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B.D. Lawrence

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B.D. Lawrence has always loved reading fiction. Ironically, though, his worst subject in high school was English. One night, sitting in a master's level computer programming class, daydreaming about vigilantes, he decided to give writing a try. Out of that came his first novel, which went nowhere. That was many years ago. During his writing journey he’s dabbled in several genres, including mystery, suspense, science fiction, fantasy, and literary fiction. He currently is focusing on crime stories of justice, vengeance, and redemption. He hopes his Lefty Bruder private detective series will not only entertain lovers of P.I. fiction but will also help fight the scourge of human trafficking, as B.D. Lawrence is going to donate half of all his ...more

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B.D. Lawrence Thankfully, so far, I haven't ever had writer's block. But, the technique I've heard that I would try, if I ever did, is to do free writing. Where I w…moreThankfully, so far, I haven't ever had writer's block. But, the technique I've heard that I would try, if I ever did, is to do free writing. Where I write whatever is in my mind, no matter what it is.(less)
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Water Grave by Mitchell S. Karnes

 

Justice, the beginnings of redemption, and vengeance play heavily in this police procedural set in Nashville, TN. It’s book one of the Abbey Rhodes Mystery series. Yes, that’s her name. Though as the reader learns, she changed her name to that to get back at her dad, an ardent Beatles fan.

Abbey has recently transferred to a homicide group, so she’s the newbie on t

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Chilled to the Bone by B.D. Lawrence
"The combination of mafia and skinheads makes this mystery novel a great story. Not only do we have hatred involved, we have bribery, collusion and typical things you would expect for mafia and skinhead stories.
But embedded in the pages of this myster" Read more of this review »
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"Jake Sledge and Maurice Johnson carry badges from the Lafayette County Prosecutors' Office in River City, Missouri. Let me pause a moment and introduce them.

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At first I wasn't sure I was going to like Sledge but after it got moving it never stopped. Really liked the characters and the story. "
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This is a well-written book but does have a few typos scattered throughout. Nothing that distracted me. The style is one that a lot of crime fiction writers have taken up lately where there are first person chapters from Abbey’s point of view and thi ...more
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“After dinner, at Allison's house, we watched a poorly acted, beyond belief spy thriller. It was the best movie I'd ever seen. I couldn't remember a single part of the plot line, but I could remember every word Allison said and every facial expression she made.”
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