratings — published 2015 — 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
	How to Host a Game Night: What to Serve, Who to Invite, How to Play―Strategies for the Perfect Game Night 3.82 avg rating — 55 ratings — published 2020 — 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
	Shotgun Honey Presents: Locked and Loaded: Volume 3 by Ron Earl Phillips (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Erik Arneson (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Jen Conley (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 4.38 avg rating — 29 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
	Reloaded (Both Barrels) (Volume 2) by Ron Earl Phillips (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Jen Conley (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Chris Irvin (Editor) 4.32 avg rating — 25 ratings — published 2013 — 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
	The Throes of Crime 4.40 avg rating — 5 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
	Fortune by Erik Arneson (Goodreads Author), Dillon Samuelson 4.50 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
	17 Games You Can Play Right Now! it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	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
	Grift Magazine #2 by John Kenyon (Editor), Helen Maryles Shankman (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), David James Keaton (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2013	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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The following short essay about one of Philadelphia’s most haunting unsolved crimes first appeared in an issue of The Black Hood comic book by Duane Swierczynski, published by Dark Circle Comics under the watchful eye of editor Alex Segura. It also appears in my book The Throes of Crime.

Following the essay is a link to a new report about the case from reporter Claudia Vargas at NBC10 in Philadelph

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