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Robin Allen

Goodreads Author

Born

The Great State of Texas, The United States

Website

http://robinallentx.blogspot.com/

Genre

Mystery & Thrillers, Nonfiction, Humor

Influences

John Kennedy Toole, Ben Rehder, Carl Hiaasen, Pete Hautman, Donald E. ...more

Member Since

March 2011

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I am the author of the clean, humorous Poppy Markham: Culinary Cop mystery series that features an Austin, TX public health inspector and lots of behind-the-scenes information about the restaurant industry.

I hold a BA degree in English which qualifies me to work as the following: food server, cocktail waitress, bartender, barista, sales rep, marketing director, freelance writer, technical writer, copy editor, software QA analyst, personal assistant, yoga instructor, knitwear designer, and mystery author.

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Average rating: 3.45 · 1,351 ratings · 217 reviews · 5 distinct works • Similar authors

	If You Can't Stand the Heat (Poppy Markham: Culinary Cop, #1) 3.43 avg rating — 1,005 ratings — published 2011 — 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
	Stick a Fork In It (Poppy Markham: Culinary Cop, #2) 3.56 avg rating — 205 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
	Out of the Frying Pan (Poppy Markham: Culinary Cop, #3) 3.40 avg rating — 140 ratings — published 2013 — 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
	If You Can't Stand the Heat by Robin Allen (May 08,2011) it was ok 2.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 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
	Stick a Fork in it 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 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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Poppy Markham: Culinary Cop Mystery (3 books)
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Robin’s Quotes

“Discipline is remembering what you want.”
― David Campbell

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“The strange thing about breeding bulls is that you never know how successful you have been until a few minutes before your bull dies. The man who has bred a brave bull has bred a quality without measure, a spirit, that may be tested only in the destruction of it.”
― Tom Lea, The Brave Bulls

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“These irresistible men look so much more delicious than they taste.”
― Kathryn Walker, A Stopover in Venice

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“Marvelous wonders don't have to happen of a sudden, the way they do in the Arabian Nights. They can also take a long time, like crystals growing, or minds changing, or leaves turning. The trick is to keep an eye peeled, so they don't slip by unappreciated.”
― Ken Kesey, Sailor Song

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