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ⓘ About T.R. Pearson
T.R. Pearson is an American author best known for ‘A Short History of a Small Place’. The author has written novels under the Rick Gavin pseudonym. +Biography T.R. Pearson is a child of Winston-Salem in North Carolina. Pearson was always a little conflicted about his future, and he found that he was always changing his mind. Fortunately, Pearson grew up in a small town. So while he was trying to make his mind up about his career, there was plenty to observe in his immediate vicinity, facets of life in a small town that would later prove crucial to his writing perspective. When T.R. Pearson attended North Carolina State University, it was with the intention of pursuing something practical, a field like Economics that was likely to put food on his table.
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Glad News of the Natural World
Latest in the series · book 5 of 5 · published 2005
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is T.R. Pearson?
T.R. Pearson is an American author best known for 'A Short History of a Small Place’. The author has written novels under the Rick Gavin pseudonym. +Biography T.R. Pearson is a child of Winston-Salem in North Carolina.
Which T.R. Pearson series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Neely series, the earliest of T.R. Pearson's multi-book series: it opens with A Short History of a Small Place (1985) and runs to 5 books across 1985–2005, ending with Glad News of the Natural World (2005). T.R. Pearson's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has T.R. Pearson written?
T.R. Pearson has 28 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1985 and 2023. 14 of them belong to 3 named series — the largest being the Ray Tatum Mysteries series with 6 books — and 14 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should T.R. Pearson's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. T.R. Pearson's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Neely (1985–2005, 5 books), Ray Tatum Mysteries (1993–2018, 6 books) and Nick Reid (2011–2013, 3 books).
How are T.R. Pearson's books organised into series?
This guide splits T.R. Pearson's 28 books into 3 named series and 14 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Ray Tatum Mysteries (6 books, 1993–2018); Neely (5 books, 1985–2005); Nick Reid (3 books, 2011–2013).