David Dun is a thriller writer. He was born and grew up in western

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before moving to northern

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to begin his legal career. He holds a B.A. in psychology from the

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and earned his law degree at

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. His first effort, Necessary Evil was published in 2001 and became a

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bestseller. A year later Dun followed it up with At the Edge (2002). He has since produced one thriller a year and subsequently delivered Overfall in 2003 and Unacceptable Risk in 2004 (all published by

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). So far, Dun has written about cloning, forestry science, molecular biology, and genetic science.

Bibliography

Novels

* ''Necessary Evil(2001)'' * ''At The Edge(2002)'' * ''Overfall(2003)'' * ''Unacceptable Risk(2004)'' * ''The Black Silent(2005)''

References

External links

David Dun's website
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