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James J. Murray
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Almost Dead
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Lethal Medicine (Jon Masters #1)
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2015
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8 editions
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Pink Oleander: A Thriller Novel (A Detective Rosie Young/Vince Mendez Thriller Novel Book 3)
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2023
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3 editions
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The Serial Chemist
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Imperfect Murder (Jon Masters #2)
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Golden Illusion: A Novel (A Jon Masters Novel Book 3)
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2025
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Cuffed
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2015
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2 editions
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Golden Illusion: A Novel (A Jon Masters Novel)
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Unforeseeable Consequences
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2015
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Das Handelsgesetzbuch Fur Das Deutsche Reich (2)
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It Truly Takes a Village to Publish
It’s said that being an author is a lonely profession. It often is just that when one considers developing a plot idea, fleshing out the plot points, and the actual writing of the story, all are done mainly as solitary tasks.
As I continue to publish novels, however, I’m continually reminded that being an author requires interaction and support by a whole host of individuals.
I may be doing the plot
Read more of this blog post »
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| Not your typical Grisham thriller. This one’s a spy thriller instead of a legal thriller, but it was a most entertaining story and Grisham did a great job with the government/spy speak. Thoroughly enjoyable! | |
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AN INTENSE MEDICAL THRILLER - Darnell Johnson is a larger-than-life hero, first as a civilian and then as an army medic. However, he forgot his mom’s and popop’s advice not to take shortcuts, and that gets him into lots of trouble and becomes the basi ...more |
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POEMS TO REFRESH THE SOUL - Author Linda Martin has another winner with her latest book of poetry. I share the author’s love of the changing seasons, and I was delighted to read her take on that. I loved each poem, but my favorites were those in the Sp ...more |
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A Delightful Start to a Beautiful Family Saga - This first book in the Hartford Manor Series begins a beautiful family saga that eventually spans generations. Although I have read several later books in the series, for some reason this first book esca ...more |
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A SAGA RICH IN FAMILY HISTORY - Annie’s Secret by talented author Marcia Clayton is the continuing rags to riches family saga in the Hartford Manor Series. As with other books in the series, it is filled with hope, happiness, hard work, some heartache ...more |
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The Peacemaker's Time: A Time Travel Romance (The Sentinels Book 1)
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A Thrill A Minute Murder Mystery ~ I’ve enjoyed each one of talented author Shiv Saywack’s books in the Alexandra Raven Mysteries Series. Each features the trailblazing Alex Raven in 1950s London as she navigates being a most unusual female private in ...more |
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A Travelogue and an International Thriller Rolled into One ~ Frank Maxwell, a usually quiet man down on his luck, defrauds several banks to fund seeing the world. Adam Beck, a retired RAF pilot who takes on an illegal charter flight scheme and eventua ...more |
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An Entertaining Short Ghost Story ~ The Green Cabinet Door was a fun short read. Although less than 50 pages, the storyline and the characters were well fleshed out and the story felt full and satisfying. The story dealt with the paranormal believably ...more |
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“Sandy and her mother arrived at the police station, both were red-eyed. Blotchy cheeks showed where makeup had been wiped from their faces. Dolores looked worried. Sandy was focused—a hardened, determined look on her face. Sandy gazed down”
― Almost Dead
― Almost Dead
“ME nodded and focused on the pictures of Dunn and Mason attached to the board. She frowned as she spoke. “There’s really nothing simple about this. Maybe there’s . . . yes, that has to be it. There has to be an implanted chip in both of them and that chip produced the signal to wake them up.” She turned to the detectives with a look of satisfaction. Vince”
― Almost Dead
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“When I type a title page, I hold it and I look at it and I think, I just need four thousand sentences to go with this and I’ll have a book.”
― The Moon and I
― The Moon and I
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hi James, tyou for adding me on good reads. please take a read of my book country life, my true story of shocks? & surprises! https://www.amazon.co.uk/Country-Life...' please do share it xx
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I Just Posted My Latest Blog: WALKING DEAD SYNDROME -- Science-Based Evidence of a Zombie Disorder: http://wp.me/p2knuT-qa
Just posted a blog on beautiful yet deadly plants. Great ideas for new murder scenes! http://jamesjmurray.wordpress.com/201...
Thanks for being my friend. I'm fairly new to GR so it will take awhile to get up to speed. Any tips will be must appreciated. Beth L Barnett
Allie wrote: "Hey James, it's wonderful to connect with you here on Goodreads! I look forward to sharing a love of books. All the best, Allie"
I’d like to introduce myself. Besides being the author of the Jonathon Stones Mystery Series, I am a strong Author's Advocate. I write articles highlighting other authors books. Also, I do author interviews and post them on my blogs. Thanks for friending me.
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