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David Thayer

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Born

Niagara Falls, NY., The United States

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Crime, Thriller, Mystery

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June 2012

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Too Beautiful to be Working Nights

I'm very pleased that Too Beautiful is on the Kindle Hot New Release list for historical thrillers:

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Happy Halloween! Can a seductive woman bring the NYPD to its knees?

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Average rating: 3.96 · 45 ratings · 14 reviews · 10 distinct works • Similar authors

	Red Mountain (Detective DiPino Thriller) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 14 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
	Killer in a Box (Detective DiPino Thriller) 3.73 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2012 — 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 Great Joseki Debates: Choosing Winning Corner Variations by Honda Kunihisa, James Davies (Translator), David Thayer (Goodreads Author) (Translator) 4.83 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 1992 — 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
	Black Forest really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 7 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
	The Working Dead (Detective DiPino Thriller) 3.60 avg rating — 5 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 Beautiful to be Working Nights (Arthur Murray #2) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 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
	Legacy of a Stranger did not like it 1.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1999	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
	Tell My Sons: David Thayer 0.00 avg rating — 0 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 Development of the Geisha and their Present Status as Symbols of Japanese Culture, Tradition, and Femininity 0.00 avg rating — 0 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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“Every one of us is losing something precious to us. Lost opportunities, lost possibilities, feelings we can never get back again. That’s part of what it means to be alive.”
― Haruki Murakami, Kafka on the Shore

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message 4: by Kris

Oct 29, 2012 07:07PM

Thanks for friending this mystery & paranormal author, David. I hope you'll consider adding my books to your to-read list. I'm looking forward to reading your reviews. Great to connect here.

Kris

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Magical Alienation: A Samantha Brennan and Annabelle Haggerty Magical Mystery

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message 3: by David

Jun 14, 2012 07:31AM

Beth, will do.

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message 2: by David

Jun 14, 2012 07:31AM

Beth wrote: "Hi David,
Thanks for befriending this mystery author on Goodreads! I hope you will put my books, A Real Basket Case, To Hell in a Handbasket, Deadly Currents, and my new May release, Wicked Eddies,..."

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message 1: by Beth

Jun 13, 2012 08:17PM

Hi David,
Thanks for befriending this mystery author on Goodreads! I hope you will put my books, A Real Basket Case, To Hell in a Handbasket, Deadly Currents, and my new May release, Wicked Eddies, on your to-read list. If you'd like to enter a contest for free mystery books, sign up for my email newsletter at: http://bethgroundwater.com/ .
- Beth

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