Rick Yancey

 

Rick is a native Floridian and a graduate of Roosevelt University in Chicago. He earned a B.A. in English which he put to use as a field officer for the Internal Revenue Service. Inspired and encouraged by his wife, he decided his degree might also be useful in writing books and in 2004 he began writing full-time.

Since then he has launched two critically acclaimed series: The Extraordinary Adventures of Alfred Kropp, for young readers, and The Highly Effective Detective, for adults. Both books are set in Knoxville, Tennessee, where Rick lived for ten years before returning to Florida.

Rick lives with his wife, Sandy, his three sons, two dogs and one lizard.

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The Monstrumologist: The Terror Beneath
Rick Yancey
A truly blood-curdling yet fun story that will set the reader’s heart racing.  Will is a monster-hunting apprentice but when he and his boss discover there is more than one strange monster that feeds through its chest, they must face...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 01/10/2009
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Thirteenth Skull
Rick Yancey
This is a rousing non-stop action adventure against the forces of darkness. Alfred is brought face to face with an arch enemy whilst at the same time he questions who he can really trust to help him defeat the enemy....
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Format: Paperback - Released: 01/09/2008
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