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The Scene Menagerie
The Scene Menagerie
The Scene Menagerie
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The Scene Menagerie

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The Scene Menagerie contains an assortment of fiction scenes and episodes from the novels and short stories of one author, John R. Downes, plus a few excerpts from his nonfictions thrown into the mix. What a range of subjects! War, the Great Depression, Custers Last Stand, FBI, orphans, espionage, US history, gunfighters, bank robbers, Adbiz, growing up, mass merchandising, bad guys, dreams, Royal Canadian Mounted Police, code breaking, salesmanship, Hollywood, and more. Many novels contain scenes and episodes that can stand on their own as vignettes, short stories, and worthwhile reads. Regardless of whether the prolific authors are F. Scott Fitzgerald, Ernest Hemingway, Mark Twain, Elmore Leonard, John Grisham, John Steinbeck, and hundreds of others, a reader can cull through their collection of tales and discover a treasure trove of candidate excerpts.

Why not a selection of scenes and episodes from one authors repertoire of published fiction? The Scene Menagerie answers that question.
LanguageEnglish
Release dateMar 19, 2016
ISBN9781490771601
The Scene Menagerie
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John R. Downes

JOHN R. DOWNES proves his credentials as a master storyteller in this epic tale. His novels span diverse genres: historical fiction, spy thriller, literary fiction, and mystery. He resides with his wife, Susan, in Spokane, Washington.

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