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Patrick Oster

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Patrick Oster is the author of seven well-reviewed award-winning thrillers and murder mysteries:
“The Commuter,” “The German Club,” "The Hacker Chronicles" and "The Amazon Detective Agency." His fifth novel, a murder mystery, called "The Obituary Writer," came out out in 2020. His sixth, "The Sleeper List," a spy novel came out in April of 2022. Readers Favorite gave it a gold medal as the best spy novel of 2022. "The Man Who Fell in Love With His Wife" was published in August of 2024 to numerous positive reviews.
An award-winning journalist, he has covered the White House, the
State Department and the CIA. He has been a foreign correspondent
in Latin America and Europe, covering civil wars, the fall of the
Berlin Wall, NATO and the creation of ...more

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	The Commuter 4.22 avg rating — 148 ratings — published 2014 — 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
	The Mexicans: A Personal Portrait of a People 3.83 avg rating — 89 ratings — published 2009 — 9 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
	The Amazon Detective Agency: a Murder Novel 4.06 avg rating — 18 ratings — 3 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
	The German Club 3.85 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 2014 — 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
	The Obituary Writer 4.08 avg rating — 12 ratings — 3 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
	The Sleeper List: A Spy Novel 4.13 avg rating — 8 ratings — 3 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
	The Hacker Chronicles 4.40 avg rating — 5 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
	The Man Who Fell in Love With His Wife really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 4 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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The Sleeper List

In April 2022 I published a new spy novel, The Sleeper List. It's being well reviewed so far.
Here is the latest:
5 Stars! A “thrilling novel.” "Fans of slow-burning suspense reads are sure to enjoy this episodic and highly intriguing novel." "The Sleeper List is a compelling novel that’s got plenty of in-depth intrigue and excitement to offer fans of the thriller and spy categories.” —Readers Favo Read more of this blog post »

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The Federalist Papers: A Collection of Essays Written in Favour of the New Constitution

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