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Mary Deal is an Amazon International bestselling, award-winning, multi-genre author of suspense/thrillers, romance, a short story collection, writers’ references, and self-help. She is a Pushcart Prize nominee, Artist and Photographer, and former newspaper columnist and magazine editor. After losing her beloved partner of 31 years, she is has written a memoir about surviving the grief period. That book is meant to help others and is due out in a few weeks.

She has traveled and has a lifetime of diverse experiences, all of which remain in memory as fodder for her fiction. A native of California’s Sacramento River Delta, where some of her stories are set, she has lived in England, the Caribbean, the Hawaiian Islands, and now resides in Garner, ...more

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Average rating: 4.14 · 2,070 ratings · 312 reviews · 31 distinct works • Similar authors

	River Bones (Sara Mason Mysteries #1) 4.10 avg rating — 1,317 ratings — published 2008 — 17 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 Ka 3.97 avg rating — 239 ratings — published 2006 — 24 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 Howling Cliffs (Sara Mason Mysteries Book 2) 4.39 avg rating — 127 ratings — published 2012 — 19 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
	Down To The Needle 4.19 avg rating — 133 ratings — published 2010 — 18 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 To Life (Sara Mason Mysteries Book 3) 4.51 avg rating — 65 ratings — 23 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
	Legacy of the Tropics: A Mystery Anthology 4.25 avg rating — 36 ratings — published 2011 — 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
	Sea Cliff: A Contemporary Romance Novel 4.71 avg rating — 24 ratings — 16 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
	Off Center In The Attic: A Collection of Short Stories and Flash Fiction 4.45 avg rating — 20 ratings — published 2011 — 26 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
	Hypno-Scripts: Life-Changing Techniques Using Self-Hypnosis And Meditation From A Lifetime Practitioner really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 21 ratings — published 2015 — 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
	Write It Right: Tips For Authors 4.67 avg rating — 12 ratings — 6 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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Mary Deal rated a book it was amazing The Case of the Reptile Rescuing Receptionist (Buttercup Bend Mysteries Book 5) by Debbie De Louise (Goodreads Author)	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
All Under Suspicion The Case of the Reptile Rescuing Receptionist, by Debbie De Louise, is the 5th book in the Buttercup Bend series. Though this is the first book in this series I have read, it was easy to pick up the lives of the characters that flo ...more
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Mary Deal rated a book it was amazing Ghosts of Villa de Zenith by Kenna McKinnon (Goodreads Author)	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
Antics of Inexperienced Ghostbusters Ghosts of Ville de Zenith, by Kenna McKinnon, gives us a hearty peek into the sequestered lives of residents in a building occupied by retirees. We can only guess at the comradery of the tenants of such place, and ...more
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Mary Deal rated a book it was amazing Heidi - A Puppy's Progress (Family Of Rescue Dogs Book 11) by Brian L. Porter	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 New Puppy for the Pack Heidi – A Puppy’s Progress, by Brian L. Porter, is the latest in Porter’s Rescue Dog Series. However, little Heidi was not a rescue. Porter’s wife thought he was mourning too deeply over the loss of Muttley. She found Heidi an ...more
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Mary Deal rated a book it was amazing The Deadly Detective Agency (Abigail Summers Cozy Mysteries) by Ann Parker	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
Solving Cold Cases from a Unique Point of View The Deadly Detective Agency, by Ann Parker, was a complete surprise to me because the story is told from a point of view that I have not so far encountered. I will not produce a spoiler here, other than t ...more
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Mary Deal rated a book it was amazing When Angels Fly by S. Jackson	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
Truth About Caring for a Child with Cancer When Angels Fly, by S. Jackson and A. Raymond, is probably the most difficult book I have ever read. It left me heartbroken. I had great difficulty getting through to the end. I had to read it in small segmen ...more
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Mary Deal rated a book it was amazing Christmas in Evergreen: Heart of Evergreen by Mary L. Schmidt (Goodreads Author)	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 Suspense Builds and Then…. Wow! Christmas in Evergreen: Heart of Evergreen Book 1, by Mary L. Schmidt, an author who has a flair for detail and slowly building up to a stunning, unexpected, and life-changing occurrence. A story of how two women be ...more
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Mary Deal has read The Secret of Excalibur (Excalibur Saga #1) by Sahara Foley (Goodreads Author)	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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Mary Deal liked Mary L.'s review of Grief Is Love: A Memoir of Surviving Bereavement: "Great resource book This is a great resource book dealing with grief. Although the author writes from the perspective of losing her partner of 31 years due to cancer and its effects, this book can help others deal with grief. As a registered nurse and" Read more of this review »
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“Creativity is a commodity and derives its value only in how energy is spent.”
― Mary Deal, River Bones

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