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Michael Compton

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Fiction, Mystery, Science Fiction

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Michael Compton is the author of the mystery novel Gumshoe, co-author of the sci-fi series Inferno 2033, and screenwriter of the 2011 thriller Carjacked, starring Stephen Dorff and Maria Bello. His poetry and short fiction have appeared in Mystery Weekly, African American Review, The Baltimore Review, and many others. He is retired from The University of Memphis.

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Average rating: 3.91 · 33 ratings · 13 reviews · 5 distinct works

	Gumshoe 3.85 avg rating — 20 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
	Inferno 2033 Book One: God of Fire by Michael Compton (Goodreads Author), Sherry J. Compton, Allan J. Walsh 3.90 avg rating — 10 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
	Janus it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 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
	Inferno 2033 Book Two: Perdition liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 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 Wait by Michael Compton (Goodreads Author), Sherry J. Compton 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	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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Michael Compton rated a book it was amazing I Who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline Harpman	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
This is the second book by a woman that I have read this year just based on the title (after Drive Your Plow over the Bones of the Dead). Like the other, this one is strange, haunting, and absolutely satisfying. I started to say it is hard to describ ...more
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Michael Compton rated a book it was ok Cypress Grove (Turner, #1) by James Sallis	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
Ostensibly a murder mystery, this one plays out on two timelines: In the present, a Vietnam vet and ex-cop-ex-con-ex-psychologist named Turner, looking to fade into oblivion in a small Mississippi town, is asked by the Sheriff to consult on a couple ...more
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Michael Compton wants to read A Walk in the Park: The True Story of a Spectacular Misadventure in the Grand Canyon by Kevin Fedarko (Goodreads Author)	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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Michael Compton did not finish The Ringer by Bill Scheft	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 funny book about baseball. Glowing blurbs by Larry David and David Letterman ( not to mention Bruce McCall and--Jeffrey Toobin?!). How could I go wrong? A former college standout in NYC boosts amateur softball teams' level of play for money. His un ...more
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Michael Compton wants to read The Roman Revolution: Crisis and Christianity in Ancient Rome by Nick Holmes (Goodreads Author)	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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I'm giving this book five stars for these reasons: It made me laugh as much as any book I've read. It skewers EVERYBODY--fearlessly and indiscriminately. And it exposes the politics of race and class with such ringing clarity that the reader cannot h ...more
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Michael Compton and 87 other people liked Paul Bryant's review of Black No More: "Here is a fantastic brainspinning cringemaking you-can’t-say-THAT! satire from 1931 which would be a perfect addition to any Black Lives Matter reading list in order to show that in the right hands a broad comedy about racism in the USA is not only p" Read more of this review »
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Michael Compton wants to read The Dignity of Difference: How to Avoid the Clash of Civilizations by Jonathan Sacks	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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