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Ryn Shell

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Born

Australia

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http://www.RynShell.com

Genre

Mystery, Crime, Historical Fiction

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January 2013

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Ryn Shell Author and Book Cover Artist and Designer

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“THE STOLEN YEARS”
Historical, rural noir, family saga, open mystery series set in Australia,

The current COZY, Work in Progress features a female, former lawyer turned artist & retired detective amateur sleuths. Set in the beautiful high country of Victoria, Australia.

Ryn Shell is also an internationally acclaimed fine artist, formerly of Bunninyong Gallery.

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The Charm of Miner's Cottages in Victoria's Spa Country
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	To Kill for a Ghost (To Kill #1) 4.12 avg rating — 94 ratings — published 2013 — 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
	Gold (Wanted: Miss Jane Mutta Book 1) 4.11 avg rating — 38 ratings — 6 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
	To Kill in Storm (To Kill, #4). 4.48 avg rating — 27 ratings — published 2013 — 15 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
	Star Struck 4.63 avg rating — 24 ratings — published 2015 — 7 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
	To Kill for a Dream (To Kill #3) 4.57 avg rating — 23 ratings — published 2013 — 12 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
	To Kill or Escape (To Kill, #2) 4.90 avg rating — 21 ratings — 7 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
	To Kill for Land (To Kill #5) 4.53 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 2013 — 8 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
	HOPE: Short Inspirational Stories 4.85 avg rating — 13 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
	To Kill in Fire (To Kill, #7) 4.82 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2013 — 5 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 Creative Life: Illustrated Journal (Kathy Shell Studio, #1) by Ryn Shell (Goodreads Author), Kathy Shell, (author Illustrator) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2014 — 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

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“Prejudices, it is well known, are most difficult to eradicate from the heart whose soil has never been loosened or fertilised by education: they grow there, firm as weeds among stones.”
― Charlotte Brontë, Jane Eyre

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