New York Times and USA Today Best Selling Author
Patricia Loofbourrow

Red Dog Conspiracy

Steampunk Noir Crime Fiction

"As far as I'm concerned, Patricia Loofbourrow is the Queen of steampunk noir. Nobody else does anything quite like what she does, and she does it so very very well."

Welcome to Bridges.

A once-beautiful domed city in the center of the former US, Bridges is now split between four feuding crime syndicates. The only way out is through the Aperture, controlled by a ruthless Family who charges exorbitant amounts for the privilege of travel outside of the dome.

Main series

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The book that started it all ...

The saga continues

She's gone too far to turn back ...

Can she survive a city that hates her?

A split in the Spadros Family threatens them all ...

Jacqui mediates between two Families. What could go wrong?

The truth is stranger than Jacqui ever imagined.

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Coming October 2022

Signed paperback copies of the second covers for books 1 and 2 are available in limited quantities.

The Prequels

These books happen before the Red Dog Conspiracy.

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A homeless vet faces his worst nightmare ...

He had an impossible choice. His decision changed history.

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The truth starves her family. Lying sends her to prison. What to do?

The Companions

These books mostly happen alongside the Red Dog Conspiracy.

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When playing by the rules means a child dies, he's done playing.

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About Patricia Loofbourrow

Patricia Loofbourrow was born in southern California in 1962. She began writing poetry in her teen years, and wrote her first novel during the 2005 National Novel Writing Month, going on to write well over 100 stories, mostly speculative fiction.

She became a USA Today and NY Times best-selling author in February 2017 with her debut novel The Jacq of Spades as part of the Dark Humanity science fiction and fantasy box set.

Patricia Loofbourrow grew up on Heinlein, Bradbury, and Asimov, and found at an early age that she loved science. Earning a Bachelor’s degree in Microbiology with a minor in Chemistry from Cal Poly Pomona then an MD from Rush University, Dr. Loofbourrow practiced family medicine for ten years before changing careers in 2000 due to disability.

After leaving medicine, Patricia Loofbourrow ran one of the first “ask a doctor” patient education websites from 2000-2004. She has been a long-time member of the Forward Motion Forums, and has worked as a freelance writer, editor, and graphic designer since 2000. She currently lives in Oklahoma with her husband and three grown children.

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