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G. Gruen

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One-time advertising writer/producer turned screenwriter, now a two-time self-published novelist. Two books published: "The Uniform," a Holocaust thriller based on my father's experience as a labor camp during the Second World War and "The Ride of a Lifetime, a Crime Thriller." Lover of big ideas, satire, sports, and dogs. I live in a tony suburb somewhere near Los Angeles. ...more

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The Ride Of A Lifetime by G. Gruen
"I’m in the middle of this book, and it’s gripping me like nothing else! The mix of crime, danger, and personal stakes is perfect. Billy Pearl’s journey feels unpredictable, and I keep flipping pages, anxious and excited. This is exactly the kind of c" Read more of this review »
The Ride Of A Lifetime by G. Gruen
"The Ride of a Lifetime by G. Gruen is a gripping crime novel that combines gritty realism with genuine emotional depth. Billy Pearl is a compelling antihero tough, flawed, and quietly yearning for a way out of the life he’s trapped in. His dream of e" Read more of this review »
The Ride Of A Lifetime by G. Gruen
"The Ride Of A Lifetime is a gritty, fast-paced crime novel with real heart beneath the chrome and gun smoke. G. Gruen brings Detroit to life through Billy Pearl, a flawed but compelling antihero whose sudden stake in something meaningful a restored c" Read more of this review »
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“When you've worn a target on your back for as long as the Jews had, it can be difficult to divine the difference between garden variety prejudice and catastrophe.”
G. Gruen, The Uniform

“How could a man possibly sound more alive when talking about death?”
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“In that world, ethnic malice cut far deeper than everyday insult. It cost people freedom, homes, families and lives,”
G. Gruen, The Uniform

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