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Ray Else

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in The United States

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Science Fiction, Fantasy, Mystery

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Simenon, Magical Realism, Bergman, Movies (Les Ailes du Desir), Sci Fi ...more

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American, Texan, Parisian.
Ray Else lived in Paris for 5 years and while there joined a writers group and dared to write with all his heart. A review published by the Sorbonne included his story "Surviving on Mexican Shade", and the BBC World Service broadcast that same story worldwide. Then he got busy making a living as a programmer for companies like IBM and Rocket Software.

Recently Ray returned to writing with some success. His short story, "First Kiss", was published by Galley Beggar Press in the UK. His latest Android Einna sci-fi novels, "Our Only Chance", "Fountain of Souls" and "Escaping Heaven" are thought-provoking and fun.

Ray has a B.S. in Computer Science and an M.A. in Technical Instruction / Film History. He is married with 4 ...more

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	Our Only Chance (A.I. Chronicles, #1) 3.63 avg rating — 115 ratings — published 2017 — 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
	Fountain of Souls (A.I. Chronicles, #2) 4.07 avg rating — 44 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
	All that We Touch (First Kiss Mystery #3) 3.85 avg rating — 46 ratings — 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
	Bathing with the Dead (First Kiss Mystery #1) 3.57 avg rating — 23 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
	Phantom of the Tenderloin (Phantom series) 3.63 avg rating — 19 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
	Android Einna: Our Only Chance (#1) by Ray Else (Goodreads Author), Sergio Drumond (Illustrator) 3.63 avg rating — 16 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
	Her Heart in Ruins (First Kiss Mystery #2) 3.86 avg rating — 14 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
	Escaping Heaven (A.I. Chronicles, #3) 3.80 avg rating — 10 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
	Four Moons 2.85 avg rating — 13 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
	The A.I. Chronicles of ANDROID EINNA 3.67 avg rating — 3 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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After all - new mysteries

Happy to share that I've written 2 new mystery novellas. The first is out on Amazon as of 4/13/2023: Phantom of the Tenderloin.
A fun noir novella, with interesting twists.
I enjoyed writing the book and think you will enjoy reading it.

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Published on April 16, 2023 08:23 • Tags: mystery, noir

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Series by Ray Else

The A.I. Chronicles (3 books)
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First Kiss Mystery (3 books)
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Phantom (3 books)
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3.70 avg rating — 20 ratings

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Phantom of the Tenderloin (Phantom series)

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“I push the big red button,and it doesn`t work!”
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“Oh, what a dark and dreary tune is the beating of my heart.”
― Ray Else, Our Only Chance

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“The ground shakes and she remembers the stories of dusty boys who lost their legs trying to jump the train to the other side. Legs made of dirt. Returned to dirt. But what a wonderful sound that had. “The other side.” Worth losing one’s legs for, losing one’s entire body to reach there. The other side.”
― Ray Else, Our Only Chance

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