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Jeff Shelby

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Jeff Shelby grew up around the beaches of Southern California and graduated from the University of California at Irvine. He is the author of the bestselling Noah Braddock series (Killer Swell, Wicked Break, Liquid Smoke), the stand alone thriller Thread of Hope, and the Deuce Winters series (Stay At Home Dead), written under the name Jeffrey Allen. He lives in Dallas, TX.

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I Missed Thursday and Friday

I missed two days this week.

Blogging is Hard, Part Deux.

Saw 1917 last night. Pretty amazing movie, but emotionally exhausting. I will probably just watch cartoons today in order to recover.

Kidding. I’m writing today.

Have a good weekend.

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Average rating: 4.09 · 13,710 ratings · 1,106 reviews · 64 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Murder Pit (A Moose River Mystery, #1) 3.74 avg rating — 3,559 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
	Thread of Hope (Joe Tyler, #1) 4.06 avg rating — 2,981 ratings — published 2011 — 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
	Thread of Suspicion (Joe Tyler #2) 4.28 avg rating — 815 ratings — published 2012	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
	Thread of Betrayal (Joe Tyler #3) 4.39 avg rating — 682 ratings — published 2013 — 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
	Thread of Innocence (Joe Tyler #4) 4.32 avg rating — 487 ratings — published 2013	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
	Bought The Farm 4.16 avg rating — 457 ratings	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 Rainy Day Mysteries: All Ten Books 4.43 avg rating — 357 ratings	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
	Thread of Fear (Joe Tyler #5) 4.32 avg rating — 334 ratings — published 2015	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
	Killer Swell (Noah Braddock, #1) 3.87 avg rating — 345 ratings — published 2005 — 13 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
	Last Resort (A Moose River Mystery #2) 4.08 avg rating — 241 ratings — published 2014 — 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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Series by Jeff Shelby

Joe Tyler (9 books)
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A Moose River Mystery (9 books)
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3.83 avg rating — 4,305 ratings

A Rainy Day Mystery (10 books)
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4.31 avg rating — 1,466 ratings

Noah Braddock (4 books)
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3.95 avg rating — 1,035 ratings

Capitol Cases (3 books)
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4.31 avg rating — 68 ratings

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The Woman Behind the New Deal: The Life of Frances Perkins, FDR'S Secretary of Labor and His Moral Conscience

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“I took a couple of deep breaths, my heart finally setting back into my chase.”
― Jeff Shelby, Thread of Fear

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“She nodded, the small silver hoops in her earlobes bobbing forward. “I think it was the day before he was arrested.” “Why was Chuck calling you?” She stared at me for a moment, then smiled the same smile I”
― Jeff Shelby, Thread of Hope

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“I'd forced books on my kids from the day they were born and, as it turned out, it had been completely unnecessary because all of them liked to read. Or maybe they liked to read because I'd read aloud nearly every children's book in print.”
― Jeff Shelby, The Murder Pit

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