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John Scheck

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John Scheck has lived in four countries on three continents. In no particular order, these include eight years in Lower Queen Anne in Seattle; the Miraflores district of Lima, Peru, during a university program; the Glyfada area of greater Athens, Greece, as part of his short and distinguished service in the U.S. Air Force; and now the Ruzafa neighborhood in sunny Valencia, Spain, is home.

His humor essays have appeared on several websites and magazines, as well as National Lampoon's Not Fit for Print. He writes crime fiction and other stuff.

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John Scheck Have you read anything I've written? Do you find anything remotely inspired? Inspiration is over-rated.…moreHave you read anything I've written? Do you find anything remotely inspired? Inspiration is over-rated.(less)
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Blood and Treasure by Ryan Pote
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BLOOD AND TREASURE is the most fun you can have Summer 2025 outside of joining the Foreign Service or causing an International Incident.

After promising to never take up the .44 Magnum as DIRTY HARRY again following the release of THE ENFORCER in 1976" Read more of this review »
John Scheck and 10 other people liked Abibliofob's review of Cold Zero:
Cold Zero by Brad Thor
"I have been a fan of Brad Thor and Ward Larsen for some time now and was intrigued when I heard they had a story they wrote together. Cold Zero has nothing to do with the books they have written before apart from being a thriller with some great acti" Read more of this review »
John Scheck and 6 other people liked Bria's review of The Poet Empress:
The Poet Empress by Shen Tao
"Worst book I’ve read this year.

For a hundred pages, I was enthralled and very interested to see how the relationship between Wei and the killer prince would develop. Instead, there was one evening where he tortured her, and then they never had a full" Read more of this review »
The Mist by Ragnar Jónasson
"5 Stars for The Mist: Hidden Iceland, Book 3 (audiobook) by Ragnar Jónasson read by Amanda Redman.

Iceland seems so peaceful, it’s cold and bleak at times but very law abiding. Right up until there’s a mass murder. We lean about the events leading up" Read more of this review »
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Proto by Laura Spinney
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Las tres familias by Miguel Ángel González
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Wow, what a fun ride! Clear your schedule before starting this novel or you'll piss off people who expect you to be somewhere else besides reading La tres familias. I can't wait to read more by this author. ...more
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Wow, what a fun ride! Clear your schedule before starting this novel or you'll piss off people who expect you to be somewhere else besides reading La tres familias. I can't wait to read more by this author. ...more
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Killer by Dave Zeltserman
" I am finishing The Interloper by Zelztserman now (If I write his name a hundred more times, I'll still misspell it). Killer is my favorite of his so f ...more "
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I can’t recommend this novel higher to anyone looking for a true crime drama, hard-boiled fiction at its finest. There doesn’t seem to be much of that around these days when silly mysteries and “domestic thrillers” clog the literary airwaves. Dave Ze ...more
Gut by Giulia Enders
" A true story here. I’ve been tortured by “asthma” for the past 7-8 years or so after a lifetime of rarely even having a cold or the flu. I went to so ...more "
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“A winner never quits and a quitter can get a partial refund on that gym membership you never use.”
John Scheck, Nothing Personal
tags: humor

“Either lead, follow, or sit down and have a glass of wine with one of these dates wrapped in bacon. Delicious!”
John Scheck, Nothing Personal
tags: humor

“Keep your friends close, but keep your enemies close to an open window on the tenth floor.”
John Scheck
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“Either lead, follow, or sit down and have a glass of wine with one of these dates wrapped in bacon. Delicious!”
John Scheck, Nothing Personal
tags: humor

“A winner never quits and a quitter can get a partial refund on that gym membership you never use.”
John Scheck, Nothing Personal
tags: humor

“Making the impossible not happen is easier than you think.”
John Scheck, Nothing Personal
tags: humor

“The mail between Europe and the USA is so slow and unreliable that I have started to preface my letters with ‘By the time you read this, I may already be dead’ instead of ‘Dear So-and-So.”
John Scheck
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“As an atheist, when you ask me to pray for something it’s like asking me to blow on the dice so you can roll a lucky seven.”
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