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R.A. Niles

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Born

in Santa Rosa, The United States

Website

http://www.raniles.com

Twitter

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Genre

Crime

Influences

John Steinbeck, Dennis Lehane

Member Since

June 2014

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My love of mysteries and crime fiction began with the 1951 TV series "Boston Blackie" a reformed jewel thief who chased bad guys jumping rooftops. "Boston Blackie; friend of those who have no friends, enemy of those who make him make him their enemy!" an announcer said at the beginning of episodes.

I read Sherlock Holmes stories early on, and as a small boy wandered around the yard with a magnifying glass searching for "clues". I remember having no idea what I was looking for.

I've been writing as long as I can remember, but until A Layer of Darkness, I've only published non-fiction- two books on triathlon training, the latest being Triathlon Training Fast and Easy released in 2012, also available on Amazon.

As a man in my twenties, I took Ern ...more

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	A Layer of Darkness: An Andrew Johnson Novel (1) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2014	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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