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Holes in My Armor, a mystery novel
He complained about traffic, then had to solve a murder.
A truck cuts off Clay Sutler on his Seattle commute, but his complaint only gets him mixed up with Tara and her brilliant, scheming mind. Clay has a lot in common with Tara, mainly Montana, where his parents died too early and where he never wants to go back. But his hometown is exactly where Tara wants him to go and solve her cousin’s cold case murder. Now Tara even makes him a suspect in a police database while she chips away at his resistance.
Clay does his best to sidestep Tara’s maneuvers, seductive and otherwise, but he can’t keep his girlfriend Francie out of Tara’s grasp. While he fights for his own stability and leans on a wise inner voice named Doc, questions about Tara’s sanity threaten to undercut his own fragile progress.
Then, one fateful weekend, Tara prevails and the killer emerges in Clay’s Montana town. In a swirl of a secret liaison, family tragedies and cracked football dreams, Clay puts it all together and orchestrates justice in the town he tried to leave behind.
125,000 words.
The ebook is only $4.99, available exclusively on Amazon. Amazon Prime members can borrow for free. A paperback release is planned for late March or early April.
Clay does his best to sidestep Tara’s maneuvers, seductive and otherwise, but he can’t keep his girlfriend Francie out of Tara’s grasp. While he fights for his own stability and leans on a wise inner voice named Doc, questions about Tara’s sanity threaten to undercut his own fragile progress.
Then, one fateful weekend, Tara prevails and the killer emerges in Clay’s Montana town. In a swirl of a secret liaison, family tragedies and cracked football dreams, Clay puts it all together and orchestrates justice in the town he tried to leave behind.
125,000 words.
The ebook is only $4.99, available exclusively on Amazon. Amazon Prime members can borrow for free. A paperback release is planned for late March or early April.
Short story: The Dictionary Writer
In this story of literary suspense, all the English dictionaries in the world disappear. Benbrook, a consummate word lover and professor of linguistics, is shaken to the core. In response to the crisis, the President of the United States appoints a blue-ribbon commission to write a new American dictionary in only one year and names Benbrook to head the team. A quiet academic, Benbrook has never faced such a challenge, but now the world is in his hands. The situation is rough at first, but he soon answers the call with such startling dexterity that even he barely understands what he's pulled off.
This story runs a little over 5,000 words.
Find the ebook for only 99 cents on Amazon, Barnes & Noble and Smashwords and other retail sites.
This story runs a little over 5,000 words.
Find the ebook for only 99 cents on Amazon, Barnes & Noble and Smashwords and other retail sites.
Dig, a novella of suspense
A shovel does the dirty work and turns up an old crime.
The ebook is available at Amazon, Smashwords and Barnes & Noble and other retail sites. $2.99
The trade paperback is available through CreateSpace. $7.50
The paperback can also be found on Amazon.
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A man can't stop digging holes in the ground and doesn't know why—until at last he comes face to face with deadly secrets.
Jim Lassiter is an intelligent guy who makes his living writing software, but he becomes obsessed with digging, and he just keeps on digging. Then he finds the truth.
Grab a shovel. He needs help.
Dig is a novella, a work of fiction too long to be a short story and too short to be a novel. It runs a little over 29,000 words, about half the length of a short novel. (The ebook also includes a short excerpt of my novel Smarty Havarti.)
The trade paperback is available through CreateSpace. $7.50
The paperback can also be found on Amazon.
* * *
A man can't stop digging holes in the ground and doesn't know why—until at last he comes face to face with deadly secrets.
Jim Lassiter is an intelligent guy who makes his living writing software, but he becomes obsessed with digging, and he just keeps on digging. Then he finds the truth.
Grab a shovel. He needs help.
Dig is a novella, a work of fiction too long to be a short story and too short to be a novel. It runs a little over 29,000 words, about half the length of a short novel. (The ebook also includes a short excerpt of my novel Smarty Havarti.)
Smarty Havarti, a mystery novel
He went to Denmark for business and solved a murder along the way.
This full-length, 111,000-word ebook is now available
online at Amazon in the Kindle (.mobi) format,
at Diesel and Barnes & Noble in the Nook (.epub) format
and at Smashwords in multiple formats, including .mobi (Kindle), .epub (Nook) and .pdf.
Now only $4.99
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The trade paperback (326 pages, 8.5 x 5.5 inches) is available through CreateSpace at $14.95.
The paperback can also be found on Amazon and Barnes & Noble.
He went to Denmark for business and solved a murder along the way.
This full-length, 111,000-word ebook is now available
online at Amazon in the Kindle (.mobi) format,
at Diesel and Barnes & Noble in the Nook (.epub) format
and at Smashwords in multiple formats, including .mobi (Kindle), .epub (Nook) and .pdf.
Now only $4.99
Click here for Amazon.
or
Click here for Smashwords.
or
Click here for Barnes & Noble.
or
Click here for Diesel.
or
Click here for Sony.
The ebook is also available on iBooks and other retail sites.
The trade paperback (326 pages, 8.5 x 5.5 inches) is available through CreateSpace at $14.95.
The paperback can also be found on Amazon and Barnes & Noble.
Jason Stallings has a job to do, but problems keep coming up.
He goes to Denmark to fix a thorny business issue. Along the way he turns an embezzler straight, sends a Russian spy packing, solves a murder and falls in love.
Situation:
- Body in hotel room. Check.
- Beautiful women. Check.
- Willful violations of business deal. Check.
- A spy who doesn't love him. Check.
- People pretending to be someone or something else. Check.
- A whole lot of folks having trouble doing the right thing. Check.
Jason Stallings knows how to do the right thing. Sometimes people cry, but he can be very persuasive, even with the police.
Situation:
- Body in hotel room. Check.
- Beautiful women. Check.
- Willful violations of business deal. Check.
- A spy who doesn't love him. Check.
- People pretending to be someone or something else. Check.
- A whole lot of folks having trouble doing the right thing. Check.
Jason Stallings knows how to do the right thing. Sometimes people cry, but he can be very persuasive, even with the police.