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Erik D'Souza

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in Montreal, PQ, Canada

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Mystery, Humor and Comedy, Philosophy

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Henry Miller, Debra Purdy Kong, Farida Somjee

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Erik D’Souza is an author and publisher who lives in Vancouver, BC. He is the co-owner of the publishing company Timbercrest Publishing. Death in Halfmoon Bay is the second novel he’s written and the third that he’s published. Previous titles were: Straight Men in Gay Bars (creative non-fiction/memoir) and New Beginnings (an anthology of BC writers). He organizes and hosts the popular reading sessions, Writers in our Midst, at the Port Moody Library.

All titles are available on Amazon. To learn more visit timbercrestpublishing.com or erikdsouza.com.

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	Death in Halfmoon Bay: A Traditional Mystery (A Suzanne Rickson Mystery Book 1) by Erik D'Souza (Goodreads Author), Joyce Gram (Editor) 4.13 avg rating — 38 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
	Death on the Rocks: A Suzanne Rickson Mystery 4.53 avg rating — 15 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
	New Beginnings - A Collection of Creative Writings from BC Authors 4.71 avg rating — 7 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
	Straight Men in Gay Bars 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2014 — 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
	Death in Halfmoon Bay: Large Print (A Suzanne Rickson Mystery - Large Font Books) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 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
	Hot Tramp 3.50 avg rating — 2 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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	New Beginnings: A Collection of Creative Writing from BC Authors by Erik D'Souza (Goodreads Author), Heather Conn, Farida Somjee (Goodreads Author) 0.00 avg rating — 0 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

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