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Joe Compton

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Born

in Torrance, The United States

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http://goindienow.com

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Thriller, Horror, Crime

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Writing has always been a passion. Published in his school anthology at an early age, Joe was able to get his first taste of the self publishing idea, having gotten to see firsthand what it took to publish and sell something on your own. Right out of school Joe joined the Marines and while serving his country Joe wrote the first draft of Amongst The Killing. When Joe got out he began pursuing his writing dream in Denver. He got an agent and they actually got an offer from a publishing company. Alas though they wanted to groom this manuscript toward a movie of the week theme and was looking to change the entire concept. Joe didn't want to go along with those plans and walked away. Soured from his experience Joe began pursuing a different wri ...more

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	Awethology Dark by Myk Pilgrim (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Christie Stratos (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Michael J. Elliott (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 4.30 avg rating — 33 ratings — published 2015 — 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
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The Carnation Murder (Adele Gossling Mysteries, #1)

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“I was thinking of the immortal words of Socrates when he said...I drank what?”
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