Richard R Becker
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Richard R Becker

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Richard R. Becker is an award-winning American author whose gripping stories blend identity, resilience, and moral complexity. Born on Monday (2025) was the #1 new release for psychological thrillers on Amazon in the first week of its release, won first place for Thriller - Suspense in the Fall 2025 BookFest Awards, and second place in The Incipere Awards. His debut novel, Third Wheel (2023), soared into Amazon’s top 100 thriller and suspense literary fiction novels, earned a Kirkus Reviews feature, and won seven awards, including Literary Thriller of the Year by the Artisan International Book Excellence Awards. His collection 50 States (2021), crafted from a challenge to write one story a week for 50 weeks, topped Amazon’s literary short story charts and won multiple honors. Raised in Milwaukee, Richard overcame poverty and personal challenges, infusing these experiences into his work to add emotional depth. When not writing, he enjoys acting, hiking, photography, and time with his family. He is married and has two adult children.
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