Mystery/Thrillers

In Critical Mass, an action/adventure novel, Ahmad Mohammed Khan first clashes with Sean O'Rourke in 1997, when Ahmad, his three sons, and two Saudi associates smuggle drugs across the Mexican border into California to help finance terrorist operations. At that time, Sean is a sergeant in the Marine Corps on JTF-6 duty observing the border. Eight years later, Ahmad leads an attempt to smuggle two nuclear bombs into the U.S. from British Columbia. Ahmad takes Canadian rancher, Billy Deerhorn, and his family hostage and forces him to take a group of terrorists and the bombs through the mountainous Pasayten Wilderness on horses and pack mules.

After a failed FBI attempt to intercept the bombs, the Secretary of Defense authorizes a military operation involving Navy SEALs to prevent the terrorists from destroying a series of dams along the Skagit River in Washington state. Now a Navy EOD tech attached to the SEAL team sent in to stop the terrorists, Sean faces the daunting task of disarming a nuclear device already set to detonate.

A violent ambush on the Mexican border; the boarding of a Ukrainian ship in the south Pacific by U.S. Navy SEALs; a hostage rescue operation in Canada; an ill-fated FBI SWAT operation; an assault by Navy SEALs on a terrorist-held dam––the story offers plenty of action, interesting characters, and a chilling plot that could appear in real news headlines tomorrow.

This story, Banking on Murder, evolves around a fictitious bank, The Hammond Banking Center, located in Hammond, Indiana. It involves the lives of several people directly related to the bank’s activities and other people who have some type of interaction with them. It involves romance, banking in the post depression era, intrigue and murder. It also relates to the development of a young boxer and his interaction with the Chicago Underworld.

With a brilliant mind and a deep insight to her surroundings, she was a willing candidate for an adventurous life.

A mysterious older man moving in across the street, watching her, and she knew it. She also knew after their first meeting, Simon Ramsey would play a major role in her life. Simon Ramsey, a man with a special gift. A “gift of power”.

Here lies five different cases or “files”, which Casey solves with the help of Simon and his special gift. All filed away, waiting for someone to read, someone who loves mysteries.

A series of costumed crime fighters in the tradition of the great Pulp heroes of the 1930s, with characters like The Shadow and Doc Savage appearing in magazine form. These are all new stories that originally appeared in a small press magazine titled “Double Danger Tales”, published by Tom & Ginger Johnson from 1995-2004.

This is the second volume in the current series. The first volume was published by www.mystictoadpress.com in 2005.

All writers appearing in this collection have been previously published in various novels and short story collections.

Sophia Kessler, who once excited gentlemen with her erotic fan dancing, ended her days alone in a dreary hotel room. The police discovered 79-year-old Franklin White locked in a small shed, nearly starved to death. Jacob Morningside thought he would end his lonely days in a nursing home, abandoned by his family.

When multibillionaire William Walker opens his mansion for these and other elderly guests, even a century-old mystery, romantic intrigue, bigamy, and a serial killer can’t disturb the safe haven he has created for the lonely, the abused, and the overlooked.

A military assassin attempts a return to a civilian life and career. Economic problems with his new business and growing family force him to do part-time work for NSA Black Ops. Stress-related problems result in the loss of his wife and children through divorce. Due to his religious beliefs and commitments, he cannot just commit suicide. To end his pain and suffering, he places himself in a situation where he will be shot by a DEA drug raid. Through his work with NSA, he has made friends with a drug dealer from south Louisiana. He joins his friend’s gang and picks a fight with a local police department working with the DEA raid. He is only wounded, placed in prison, and subsequently offered a deal by the DEA to go back in undercover to bring down the drug crime family originally targeted in the raid. Due to the love he has for his children, he overcomes his grief and works with the DEA.

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In the late 1980’s at the height of New York Cities crack epidemic, there was a 15 year old boy in the Soundview section of the Bronx who had dreams of making it big. As a child, all of his elders from his parents, to his teachers, to his basketball and football coaches, would always tell him that he had the special ability to accomplish anything that he set his mind to, therefore he should always reach for his dreams…

But what happens when your dream is to become one of the youngest, most feared, Drug King Pins in New York City history, and you actually achieve that goal???

While Trigga is a hardcore street tale full of action and detailed descriptions of all of the dealing and killing that goes on in the drug world in the inner city of New York, overall the story is laced with a positive message that can be life changing for people of all ages, races and genders everywhere…

“Sometimes in life a persons dreams can betray them. Once you choose the conduct, you choose, and must accept the consequences of that behavior…”

Tag along with Laura Reid as she aims to make presidential history. The legendary story starts with Laura being held in her Mother’s arms. As the years pass, she gains knowledge and meets special friends. During the journey, Laura discovers her talent of painting. It’s an action/adventure masterpiece that shall keep you entertained from beginning to conclusion. Will the main character achieve her goal, or will the opponent steal the White House from her?

It was in the late spring of 1999 when a young and hopeful college graduate name Rufus Renaldo Jackson would make a career decision that would change his life forever. After being away from his family for months at a time so that he could focus on his education he starts to develop a new perspective on life. Thinking that he would no longer have to keep his guard up Rufus begins focusing on the positives. With a core of new friends and a college degree he seems to have his whole life to look forward to, until the day returns home for good. It is then that he finds out about the criminal mischief involving someone in his family. On the advice from his uncle he decides to join the Baltimore City Police force. After only a few months on the force Rufus finds himself reverting back to his street mentality while relying on his sense of humor to help him through his first case. A tough case in a city where crime, drugs and turmoil go together like sprinkles on chocolate ice cream. When the pressure of solving his first case becomes too much Rufus pulls out all stops and is forced to go deep under cover. During this time he faces some painful realities and must do some soul searching to seek out the truth about himself and his family. The same family that helps him through his first case and make it to the end.

A tragic death, a mystery necklace, broken hearts and dreams, and secrets carried to graves make Always and Forever an incredible adventure and an unforgettable story. It is captivating!

In 1962 Jane Patton was a naive 17-year-old rural Missouri girl. She fell deeply in love with a childhood friend that she was forbidden to have. Sudden tragedy forced her hand with a brutal blow.

Jane became a billionaire. Her self-made image was always tarnished by her haunting past. No matter how successful in public life, she could not shake the dismal reality.

She could never be free.

She could never be happy.

As the pages unfold hints of the truth reveal themselves.

Always and Forever is an unforgettable adventure! It is yours to enjoy.

LAUGH AND CRY AS YOU READ.