All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws. David loogan is a character that deserves a long life, in many more books. Read in june, 2016 published 2009 page count 432 source purchased copy format paperback. If you are the publisher or author of this book and feel that. Bad things happen by harry dolan, 2009, amy einhorn books edition, in english bad things happen 2009 edition open library. Buy this book dolan s highly praised debut has shades of. Bad things happen npr coverage of bad things happen by harry dolan.
His new novel, the good killer, comes out february 4, 2020, from the mysterious pressgrove atlantic. The new york times bad things happen is a very smart, wellwritten roller coaster ride that is always threatening to hurl the reader out into roaring empty space. The man who calls himself david loogan is leading a quiet, anony. Author interview harry dolan, author of the last dead. Bad things happen offers both good news and bad news for its author, harry dolan. David loogan is trying to get away from his violent past and does so by living an anonymous life in ann arbor, michigan. Bad things happen, harry dolan 9780425234402 youtube. Join us to discuss bad things happen on thursday, march 6, at 6. Bad things happen is the first book in the david loogan series by harry dolan. Bad things happen by harry dolan harry dolans bad things happen is a difficult book to categorizemystery, dark humor, spoof, pulp fictionand a difficult book to summarize. Bad things happen, paperback by dolan, harry, brand new, free shipping in the us. Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. Currently working as a freelance editor, he lives in ann arbor, michigan, where he is at work on the sequel to bad things happen. Just whats needed to spend a great weekend reading ive been waiting for you to come by, said the man in the blue suit.
Harry dolans debut novel, bad things happen david loogan series no. Harry dolan graduated from colgate university where he studied fiction writing with the novelist frederick busch. Readers are in for a breathless ride karin slaughter bad things happen is a very smart, wellwritten roller coaster ride that is always threatening to hurl the reader out into roaring. What we dont know is who or what has died and what loogan has to do with it. He graduated from colgate university, where he majored in philosophy and studied fiction writing with the novelist frederick busch. Bad things happen by harry dolan penguin books australia. Aug 02, 2010 bad things happen is a tense read that keeps you tightly in its grip until the very last page. Harry dolan s bad things happen is a difficult book to categorizemystery, dark humor, spoof, pulp fictionand a difficult book to summarize. Bad things happen is harry dolan s debut novel and introduces david loogan a character who appears in the two subsequent books from dolan very bad men and the last dead girl. When we meet the man who calls himself david loogan, he is in a hardware store buying a shovel to dig a grave.
Harry dolan has written an incredibly rich, smart read reminiscent of a simple plan or presumed innocent not to mention that its just a damn good story. Harry dolan s extraordinary debut novel, bad things happen, has so many delightful twists and turns that many readers will, upon finishing it, no doubt start over and reread it just to see what may have been missed the first time through. The last dead girl, prequel to 2009s bad things happen, finds a 26yearold david quickly falling for a mysterious law student, jana. Jul 16, 2019 open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. If you liked bad things happen by harry dolan, here are some books like this. Below is a list of harry dolan s books in order of when they were first released. The good news is that dolan s debut novel is both excellent and a joy to read. Harry dolan s terrific debut novel, bad things happen, is an old fashioned kind of mystery, a true whodunit for todays savvy readers, but with its roots steeped in the noir tradition. Harry dolan is the author of the mysterysuspense novels bad things happen 2009, very bad men 2011, and the last dead girl 2014.
Originally from rome, new york, harry now lives in ann arbor, michigan. Harry dolan s newest novel in his acclaimed david loogan series delves into the past, when david loogan was still david malone. Karin slaughter dolan gets everything right in his. Bob smith minneapolis star tribune october 25, 2009. Author of the mysterysuspense novels bad things happen, very bad men, the last dead girl, the man in the crooked hat, and the good killer coming in february. He graduated from colgate university, where he majored in philosophy and studied fictionwriting with the novelist frederick busch. I raved about it while i was reading it and for some time thereafter. Cleveland park library book clubs bad things happen by harry dolan cleveland park mystery book club march selection. In bad things happen by harry dolan, david loogan is living a nice, quiet life in a new town.
But after just 10 short days together, jana is murdered, and david unfortunately becomes the lead suspect. Harry dolan books list of books by author harry dolan. Jan 20, 2014 harry dolan s newest novel in his acclaimed david loogan series delves into the past, when david loogan was still david malone. No, actually bad is too strong an adjective, actually the book s like a knife that will just barely slice through water, yknow. He graduated from colgate university, where he majored in philosophy and studied fictionwriting with the.
Bad things happen is another book i read this summer. Bad things happen by harry dolan district of columbia. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that. Bad things happen has 6 available editions to buy at half price books marketplace. Bad things happen david loogan, book 1 by harry dolan. Click on a title, author name or category to see similar books. There are far too many violent deaths, plot twists, ghostwriters, red herrings, guilty secrets, false theories. But then he meets magazine publisher tom kristoll and strikes a friendship with him and strikes more than a friendship with his wife, laura.
The man who calls himself david loogan is hoping to escape a violent past by living a quiet, anonymous life in ann arbor, michigan. Harry dolan is the author of the mysterysuspense novels bad things happen, very bad men, the last dead girl, and the man in the crooked hat. Bad things happen harry dolan, author, erik davies, read by, read by abby erik davies. Harry dolan is the bestselling author of bad things happen and very bad men. Bad things happen december 3, 2009 harry dolans first novel, a mystery of. Jul 08, 2010 bad things happen is harry dolan s debut novel and introduces david loogan a character who appears in the two subsequent books from dolan very bad men and the last dead girl.
He tossed his hat onto his hat onto a filing cabinet. Bad things happen is a tense read that keeps you tightly in its grip until the very last page. He earned a masters degree in philosophy from the university more about harry dolan. Bad things happen david loogan, book 1 by harry dolan book cover, description, publication history. His new novel the good killer comes out on february 4, 2020, from the mysterious pressgrove atlantic. A gripping novel about a man trying to escape his violent past and soon becomes a murder suspect when a publisherand the. See, its pace that drives harry dolan s story about the way a 68 vw bug will drive a uhaul up a hill. Author interview harry dolan, author of the last dead girl. A native of rome, new york, he now lives in ann arbor, michigan. Although the resulting tale fits toms definition of gray streets fictionplans go wrong, bad things happen, people dieelizabeth keeps telling david that this isnt a story in gray streets, and shes right. Readers are in for a breathless ride karin slaughter. Harry dolan is the author of bad things happen putnam, 2009, very bad men putnam, 2011, the last dead girl putnam, 2014, and the man in the crooked hat putnam, 2017. Bad things happen book by harry dolan 6 available editions. Harry dolan made his debut as a published novelist in 2009 with the novel bad things happen.
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