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James Carlos Blake

Born

in Tampico, Tamaulipas, Mexico

May 26, 1943

Died

January 11, 2025

Genre

Mystery & Thrillers, Historical Fiction, Literature & Fiction

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James Carlos Blake was an American writer of novels, novellas, short stories, and essays. His work has received extensive critical favor and several notable awards. He has been called “one of the greatest chroniclers of the mythical American outlaw life” as well as “one of the most original writers in America today and … certainly one of the bravest.” He was a recipient of the University of South Florida's Distinguished Humanities Alumnus Award and a member of the Texas Institute of Letters. ...more

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Average rating: 4.03 · 5,608 ratings · 661 reviews · 22 distinct works • Similar authors

	In the Rogue Blood 4.05 avg rating — 1,123 ratings — published 1997 — 20 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 Rules of Wolfe (Wolfe Family Series #2) 4.03 avg rating — 622 ratings — 20 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 Pistoleer 4.05 avg rating — 576 ratings — published 1995 — 22 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
	Country of the Bad Wolfes 4.12 avg rating — 479 ratings — published 2012 — 12 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
	Wildwood Boys 4.12 avg rating — 403 ratings — published 2000 — 9 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
	Red Grass River: A Legend 4.16 avg rating — 353 ratings — published 1998 — 14 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 House of Wolfe: A Border Noir (Border Noir, 2) 3.91 avg rating — 340 ratings — 23 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
	Handsome Harry 3.92 avg rating — 318 ratings — published 2004 — 19 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 Friends of Pancho Villa 4.07 avg rating — 280 ratings — published 1996 — 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
	The Killings of Stanley Ketchel 4.24 avg rating — 245 ratings — published 2005 — 13 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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Series by James Carlos Blake

Wolfe Family Series (4 books)
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James Carlos Blake

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Quotes by James Carlos Blake (?)

“If you're afraid to defend your convictions because you might get your ass kicked for it, you're not really fit to advocate for them.”
― James Carlos Blake

tags: advocacy, convictions, fear

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“The vastness of the desert frightened her. Everything looked too far away, even the couldless sky. There was nowhere you could hide in such emptiness.”
― James Carlos Blake, The Rules of Wolfe

tags: desert, emptiness, hide

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“Men tend to remember the best things about the women they've loved and to forget the worst, which is why so many men make the same mistakes with women again and again. Women tend to forget the best things about the men they've loved and to remember the worst, which is why so many women become bitter about men.”
― James Carlos Blake

tags: attitudes, lovers, men, relationships, women

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