Young cryptozoologist Zane Newton decides to spend his 1984 college summer break in search of the mysterious beast of Bray Road. With the increase in sightings, he figures he has as much of a chance as anyone to find it. He even employs some (at the time) cutting-edge technology in his effort to track and capture footage of the creature.Newton stumbles across a few other interesting and uncanny entities during his search.Ultimately coming face to face with the monster chang...

It was supposed to be a dead week. For this mysterious hitman, things just couldn't be that damn easy. The sharp-tongued soul-stealing assassin plods through life with reckless abandon - until he finds a purpose. Until Sarah Brecker.When the contract on her life goes unfilled, all Hell breaks loose (literally). Forced to work together, they must dodge ruthless mobsters and a variety of demons to buy enough time for Sarah. Evading ambushes proves much easier than eluding that damn d...

"Volz effectively crafts the character of Beth as a steady voice of reason surrounded by chaos, unraveling a complicated plot that revolves around feuding neighbors as much as it does finned predators. A fast-paced and fun novel that takes delight in playing with readers' expectations." -- Kirkus ReviewWhen conservation officer Beth Morrison hears of a shark in the waters of an Indiana lake chain, she, like everyone else, doesn't believe it. Not only does Beth have to put up with t...

Fort Wayne, Indiana. Fire Station 1. The end of the world.Unintentional consequences cause firefighter Matt Daniels to miss a run (one of the most embarrassing things that can happen to a fireman). Waking up from his near-comatose state, he discovers the world he knows lying in ruins as an alien invasion is under way.While Daniels works to secure the engine house, Ray Starns, a homeless man, discovers an opening and sneaks inside. After the pair discover each other, they mu...

A short story about divorce through the eyes of an eight-year-old boy.

Adam Kluteski (Klutch) escorts his girlfriend, Corra Whitmer, to what he believes is a hoax - a werewolf initiation ritual. The couple soon find themselves running for their lives. A savage betrayal and some quick thinking leave Klutch behind bars at the local police station. Two members of a top secret DARPA branch, Zane Newton and Earlham (no last name), pose as FBI agents and lead the investigation into Corra's disappearance. The search unearths a horrifying plot to increase the werewol...

This is a collection of short stories, novelettes, a novella and the opening chapters to several novels.Short stories:Avenging JesusBlame It on Jack KerouacHaggardSaving Apo11oNovelettes:A Deal with the Devil (Dead Man's Touch)Never Alone (Dead Man's Touch)Novella:Gold Star Rebate (Testament)Novel opening chapters:Blood of Phobos (Infinity Unleashed)Damage Control (Chad Haines)The Fatal Ta...

Fort Wayne, Indiana. Fire Station 1. The end of the world.Unintentional consequences cause firefighter Matt Daniels to miss a run (one of the most embarrassing things that can happen to a fireman). Waking up from his near-comatose state, he discovers the world he knows lying in ruins as an alien invasion is under way.While Daniels works to secure the engine house, a group of strangers ban together and make their way to the station grounds. Led by Jeff Vaughn, an off-duty fi...

This short work of fiction details the Soviet efforts to thwart the American moon landing and safe return of the astronauts as well as the countermeasures employed by the US.

Time. It wears on us all. Like gravity, it weighs us down with the influence of age. And eventually, time runs out. For every one of us—everyone except Skot. The enormous human/alien hybrid gifted with immortality has to watch as everything he knows succumbs to the crawl of time. A hybrid of human and the much larger deHera species, Skot bears witness to the genocide of the native deHera people. Never truly accepted by the humans, he finds himself banished to a dystopian planet in the sava...

A priest finds himself in the wrong place at the wrong time and is the victim of mistaken identity.

"Volz crafts a disturbing story that shines a glaring light on human trafficking. He approaches the subject matter with an appropriate sense of gravity and delicacy without sacrificing realism." --Kirkus Review"Tom Volz is the real deal, a name to watch. Jericho Road is a great read, a page-turner with a dynamite story. Buy a copy today!" --Harry Hunsicker, former executive vice president of the Mystery Writers of America and the author of The Devil's CountryAccording to th...