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Sam Morris

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Born

in Covington, VA, The United States

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https://www.sammorriswrites.com/

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Fiction, Historical Fiction, Young Adult

Influences

Parents, past bosses, close friends, Grisham, Baldacci, Koontz

Member Since

June 2015

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Sam Morris was raised in the mountains of Virginia and graduated from the Univ. of Tennessee before heading to Texas to find work. After a year in a technical field of the oil drilling business, he began a 34 year career in chemicals.

Now retired in SE Pennsylvania, Sam writes, does volunteer work, exercises, reads and drinks good beer. He and his wife are on the staff of Skeeter, a tuxedo DSH.

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Average rating: 4.42 · 33 ratings · 13 reviews · 2 distinct works

	Coins on Franklin's Grave 4.44 avg rating — 18 ratings — published 2015 — 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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See Me

by Nicholas Sparks (Goodreads Author)

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Murder At The Monument (Smiley and McBlythe Mystery Series Book 14)

by Bruce Hammack (Goodreads Author)

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Presumed Guilty (Presumed Innocent)

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