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Chris Well

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Website

http://studiowell.com

Twitter

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Genre

Mystery & Thrillers, Literature & Fiction, Humor

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Gregory McDonald, Rex Stout, Carl Hiaasen ...more

Member Since

March 2010

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Here's the deal: When I was in the first grade, my life goal was that I would grow up to be Batman. Because I thought it was a vocation—you know, policeman, fireman, Batman. Once my first grade teacher crushed the dreams of that little boy, I guess I decided I would do the next best thing and make up stories about Batman. And then somewhere after that I learned about things like "intellectual property" and "copyright law" and "cease and desist" and decided I would have to make up stories about my own characters.

So today, I do just that: Write stories about my own characters— whether it's a doomed hitman named Solomon Long or a grumpy old amateur sleuth named Earl Walker or an out-of-work smart alec crime reporter named Truman. ...more

	Nursing a Grudge (Earl Walker, #1) 3.37 avg rating — 75 ratings — published 2010 — 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
	Forgiving Solomon Long (Kansas City Blues, #1) 3.69 avg rating — 48 ratings — published 2005 — 4 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
	Deliver Us from Evelyn (Kansas City Blues, #2) 3.28 avg rating — 54 ratings — published 2006 — 4 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
	Burying the Hatchet (Earl Walker, #2) 3.94 avg rating — 32 ratings — published 2011 — 5 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
	Tribulation House (Kansas City Blues, #3) 3.35 avg rating — 37 ratings — published 2007 — 5 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
	Too Good to Be Truman (Truman, #1) 4.10 avg rating — 20 ratings — published 2012 — 4 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
	Knocking 'Em Dead (Earl Walker, #3) 4.67 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 2012	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
	Too Bad to Be Truman (Truman, #2) 4.82 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2013 — 4 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
	Double Trouble 2-in-1 Mystery Collection: Too Good to Be Truman / Too Bad to Be Truman (Truman, #1-2) 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — 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
	The Earl Walker Mysteries 3-in-1 Collection: Nursing a Grudge / Burying the Hatchet / Knocking 'Em Dead (Earl Walker, #1-3) 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2013 — 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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Kansas City Blues (3 books)
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Bryant & May and the Memory of Blood (Bryant & May, #9)

by Christopher Fowler

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The Burglar Who Painted Like Mondrian (Bernie Rhodenbarr, #5)

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Strip Tease

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