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Jon McGoran is the author of ten novels, including Spliced, Splintered and Spiked, a trilogy of near-future YA science fiction thrillers from Holiday House Books.Spliced was named to the ALA’s Library Information Technology Association (LITA) inaugural 2018 LITA Excellence in Children’s and Young Adult Science Fiction Notable Lists and was also named one of the American Bookseller’s Association’s 2017 ABC Best Books for Young Readers. The sequel, Splintered, comes out May 2019. His other books include the acclaimed ecological thrillers Drift, Deadout, and Dust Up, from Tor/Forge Books, and The Dead Ring, based on the hit TV show, The Blacklist. Writing as D. H. Dublin, he is the author of the forensic thrillers Body Trace, Blood Poison and ...more

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	Spliced (Spliced, #1) 3.83 avg rating — 1,060 ratings — published 2017 — 6 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
	Drift: A Thriller 3.85 avg rating — 311 ratings — published 2013 — 10 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
	Splintered (Spliced, #2) 3.97 avg rating — 238 ratings — 8 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
	Spiked (Spliced, #3) 4.15 avg rating — 142 ratings — 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
	Deadout 3.83 avg rating — 123 ratings — published 2014 — 8 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 Dead Ring No. 166 (The Blacklist #2) 4.02 avg rating — 96 ratings — published 2017 — 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
	Dust Up 4.05 avg rating — 66 ratings — published 2016 — 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
	The Price of Everything 3.77 avg rating — 60 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
	Down to Zero: A Detective Doyle Carrick Novella 4.22 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2016	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
	Appetite: A Short Story 4.50 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2014	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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message 8: by Christine

Nov 18, 2012 04:25AM

Thanks for being my friend

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message 7: by Zoë

Jun 24, 2012 10:00PM

Hi Jon

Thanks for Friending me. How did you get on with the Cormac McCarthy? And how did work on DRIFT go?

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May 29, 2012 10:12PM

Many thanks, Jon!

Happy Tuesday,
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message 5: by Jon (last edited Feb 24, 2009 05:52PM)

Feb 24, 2009 05:51PM

I hope so, but I don't know. Depends on how Freezer Burn sells, but it can be tough getting the word out. Right now I'm working on a stand-alone thriller called DRIFT. I just finished the first draft, so I'm afraid it won't be out for a little while yet.

Lynn wrote: "Hey Jon - thanks for responding to my add request. I already had you on MySpace but added you here and on Facebook. Yeah - I'm a mystery book junkie. LOL But only the GOOD authors! ;-) Keep up ..."

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Sep 27, 2008 06:24AM

Hi Jon,
Good to friend you here, too.

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Sep 19, 2008 06:39AM

Thanks for the friend request. I actually do have your book Body Trace. Ive been looking forward to reading it.

Thanks Again,
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Hi Jon,
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Hey Jon...wow you're a busy guy! Thanks for adding me as a Goodreads buddy. I'd love for you to visit my web site, jeanniebarber.com. I'm a novice writer so feel free to make any kind of suggestions, ideas or thoughts to correct it. While you're there, please sign the guestbook, too!
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Jeannie

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