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Anthony E. Thorogood

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in London (lives in Ross Tasmania Australia), The United Kingdom

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Thriller, Mystery, Humor and Comedy

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I was born in London England in 1953 that makes me a baby boomer I think. On emerging into the big wide world I enjoyed life thoroughly, my two sisters and I played on the Woolwich Ferry, forever crossing backwards and forwards over the Thames and then, when we got bored with that, we had races in the foot tunnel under the Thames. It’s amazing what can keep a small boy happy.

Dad ran a market stall in Woolwich’s Beresford Square selling anything and everything. He was a natural Cockney salesman with all the patter that goes with it but when he was told to give it up or die from the cold, we packed up shop and migrated to Australia. Australia was great fun for a small boy from London, with snakes and kangaroos in the paddocks, unlimited sunsh ...more

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Who is your favorite fictional couple, and why?

Anthony E. Thorogood The conventional answer would be to say something like Elizabeth Benet and Darcy in Pride and Prejudice BUT what about Jeeves and Bertie Wooster in th…moreThe conventional answer would be to say something like Elizabeth Benet and Darcy in Pride and Prejudice BUT what about Jeeves and Bertie Wooster in the Wodehouse novels could be something going on there and why stop at a twosome what about a threesome the 3 men in 3 men in a boat well I say no more and there is Archie Goodwin and Nero Wolfe there is a twosome if ever there was one. So something to think about think outside the square and I haven't even began to ask about Bigfoot Littlefoot and Sargent Elizabeth West! actually she is a nice girl all the same they are a threesome! What about Jack Hamma and Kashmere now I do like Kashmere! (less)

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Back to Bigfoot for a moment. You say many of your characters are based on real people. Either you have a real knack for attracting the unique or are immensely gifted to embellish?

Anthony E. Thorogood I like to get to the bottom of who people are and it is surprising what people tell you. I also embellish the characters and combine them, that is I m…moreI like to get to the bottom of who people are and it is surprising what people tell you. I also embellish the characters and combine them, that is I make two or three people I have met into one person. There is a character in Bigfoot and the Deaht in the Sydney Opera House who is dying of skin cancer he has 6 weeks or 6 months to live and I met the real person and he told me his story. I guess in my last business I was a kind of bar man and people told me their life history, but I still meet people and get all sorts of information from them. I listen, I record it all in my brain and file it all away for later. Sometimes a character emerges after being in my brain for 20 or 30 years!
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	Shakespeare on the Roof 3.56 avg rating — 25 ratings — 8 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
	Death in the Australian Outback 3.41 avg rating — 22 ratings — 10 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
	In bed with Jane Austen 3.89 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 2012 — 5 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
	Miss Marple Struts Her Stuff 3.63 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 2015 — 5 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
	Cider - Drink it Make it Cook with it 3.87 avg rating — 15 ratings — 2 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
	Picnic with Picasso (Jack Hamma Australian Outback Romantic Action Adventures Book 3) 3.50 avg rating — 10 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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	Murder Mayhem and Madness 3.30 avg rating — 10 ratings — 7 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 Elizabeth West Mysteries 3.22 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2014 — 3 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
	A Foxtrot Through India 2.55 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2012 — 3 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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So we decided to sell my books at Woolmers Maker's Market (Tasmania) before Christmas - We got copies of my books sent from America, we bought a fold up table, directors chairs, a tent, display stands and Sue made a table cloth. The weather had been sunny in the mid twenties for a month, beautiful weather in fact. We put up the tent as a practice run, it was like trying to get a newly born horse t Read more of this blog post »

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Anthony Thorogood said: " Just read Slaughter House Five and quite enjoyed it. It’s a satire about the bombing of Dresden. A couple of year back I got hold of Breakfast of Champions by K.V. thought I’d love it as I had read all Vonnegut when I was a student and Breakfast of C ...more "

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Anthony Thorogood made a comment in the group Goodreads Authors/Readers — Authors Looking for Training/Help on Book Marketing! topic " So you want some advice on marketing and there is so much out there how can you wade through it all? Well to start with you can read my little article ...more "
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Anthony Thorogood made a comment in the group Goodreads Authors/Readers — Jack Hamma Action Adventures topic " Highly Addictive - if you love action adventures and you read of one of my Jack Hamma Action Adventures you might not stop until you have read them al ...more "
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“I like Americans, I love Americans, well I loved an American once, having said that I don’t like their foreign policy much.’ ‘It’s”
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“I’m not sexist but sometimes it just seems to come naturally, we all have our bad hair days. She”
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“Anastasia: Five hundred guests should be plenty.
Jack: Yes, five hundred guests sounds like a nice small wedding.”
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