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C.L.R. Dougherty

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Charles Dougherty is a lifelong sailor; he's lived what he writes. He and his wife have spent over 30 years sailing together. For 15 years, they lived aboard their boat full-time, cruising the East Coast and the islands. They spent most of that time exploring the Eastern Caribbean. Dougherty is well acquainted with the islands and their people. The characters and locations in his novels reflect his experience.
A storyteller before all else, Dougherty lets his characters speak for themselves. Pick up one of his thrillers and listen to the sound of adventure as you smell the salt air. Enjoy the views of distant horizons and meet some people you won't forget.
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	Assassins and Liars (J.R. Finn Sailing Mysteries #1) 4.31 avg rating — 655 ratings — published 2015 — 7 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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	Avengers and Rogues (J.R. Finn Sailing Mysteries #2) 4.44 avg rating — 408 ratings — 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
	Vigilantes and Lovers (J.R. Finn Sailing Mysteries #3) 4.36 avg rating — 375 ratings — 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
	Love for Sail (Connie Barrera #1) 4.34 avg rating — 332 ratings — published 2014 — 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
	Ashes and Dust (J.R. Finn Sailing Mystery Series Book 10) 4.53 avg rating — 289 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
	Bluewater Vengeance (Bluewater #2) 4.38 avg rating — 296 ratings — published 2012 — 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
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	Sin and Redemption (J.R. Finn Sailing Mystery Series Book 9) 4.38 avg rating — 273 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
	Sharks and Prey (J.R. Finn Sailing Mystery Series Book 8) 4.64 avg rating — 258 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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Assassins and Liars is now available as an audiobook.

If you enjoyed reading about Finn and Mary in Assassins and Liars , you'll get an extra kick from listening to the audiobook. Narrated and produced by David Bosco, it's available now. To download your copy or to listen to a sample from Audible.com, CLICK HERE.

This is my first experience with publishing an audiobook, and I'm excited by the way David Bosco brings Finn and Mary to life. David Read more of this blog post »

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Bluewater (20 books)
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C.L.R. Dougherty liked G.Richard Mccafferty's review of Bluewater Reckoning: The 20th Novel in the Caribbean Mystery and Adventure Series (Bluewater Thrillers): "Another wow of a stOry Danny and Liz got a charter for this time it was to traffic them and their guests to some foreign place lots of twists cans turns but it all came together when shark tooth Clarence and the good guys rescued all.ciao from Bobbie " Read more of this review »
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C.L.R. Dougherty liked Clark Marshall's review of Vigilantes and Lovers (J.R. Finn Sailing Mysteries #3): "Lots of Action The author does a masterful job of creating a good plot with lots of action, and and then slowing the pace and pulling everything together."
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C.L.R. Dougherty liked Clark Marshall's review of Assassins and Liars (J.R. Finn Sailing Mysteries #1): "Very Good A fast moving story filled with believable action and a great diversion from mundane books. I'll definitely be reading more in this series."
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C.L.R. Dougherty liked Clark Marshall's review of Avengers and Rogues (J.R. Finn Sailing Mysteries #2): "A twister Some excellent plot twists and turns make this story believable and difficult to put down. It's time to advance to the next book."
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“isolate little snippets of sound called phonemes, and they associate multiple keywords with each one. You end up with a database of little digital fragments of sound, each one distinctive. When you want to make the voice speak, you feed another script into the cloning system, and the algorithms do a keyword lookup and”
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“Phillip and Sharktooth were hip deep in the warm, calm water. They had tied the dinghy to a large piece of driftwood along the steep stretch of shoreline at their chosen spot. ”
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message 15: by Christine

Sep 30, 2014 05:22AM

Oh it's ok and I never read your books ever

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message 14: by C.L.R.

Sep 29, 2014 04:21PM

Christine wrote: "My home address is

406 greenwood ave
Riverside
NJ
08975"

Sorry for any misunderstanding. If you want an autographed copy, you should order the paperback; I can provide a link to the publisher's site if you like. Have it sent to me -- I'll give you an address in California. I'll autograph it and forward it to you. We'll have to do that quickly, though, as I'm only going to be in the U.S. for a short time.

Unfortunately, even if you win the book, I won't have time to get a copy in my hands and autograph it and ship it to you before I leave the country. I fulfill the contest wins by having the books shipped direct to the winners from Createspace.

Again, I apologize for any misunderstanding. Let me know if you want to work out a way to get an autographed copy.

Thanks,
Charles Dougherty

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message 13: by Christine

Sep 29, 2014 04:08PM

My home address is

406 greenwood ave
Riverside
NJ
08975

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message 12: by C.L.R.

Sep 28, 2014 07:46AM

Christine wrote: "Listen if I don't win your book called the redemption of Becky jones I was wondering if you can autograph it for me please"
I would be happy to do that, though the logistics may be tricky. I'll be leaving the country again at the end of October for several months, so we'll have to get it done quickly.

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message 11: by Christine

Sep 28, 2014 04:27AM

Listen if I don't win your book called the redemption of Becky jones I was wondering if you can autograph it for me please

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message 10: by Dale

Dec 16, 2013 05:20PM

C.L.R., thanx for accepting my friend request :)

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message 9: by A.R.

Feb 20, 2013 01:08PM

Thanks for the add, C.L.R.

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message 8: by Jill

Dec 29, 2012 02:22PM

Thanks for your friendship here on Goodreads, CLR. I see you enjoy sailing too. Every best wish, and fine weather for 2013.

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message 7: by Anastasia

Oct 09, 2012 02:04PM

Hi CLR. Thanks for being a friend.

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message 6: by Charlotte

Aug 18, 2012 05:00PM

Thank you for your friendship, C.L.R. Best wishes in your reading, writing, and more.

Charlotte M. Liebel
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message 5: by Lisa

Jul 22, 2012 09:42PM

Nice to connect with you CLR. I've written my share of business plan fiction as well :) My dream would be to sail the Caribbean, but unfortunately while sailing in Belize I discovered a serious case of land legs and wave-induced malaise. My dad has a boat off the coast of Vancouver Island which is decidedly colder, but very picturesque. Some day I must move closer to the sea, and until then, I will read about it! Cheers!

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Mar 30, 2012 02:31PM