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Gary Botting

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in Canada

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Poetry, Fiction

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Robertson Davies, Farley Mowat

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Born in England, Gary Botting is the author of about 40 books ranging from novels, poetry and plays to legal tomes on extradition and wrongful conviction. Formerly a journalist for the South China Morning Post in Hong Kong and the Peterborough Examiner in Ontario, Canada, he later became a professor of English and creative writing at several Canadian universities before turning his attention to the law. Obtaining his JD, LLM and Ph.D. degrees in law, he was a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Washington School of Law in Seattle before returning to his practice of extradition law and dangerous offender law in Vancouver, British Columbia.

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Crazy Gran - An Intelligent and Powerful Thriller

"Crazy Gran is a compelling and wholly original thriller. Author Gary Botting delves into the world of conspiracy and speculative fiction with such skill and versatility that the extraordinary plot comes to life, seeming, at times, dangerously real. The themes of twisted ideology, shadow agencies, and impending terror all speak to the world today, taking our current political climate, escalating t Read more of this blog post »

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	The Orwellian World of Jehovah's Witnesses by Gary Botting (Goodreads Author), Heather Botting 3.53 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 1984 — 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
	Chief Smallboy: The Pursuit of Freedom 4.17 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2005 — 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
	Streaking! The Collected Poems of Gary Botting - Revised Edition it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2013 — 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
	Crazy Gran 4.67 avg rating — 3 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
	Campbell's Kids it was amazing 5.00 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
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