Warren Flynn

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Warren is an accountant turned author who writes fiction about the quiet weight of secrets and the violence we do in the name of love, justice, or survival. Based in Edmonton, Alberta, he shares his home with four feline freeloaders and a stack of notebooks full of half-truths and character sketches.

A long time reader of psychology and human behavior, Warren is drawn to characters who live in the gray—men who kill for what they believe is right, women who see too much and trust too little. In Getting Close, his debut noir thriller, he explores themes of emotional repression, moral ambiguity, and the cost of getting close to someone when your past has blood on it.

He started writing as a way to understand people—why we stay silent, why we p
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Getting Close

4.69 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 2026 — 2 editions
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Getting Close by Warren  Flynn
"A gripping noir thriller with dark atmosphere, sharp twists and an adorable fluffy feline companion that added the perfect touch of charm to the story!"
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"The book started out as if Callan just so happened bumped into love. The found out she was a detective. But the detective from what I’ve gathered knew who Callan was and he was a hit man that she finally came clean and wanted to end her father. But t" Read more of this review »
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"If you're looking for a thrilling read, look no further.

Flynn's writing style kept me enraptured, gripping my seat and eager to turn each page as the reader follows killer-for-hire Callan as he navigates love, friendship, family and not getting caug" Read more of this review »
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My name is Warren, and I'm based in Edmonton. I'm originally from Spruce Lake, Saskatchewan. I dare you to look it up on Google Earth.

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