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David M. Cameron

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Leeds, The United Kingdom

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Fantasy, Thriller, Children's

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Mark Lawrence, CS Lewis, JRR Tolkein, Joe Abercrombie,

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January 2018

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David M Cameron was born in Leeds, Yorkshire. He is married with four sons and three grandchildren. David has lived in England, Papua New Guinea, and Perth Western Australia, where he has been for the last thirty years. He has written two novels for children, Wickergate and Soulmare, and For All Time is his fifth and final book in the Moondial Series for adults. David also has a weekly blog of his ‘Cup of Tea Tales’ that tell some of his life’s stories on growing up in Leeds during the 1950s. He has published two thrillers Dead Men Don't Snore and A Trembling of Finches in the Gordon Bennet series. More recently he released Just After Midnight and They Are Back, science fiction YA thrillers. His latest book is Slipshod which is a thriller/w ...more

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	Dead Men Don't Snore 4.28 avg rating — 40 ratings — 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
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	The Moonchild (The Moondial Book 1) 4.17 avg rating — 23 ratings — 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
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	For All Time (The Moondial Book 5) 4.75 avg rating — 4 ratings — 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

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Seashells and Suspects

Seashells and Suspects: A Topsail Island Cozy Murder Mystery by MD Cressman

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This is a short and easy-to-read novel set on a beautiful island. The main protagonist, Maggie, has found a refuge on the island, away from all the stress of mainland life. Here she volunteers at a turtle sanctuary, and when a friend, Vivian Sterling, is found dead at the maritime museum on the ev Read more of this blog post »

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Series by David M. Cameron

Gordon Bennet (2 books)
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4.29 avg rating — 49 ratings

The Moondial (5 books)
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Peter McAdam Mysteries (2 books)
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Cup of Tea Tales (2 books)
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