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R.J. Corgan

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in The United States

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Mystery, Humor and Comedy, Gay and Lesbian

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Nevada Barr, Terry Pratchett, Douglas Adams, Kathy Reichs

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Raised by librarians in Northern New York, R.J. Corgan writes murder mysteries intended to provide readers with insight into scientific expeditions in unique locations across the globe. R.J. has a Ph.D. and a M.A. in geology. He would love to see one day see Mammoth Drop - The Musical...

Whisterpoop - a Romantic Comedy, was awarded Runner-Up in Humor 2021 by Indies Today!

The Kea Wright Mysteries can be read stand alone or in sequence, and can vary in tone from Cozy to Science Mystery:

1. Cold Flood
2. The Meerkat Murders - 2019 Mystery of the Year (Indies Today)
3. Mammoth Drop - coming June 2022!
4. Murder on Masaya - Indies Today semi-finalist

Mammoth was the last published due to a hard drive crash in 2021~

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	Mammoth Drop - Murder, Mammoths, and Mimosas 3.92 avg rating — 141 ratings — published 2022 — 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
	Whisterpoop (Whisterpoop #1) 3.39 avg rating — 75 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
	Cold Flood 3.84 avg rating — 49 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
	Once More, with Feeling (Whisterpoop #2) 3.80 avg rating — 35 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
	Murder on Masaya (Kea Wright Series, #3) 4.42 avg rating — 24 ratings — published 2021 — 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
	The Meerkat Murders 3.89 avg rating — 18 ratings — published 2019 — 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

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