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“Lying Still” by David Hogan

Posted on February 16, 2015February 16, 2015 by BetimesBooksNow

David Hogan's The Last Island is currently on promotion in Australia.

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    • La Frontera by Sam Hawken
    • The Last Island by David Hogan
    • Hear Us Fade by David Hogan
    • They All Fall Down by Kim Hood
    • Central Park West Trilogy by Richard Kalich
    • The Assisted Living Facility Library by Richard Kalich
    • A Man Made Long Ago by Richard Kalich
    • David Lazar by Robert Kalich
    • A Man Divided by Robert Kalich
    • Dirty Pictures by Patricia Ketola
    • Silk for the Feed Dogs by Jackie Mallon
    • Francesca by Donald Finnaeus Mayo
    • The Insider’s Guide to Betrayal by Donald Finnaeus Mayo
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    • Forever’s Just Pretend by Craig McDonald
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    • Roll the Credits by Craig McDonald
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    • The Running Kind by Craig McDonald
    • Head Games by Craig McDonald
    • Print the Legend by Craig McDonald
    • Death in the Face by Craig McDonald
    • Three Chords & The Truth by Craig McDonald
    • Write from Wrong by Craig McDonald
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    • The Angel of the Streetlamps by Sean Moncrieff
    • The Taking of Colum Pyke by Joe Murphy
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    • The Starved Lover Sings by Colin O’Sullivan
    • The Dark Manual by Colin O’Sullivan
    • My Perfect Cousin by Colin O’Sullivan
    • Marshmallows by Colin O’Sullivan
    • The True Story of Binderella and Other Secret Siblings by Colin O’Sullivan
    • In Love with Paris by Gérard Ramon
    • Reach the Shining River by Kevin Stevens
    • GIFTS: Bittersweet Christmas Stories by Betimes Books authors
  • The Guilty by Samuel Hawken
  • The Safest Place by Svetlana Pironko
  • Svetlana Pironko

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