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Bradley Harper

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Historical Fiction, Mystery, Suspense

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Matthew Pearl, Arthur Conan Doyle, John DeDakis, Mary Roach,

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Bradley Harper MD is a retired US Army Colonel and pathologist with extensive experience in autopsies and forensic investigation. A lifelong fan of Sherlock Holmes, upon retirement from the army Harper received his associate degree from Full Sail University and master’s from Napier University in Edinburgh, Scotland, both in creative writing.

His debut novel, A KNIFE IN THE FOG, was published in October 2018 It was a finalist for a 2019 Edgar Award by the Mystery Writers of America for Best First Novel by an American Author and is a Recommended Read by the Arthur Conan Doyle Estate. It went on to win Killer Nashville’s 2019 Silver Falchion as Best Mystery. The audiobook, narrated by former Royal Shakespearean actor Matthew Lloyd Davies, won ...more

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	A Knife in the Fog 4.04 avg rating — 556 ratings — published 2018 — 8 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
	Queen's Gambit 4.15 avg rating — 67 ratings — published 2019 — 7 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
	Reflections in a Dragon's Eye (Baltimore PD Reflections Series, #1) by Bradley Harper (Goodreads Author), Lydia Galehouse 4.70 avg rating — 20 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
	Doktor Doyle jagt Jack the Ripper: Ein viktorianischer Krimi mit Margaret Harkness und Arthur Conan Doyle by Bradley Harper (Goodreads Author), Dorothee Schröder (translator) 3.78 avg rating — 18 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
	Maiden Voyage 4.85 avg rating — 13 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
	Gallery of Death 4.88 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2018 — 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 Bells of Christmas: A flash fiction story of Christmas hope (The Bells of Christmas Series Book 1) 4.83 avg rating — 6 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
	Miss Harkness und das Damengambit: Ein viktorianischer Krimi \| Queen Victoria in höchster Gefahr - kann Margaret Harkness sie retten? (Ein viktorianischer ... mit Margaret Harkness 2) (German Edition) by Bradley Harper (Goodreads Author), Dorothee Schröder (translator) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 4 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
	The Exchange Principle: An Edwardian Mystery Featuring Margaret Harkness 4.67 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
	Dark Tryst Vol 1 by Bradley Harper (Goodreads Author), Branko Jovanovic (Illustrator), Wes Locher (Goodreads Author) (Editor) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2020	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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Five years ago I had this nagging feeling that there was a story waiting to be told, and it was getting impatient. Today it goes out into the world to be read, commented on, and hopefully enjoyed.

Thank you for following my journey to this moment. I invite you now to sit down, open my book, and finally join Arthur Conan Doyle, Professor Joseph Bell, and the indomitable Miss Margaret Harkness as tog Read more of this blog post »

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“I have noticed over the years that the more people disparage public servants, the less time they have spent in their company. Before me was a man who had the weight of an entire community on his shoulders, confronting danger and criticism at every quarter from people he would never meet and who were, for the most part, ungrateful.”
― Bradley Harper, A Knife in the Fog

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