John Locke is an American writer of contemporary crime fiction

Crime fiction

Crime fiction is the literary genre that fictionalizes crimes, their detection, criminals and their motives. It is usually distinguished from mainstream fiction and other genres such as science fiction or historical fiction, but boundaries can be, and indeed are, blurred...

 and non-fiction

Non-fiction

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. He is the author of several fiction books including the Donovan Creed series and two nonfiction books, Dynasty in the Making and Qualities of Character.

Donovan Creed Novels

Donovan Creed, the main character of the Lethal Series, is a former CIA assassin and a "smart-aleck tough guy with a heart of bronze." Locke's characters are particularly known for their witty dialogue.

1. Lethal People
2. Lethal Experiment
3. Saving Rachel
4. Now & Then
5. Wish List
6. A Girl Like You
7. Vegas Moon
8. The Love You Crave
9. Maybe (expected before Christmas 2011)

Accolades

On June 20, 2011, John Locke became the first independently published author to sell over 1 million Kindle

Amazon Kindle

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 books using Amazon

Amazon.com

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's Kindle Direct Publishing platform, having sold 1,010,370 Kindle books.

External links

• John Locke - Official Author's Website