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Cyn Mackley

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Born

Portsmouth, Ohio, The United States

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http://cyndaverse.blogspot.com/

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Mystery, Romance, Paranormal

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Cyn Mackley is turning all of the crazy things she saw and heard in her award-winning career behind-the-scenes in TV news into funny, sexy, and twisty mystery novels. She's the author of "American Goth," "What The Chat Dragged In," and "Killer Clowns From Out Of State." Plus the upcoming sequels, "A Maze & Grace," "Best Served Cold," "The Girl Of His Dreams," and "Vegas Vexation."

In addition to writing thrilling mysteries, she'll also help you with your PC and tablet as part of her job as a tech writer. You should check out her book: Windows 10: You've Got This.

She lives in Ohio with her husband, her cats, and the cast of characters in her head. ...more

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	American Goth (A Goode-Grace Mystery, #1) 4.44 avg rating — 416 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
	A Maze & Grace (A Goode-Grace Mystery, #2) 4.48 avg rating — 214 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
	Something Red (A Goode-Grace Mystery, #3) 4.60 avg rating — 167 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
	Camelot West Virginia: A Magical Mountain Mystery by Cyn Mackley (Goodreads Author), Emma Jameson (Goodreads Author) 4.62 avg rating — 127 ratings — 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
	Christmas In Camelot - A Magical Mountain Holiday Mystery: The second Holiday Prequel to the Camelot West Virginia Series by Cyn Mackley (Goodreads Author), Emma Jameson (Goodreads Author) 4.28 avg rating — 105 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
	Grace Under Fire: A Goode-Grace Mystery (Goode-Grace Mysteries Book 4) 4.62 avg rating — 85 ratings — 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
	What The Chat Dragged In (Martha Garrett #1) 4.27 avg rating — 64 ratings — 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
	A Murder of Orkneys: A Camelot West Virginia Halloween Mystery 4.53 avg rating — 53 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
	Down Came a Blackbird: Camelot West Virginia Book 2 - An Appalachian Gothic Mystery 4.79 avg rating — 43 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
	Best Served Cold: Martha Garrett Mystery 4.53 avg rating — 30 ratings — 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

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A Goode-Grace Mystery (4 books)
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It Happened One Knight: Camelot West Virginia Mysteries Book 3

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