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VJ Books Features Charlie Donlea!

Author Charlie DonleaCharlie Donlea is a USA Today and #1 International bestselling author known for writing thrillers. Although all his novels are standalones - purposely written so readers can read them in any order - fans will find little nuggets of the previous book sprinkled throughout the pages of the subsequent one.

His latest novel, Twenty Years Later, a TV news host sets out to uncover the truth behind a gruesome tale of sex, betrayal, and murder twenty years after the investigation was abandoned in the wake of 9/11.

Donlea’s first novel, Summit Lake, was a #1 Audible bestseller. He has been praised for his “soaring pace, teasing plot twists” (BookPage) and talent for writing an ending that “makes your jaw drop” (New York Times Book Review).

He spends a part of each year fishing with his father in the far reaches of Canada. These majestic trips to "God's Country" inspired the setting for Summit Lake.

He currently lives in Chicago with his wife and two children.

You can find a signed copy of Twenty Years Later and a collection of other Charlie Donlea signed books below.

Charlie Donlea Book List
His website: charliedonlea.com
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Some Choose Darkness
Signed First Edition

Some Choose Darkness by Charlie Donlea

Don't Believe It
Signed First Edition

Don't Believe It by Charlie Donlea

The Girl Who Was Taken
Signed First Edition

The Girl Who Was Taken by Charlie Donlea

Charlie Donlea Bibliography


  • Summit Lake - 2016
  • The Girl Who Was Taken - April 2017
  • Don't Believe It - May 2018
  • Some Choose Darkness - May 2019
  • The Suicide House - July 2020
  • Twenty Years Later - December 2021


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