Crime Rave

by Sezin Koehler

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  About the Author

  Sezín Koehler is a novelist, feminist, Third Culture Kid, global nomad, absinthe aficionada, Frida Kahlo devotee, green smoothie advocate, and occasional artist and self-portraitist, who lives blissfully childfree with her husband in Lighthouse Point, Florida, the strangest corner of the world she’s ever inhabited.

  You can find more of her fiction and non-fiction featured on her website www.Sezin.org, follow her on Twitter as @SezinKoehler, and on Facebook at SezinKoehler.

  Coming soon(ish)

  Sezín Koehler’s third novel:

  The Secret Life of Stone

  A zombie tale set in Prague.

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  And thank you, Dear Reader, for supporting independent writers and publishers.

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