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Dave Vizard

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in Marlette, MI, The United States

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David Vizard ‏@sandpointer

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Fiction, Mystery, Thriller

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Harlan Coben, David Morrell

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Dave is a former award-winning newspaper reporter, editor, and columnist. He also edited a Northern Michigan life style magazine called True North. He is a founding member of the Huron Area Writers Group, and is a licensed Realtor to keep slobbering, drooling wolves away from his door while continuing to write and edit from his home near Lake Huron in the Thumb of Michigan.

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Average rating: 4.3 · 576 ratings · 105 reviews · 8 distinct works • Similar authors

	A Grand Murder (Nick Steele, #2) 4.16 avg rating — 141 ratings — published 2015 — 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
	Murder, Key West Style (Nick Steele, #5) 4.41 avg rating — 110 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
	Mackinac Murder: Crude Intentions (The Nick Steele Mystery Series) 4.22 avg rating — 88 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
	A Place for Murder (Nick Steele #4) 4.53 avg rating — 74 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
	A Formula for Murder (Nick Steele #1) 4.26 avg rating — 53 ratings — published 2012 — 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
	Murder in the Wind (Nick Steele #3) 4.34 avg rating — 50 ratings — published 2017 — 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
	Murder, So Sweet 4.31 avg rating — 35 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
	Murder for Treasure: Booty is in the Eye of the Beholder (Nick Steele Mystery Series) 4.08 avg rating — 25 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

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lace for Murder' discovered in federal court files

When you discover that a story idea is too good to be true, you just gotta jump on it.

That's what happened when I heard rumors about a human smuggling ring operating in the Thumb region of Michigan. The facts, according to the rumor, could be found in Bay City, MI, federal court.

Of course, I made a beeline for the court, quizzed the clerks over coffee & donuts for a half hour before they revealed Read more of this blog post »

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Dave Vizard wrote a new blog post lace for Murder' discovered in federal court files When you discover that a story idea is too good to be true, you just gotta jump on it. That's what happened when I heard rumors about a human smuggling Read more of this blog post »
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Dave Vizard made a comment on Mackinac Murder: Crude Intentions (The Nick Steele Mystery Series) — audio books " What experience have authors had with Qiwi Audio, AI generated audio books? Good, bad? How does it compare to competitors? "
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Dave Vizard answered Goodreads's question: What mystery in your own life could be a plot for a book? My secret life could be a plot for a murder mystery.
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Dave Vizard added a status update: I'm developing an idea for a new murder mystery. It involves the creation and sale of children? Is this topic too dark. My doctor says the plot for my mystery is feasible and plausible but does it go too far and become a turn off for readers.
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Dave Vizard made a comment on his review of Be Mine " Loved this story, another Frank Bascombe tale. Richard Ford takes us along on a last journey with Bascombe and his son, who is suffering from a debili ...more "
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