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Patrick Baird

Goodreads Author

Born

in The United States

Website

http://beatnikspy.com/

Twitter

BeatnikSpy

Genre

Thriller, Historical Fiction, Suspense

Influences

Robert E. Howard, Edgar Rice Burroughs, Raymond Chandler, John Collier ...more

Member Since

April 2013

URL

https://www.goodreads.com/beatnikspy

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I have been a voracious reader since...well, since my parents taught to me to read before kindergarten. (I'm a teacher's kid) From day one, it was adventure of one variety or another. I started with Tom Swift and the Oz books and progressed to ERB, Conan, Moby Dick, and Clive Cussler.

For almost as long, I was also a writer. I wrote my first story when I was eight, it was about an expedition to an island full of dinosaurs. It was action-packed.

The Beatnik Spy series is the natural evolution of this life-long love of adventure fiction. Gunner Quinn - jazzman, smuggler, hedonist - is reluctantly thrust into the front lines of the Cold War in the 1950s. From Peru to Havana to Paris and beyond, Gunner battles ex-Nazis, the KGB, voodoo cults, and ...more

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Patrick Baird's Blog

Midnight Run: Characters with Codes

Due to the recent passing of Charles Grodin, I re-visited his performance in the classic buddy movie/comedy Midnight Run (1988). Grodin’s droll, passive-aggressive resistance to…

The post Midnight Run: Characters with Codes first appeared on The Beatnik Spy.

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Patrick Baird’s books

Average rating: 4.0 · 1 rating · 1 review · 3 distinct works

	Black Rum and Dynamite really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2013 — 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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	The Godhead Formula 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2012 — 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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Patrick’s Quotes

“Hot sauce must be hot. If you don't like it hot, use less.”
― David Tran creator of Sriracha Hot Sauce.

tags: hot-sauce, srirach

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Patrick’s Groups

Men's Adventure — 28 members — last activity May 16, 2017 09:42AM
Discussion group for readers and authors of Men's Adventure fiction. This is the kind of stuff our Dads and Granddads loved to read: tales of real men ...more

Goodreads Authors/Readers — 56268 members — last activity 48 minutes ago
This group is dedicated to connecting readers with Goodreads authors. It is divided by genres, and includes folders for writing resources, book websit ...more

Action/Adventure Aficionados — 1901 members — last activity Mar 16, 2026 02:10PM
If you enjoy reading pulse-pounding, high octane action and adventure novels, this is the group for you. We discuss books from authors such as Lee Chi ...more

Modern Good Reads — 6782 members — last activity Mar 16, 2026 10:07AM
Modern Good Reads connects readers with books, authors, & challenges. We want to chat, inform, & provide events & discussions, a home for readers and ...more

Robert E. Howard Readers — 399 members — last activity Oct 08, 2025 08:35PM
Justly remembered for his thrilling stories about Conan the Barbarian, Robert E. Howard wrote about many other characters and in genres other than Swo ...more

Espionage Aficionados — 989 members — last activity 18 hours, 30 min ago
Pssst--buddy. Dig spy stories? Foreign intrigue? Conspiracies? Join up with.. We got LeCarre, Deighton; Follett; Littell; Ambler; Furst; Silva a ...more

Pulp Fiction — 65 members — last activity Sep 19, 2015 05:49PM
For the readers who are looking for the casual read. Lot's of action, good characters, and simple plot. This group isn't for you if you like book plot ...more

~Readers Sharing Reviews~ — 1149 members — last activity 8 hours, 1 min ago
For most of us, writing reviews on Goodreads is a labor of love. We would like to offer some love back to the laborer. It's all about books, that's fo ...more

THE Group for Authors! — 12999 members — last activity Mar 13, 2026 06:55PM
This is a group for authors to discuss their craft, as well as publishing and book marketing.

Ask Historical Suspense Authors, Thursday, May 9th! — 224 members — last activity Nov 04, 2013 03:54PM
Join us on Thursday, May 9th for a special discussion with our panel of Historical Suspense Authors! Our authors will include - M.J. Rose who ...more

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