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Oct 2005, 375 pages
Paperback:
Jan 2007, 352 pages
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Rick Yancey
is the author of two books for
adults: a memoir, Confessions
of a Tax Collector, and a
novel (A Burning in
Homeland - 2003). He
is also a playwright and former
theater critic.
Since then he has
launched two series: The
Extraordinary Adventures of
Alfred Kropp, for young
readers, and The Highly
Effective Detective, for
adults. Both books are set in
Knoxville, Tennessee, where Rick
lived for ten years before
returning to Florida.
He lives with his wife,
Sandy, his three sons, two dogs
and one lizard.
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