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William Burton McCormick

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Historical Fiction, History, Mystery & Thrillers

Influences

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William Burton McCormick was born in Maryland and grew up in Nevada. He has lived in seven countries including Latvia and Russia where he researched and wrote his first novel Lenin’s Harem.

William graduated from Brown University with degrees in Ancient Studies and Computer Science and earned an MA in Novel Writing from the University of Manchester. He has won awards in the production of computer games and educational software, co-owned a company to reduce junk e-mail, and worked as an executive recruiter in the Washington D.C. area. He also studied at Lomonosov Moscow State University.

William’s short fiction has appeared in "The Saturday Evening Post", "Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine", “Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine", "Sherlock Holmes ...more

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V.S. Kemanis Reviews Lenin's Harem and Blue Amber

Hi folks. V.S. Kemanis was kind enough to review my novel Lenin's Harem on her blog site as well as my short story Blue Amber. She also discusses her Latvian heritage and how it has influenced her own work. A great read. Please check it out

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Published on October 27, 2017 07:14 • Tags: blue-amber, latvia, lenin-s-harem, v-s-kemanis, william-burton-mccormick

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	The Mystery Writers of America Cookbook: Wickedly Good Meals and Desserts to Die For by Kate White (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Dianne Emley (Goodreads Author), Angela Zeman (Contributor) 3.88 avg rating — 464 ratings — published 2015 — 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
	Lenin's Harem 3.86 avg rating — 129 ratings — published 2012 — 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
	KGB Banker by William Burton McCormick (Goodreads Author), John Christmas (Goodreads Author) 4.18 avg rating — 61 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
	A Stranger From the Storm 4.36 avg rating — 39 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
	Deeds of Darkness: William Burton McCormick Short Stories Collections 4.26 avg rating — 19 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
	House of Tigers 4.45 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2022 — 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
	Blue Amber 4.29 avg rating — 7 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
	The Dunes of Saulkrasti: From the Pages of Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine by William Burton McCormick (Goodreads Author), Christoffer Petersen (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 3.67 avg rating — 3 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
	Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine November 2015 by William Burton McCormick (Goodreads Author), Elaine Viets, Janice Law (Goodreads Author) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating	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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“Stories to read are delitabill (delightful)
Suppose that they be nocht but fable (fiction)
Then should stories that suthfast were (truthful)
- And they were said in good manner -
Have double pleasure in hearing.
The first pleasance is the carping (reading aloud)
And the tothir the suthfastness
That shows the thing richt as it was;”
― John Barbour

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