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Vernon Baker

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Mystery & Thrillers, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Religion & Spirituality

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March 2011

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Husband and father, voracious reader, and entrepreneur, Vernon finally found the courage to put soul to paper. Slow Boat to Purgatory is his first novel.

He lives with his wife and children on the coast of Maine and in the panhandle of Florida. Occasionally, when the need arises, he travels to Venice to visit an old friend...a very old friend.

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Average rating: 4.14 · 596 ratings · 83 reviews · 7 distinct works

	Slow Boat to Purgatory (Volume One) 4.09 avg rating — 439 ratings — published 2011 — 7 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 Arimathean (Book two in the Slow Boat to Purgatory Series) 4.26 avg rating — 149 ratings — published 2012 — 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
	Lasting Valor by Vernon J. Baker, Vernon Baker (Goodreads Author) 4.67 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 1997	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
	Lasting Valor by Vernon Olsen, Vernon Baker (Goodreads Author) 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1999	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
	[Slow Boat To Purgatory] [Author: Baker, Vernon] [July, 2011] by Vernon Baker (Goodreads Author), Unknown Author 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	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
	Slow Boat To Purgatory [Paperback] [2011] (Author) Vernon Baker by Vernon Baker (Goodreads Author), Unknown Author 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	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 Arimathean: Book (Volume 2) [Paperback] [2012] (Author) Vernon J. Baker by Vernon Baker (Goodreads Author), Unknown Author 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	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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This is a fascinating clip that dovetails with some current reading and research I am doing as I work on Shadow of The Son, the third book in the Slow Boat to Purgatory series. I have always wondered about UFO's, Aliens, what are they really. Not to give too much away but wouldn't it be interesting if celestial beings, perhaps the ones that populate my stories where in fact "Angels" and not all of Read more of this blog post »

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“Greed and avarice have clouded their judgment,”
― Vernon Baker, Slow Boat to Purgatory

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“He hated Paris. He hated all of France if truth be known. The fact he was French did not temper the intensity of his hate.”
― Vernon Baker, Slow Boat to Purgatory

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“Immortality is the ultimate state of loneliness.” Gaspar”
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