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David C. Dawson

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Men in love, men in jeopardy.

David C. Dawson is an award-winning writer of page-turner thrillers with a gay theme and the occasional romance.

His latest novel A Death in Berlin was published in September 2022. It's the second in the Simon Sampson Mysteries series. The first, A Death in Bloomsbury, was published in 2021.

His debut novel, The Necessary Deaths, won bronze for Best Mystery & Suspense in the FAPA chairman's award. It became the first in the Dominic Delingpole series. The other two books are The Deadly Lies and A Foreign Affair.

His first mystery romance For the Love of Luke was published in October 2018 followed by Heroes in Love.

David lives in London with his boyfriend and ageing motorbike.

You can read his blog here: http://bit. ...more

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	The Necessary Deaths (The Delingpole Mysteries, #1) 3.95 avg rating — 189 ratings — published 2016 — 11 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
	A Death in Bloomsbury (The Simon Sampson Mysteries, #1) 4.25 avg rating — 114 ratings — 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 Foreign Affair (The Delingpole Mysteries #3) 4.45 avg rating — 83 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
	The Deadly Lies (The Delingpole Mysteries #2) 4.10 avg rating — 89 ratings — published 2017 — 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
	For the Love of Luke 3.83 avg rating — 87 ratings — published 2018 — 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
	Heroes in Love 4.39 avg rating — 54 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
	A Death in Berlin (The Simon Sampson Mysteries, #2) 4.56 avg rating — 50 ratings — 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
	Love Wins Anthology by Anne Regan (Editor), Lucie Archer (Goodreads Author), Kris T. Bethke 3.94 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 2016 — 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

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paint tins into the back of the van. Why the hell am I doing this, I asked
myself. I’m a final year university student studying literature, with a major
in dangling modifiers.

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simple. My flatmate selfishly contracted the bora virus two days ago. He’d got
this painting job lined up, and now he couldn’t do it. Instead, he was laid up
in bed waiting for a reboot.

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David C Dawson liked StephNYC18's review of The Necessary Deaths (The Delingpole Mysteries Book 1): "A wonderful start of a new great series I rarely give 4 starts, let alone 5 stars. This is really the exception. I was riveted from beginning to end. Well written, interesting story, great characters. enjoy."
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David C Dawson liked Patdbooks's review of For the Love of Luke: "Great great read. Mix of romance, suspense, mystery and two men falling in love. Discovered in his flat after a leak in his flat frim upstairs Rupert stubles into the twisted world of gay conversion therapy. Frightening but a HEA ending."
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David C Dawson and 2 other people liked Bizzy's review of For the Love of Luke: "A journalist realizes there might be a link between his mysterious artist neighbor and a series of suicides he’s investigating. I liked Rupert, the POV character, quite a bit, and appreciated how the author wove his own life into Rupert’s story, like" Read more of this review »
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David C Dawson liked Shannon's review of For the Love of Luke: "Great story but feels incomplete 3.5☆ Interesting concept but did not quite deliver, there was a lot still unfinished in the end - not a cliffhanger but personal aspects left hanging. There were a couple mysteries going on and that part was well done " Read more of this review »
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David C Dawson answered Goodreads's question: What mystery in your own life could be a plot for a book? My grandfather was in the First World War during which he was gassed and his lungs were damaged. He wasn't medically fit to serve in the Second World War. Instead, he was issued with a powerful shortwave wireless set and instructed to listen out for See Full Answer
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I’ve always loved stories of time travel, particularly when they’re love stories. From The Lake House to The Time Traveler’s Wife, the idea of a love affair bridging the years has many layers of metaphor to yield, if the author plays it right. Allen J ...more
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