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Author of Joe Hustle, Rovers, The Smack, Sweet Nothing, Angel Baby, This Wicked World, and Dead Boys.

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	Rovers 3.93 avg rating — 1,294 ratings — published 2021 — 11 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
	Angel Baby 3.69 avg rating — 1,013 ratings — published 2013 — 21 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 Best American Mystery Stories (2011) (10 , 2011) by Harlan Coben (Goodreads Author) (Editor & Introduction), Otto Penzler (Goodreads Author) (Series Editor), Elizabeth Strout (Goodreads Author) 3.56 avg rating — 924 ratings — published 2011 — 15 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 Smack 3.94 avg rating — 614 ratings — published 2017 — 12 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
	Dead Boys: Stories 3.97 avg rating — 597 ratings — published 2007 — 11 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
	This Wicked World 3.81 avg rating — 535 ratings — published 2009 — 12 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
	Sweet Nothing 4.09 avg rating — 306 ratings — published 2015 — 10 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
	Joe Hustle 3.88 avg rating — 241 ratings — published 2024 — 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
	Must Come Down 4.17 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 2010 — 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
	Bank of America 4.33 avg rating — 3 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

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Sweet Nothing is the December pick for the LitReactor Book Club. The book is out in paperback tomorrow. https://litreactor.com/discuss/decemb...

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Richard and 1 other person liked Taylor Cahill's review of Rovers: "This was a good one. Taking place in 1976, a story about vampires (and a touch of romance, but not really). Several story lines come together in a suspenseful fashion by the end. My compliments to the shop keeper at the bookstore who recommended it w" Read more of this review »
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“I like the way we talk to each other. It feels honest. It was different with Manuel. One of us always had to win. Husbands and wives do that, worry more about being right than being truthful.”
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“Being nothing special is nothing special.”
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4th Quarter 2021 - Horror #1

Billy Summers by Stephen King, 515p

3 votes, 27.3%

Near the Bone by Christina Henry, 336p

2 votes, 18.2%

Horseman: A Tale of Sleepy Hollow by Christina Henry, 320p

1 vote, 9.1%

Drawing Blood by Poppy Z. Brite, 416p

1 vote, 9.1%

Nightfall by Daniel Barnett, 140p

1 vote, 9.1%

Weep, Woman, Weep by Maria DeBlassie - (ebook format only)

1 vote, 9.1%

Rovers by Richard Lange, 304p

1 vote, 9.1%

Where They Wait by Scott Carson, 400 p

1 vote, 9.1%

Wilder Girls by Rory Power, 357p

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