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Charlie Donlea

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Charlie Donlea is the USA TODAY and #1 Internationally bestselling author of SUMMIT LAKE, THE GIRL WHO WAS TAKEN, DON'T BELIEVE IT, SOME CHOOSE DARKNESS, THE SUICIDE HOUSE, TWENTY YEARS LATER, and THOSE EMPTY EYES. His eighth thriller, LONG TIME GONE, explores the science of forensic genealogy and will be released in June 2024.

His books have been translated into twenty languages across nearly forty countries. He resides in Chicago with his wife and two children.

He spends a part of each year fishing with his father in the far reaches of Canada, where the roads end and lakes are accessible only by floatplane. These majestic trips to “God’s Country” inspired the setting for his first novel, Summit Lake.

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Charlie Donlea I'm honored to have been interviewed by Writer's Digest Magazine on this exact topic. The interview will run in the February 2016 edition, and a more …moreI'm honored to have been interviewed by Writer's Digest Magazine on this exact topic. The interview will run in the February 2016 edition, and a more detailed answer is there. But my quick advice for aspiring writers is two things: One, ignore all the negative stuff out there about how hard it is to break in. Understand the challenge, for sure, but be confident that you can make it. Without belief in yourself and your writing, the mountain just gets taller. And two, decide never to give up. Some writers make it with their first manuscript on their first try. Others have to bang out multiple stories before they find success. Whichever path you find yourself on, decide never to stop writing. (less)
Charlie Donlea Hi Susan. Brilliance Audio has purchased the rights to SUMMIT LAKE, so you will be able to listen to it on CD or MP3 format. The audio version will be…moreHi Susan. Brilliance Audio has purchased the rights to SUMMIT LAKE, so you will be able to listen to it on CD or MP3 format. The audio version will be available the same day the hardcover comes out -- January 26th. (less)
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BEFORE I GO

As many Goodreads fans know, I wrote a novel under the pen name Brian Charles.

BEFORE I GO is a love story with a twist, and is very different from the edgy thrillers I usually writer (hence the pen name).

It's been described as THE NOTEBOOK meets THE SHACK, and is set in Chicago during the Holidays.

WARNING: It will make you cry, but it will also make you laugh and fill you you hope this Holiday Read more of this blog post »
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“No suspects. No persons of interest. Just a girl who was alive one day and dead the next.”
Charlie Donlea, Summit Lake

“A life might end, but sometimes their case lives forever.”
Charlie Donlea, The Girl Who Was Taken

“My parents wanted their daughter back, and I haven't had the courage to tell them she's long gone. Haven't found a way to break it to them that that girl doesn't exist anymore.”
Charlie Donlea, The Girl Who Was Taken

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