I am offering the reader two for one murder mysteries. In the first novel, a twenty plus year New York City homicide lieutenant retires to the coast of Oregon. All set in his drafty beach cottage, his short retirement is halted by a lovely detective from the local Sheriffs Department of Lincoln County. She asks for his help solving a rather brutal murder and violation of a young woman confined to a wheel chair. It's determined the murder was committed by more than one person. Norm Payne, w...

In the first case Marshall Foreham is introduced to a rather gruesome kidnap/murder of a young college girl. Her father is a high profile city manager who decides to give the kidnapper the ransom without notifying the authorities. The victim is savagely killed. Suspects are many and varied.Her next case involves a hated retired bank manager of a small town who, on a senior outing, is shot between the eyes on the coast of Oregon. A grocery list of suspects is methodically sorted out ...

Two poor kids write a letter to Santa Claus wishing for a special present. What happens is a surprise of a lifetime for the whole family.

These four novellas are written to please and stimulate the reader who loves murder mysteries. The daughter of a very small town Chief of Police is home after graduation from a major university. Her university degree is in criminology. She begins her career as a police officer to learn the ropes.The first case has a pretty woman murdered by a golf club. She's found by a foursome of women at a tournament. Stacy is called in to investigate the murder. Her first meeting with the State ...

Fiction based upon truth. In any story told there is some truth woven in the tale. I heard this story from an English teacher whom I met in South Korea a few years ago. At the time I thought it tear jerking, but when she'd finished, a warm ending made my old heart glow. So, all of you out there intending on enjoying a turkey dinner, perhaps a reminder of who really to be thankful for back in 1621.

The most publicized drought was during the 1930s. However, from 1950 ~ 1957 there was an equally, if not more severe drought, in the Midwest of the USA. This historical story is fiction based upon fact. It's a story of one family who experienced the hardship of those times in Los Angelo, Texas.Water is the life blood of the living. Without it we perish. Now more than a half century has passed by and water is becoming a precious commodity like never before. Everything we consume cont...

The second in the series consists of three novellas and one novel. All four stories are unique with Super Sleuth detective Stacy Foreham at the forefront of the homicide investigation.Murder at the Lighthouse involves a mysterious death by suffocation of a potato; Murder in the Pasture has a dairy farmer discovering a dead body executed mob style. The body is full of undigested cranberries complicating the motive; Murder in the Cranberry Bogs surprises two farmers of young models sh...

Two university graduates celebrate by climbing Mr. Rainier in 1965. They are quietly visited by aliens who seem very friendly. The information that comes is fascinating and believable. In my first part, our couple feels safe and secure with warm feeling of the future, but can an alien culture really be trusted?

A silver tongue physical education teacher is brutally murdered in the high school. His record of rape, blackmail and sexual harassment is finally met with his demise. It's a who done it with the gay school principal and her music teacher mate, caught with pictures in an revealing position. A rape victim's husband vows revenge. Other victims come forward with claims of sexual exploitation. Who the killer is will surprise you at the end. The murder of the local bank owner shocks the town. H...

An assassin, hired by a group of untouchables, publicizes the horrific deeds of pedophiles under the guise of clergymen. Three former detectives are thrown together to assist in stopping the slaughter of clergymen. In addition, our three heroes are, with the help of some Latinos, able to put a halt to the abduction of young runaways that are abused and never returned.

Two young boys decide to play Santa Clause on Christmas Eve and slide down the chimney to discover what Santa had brought for the holiday. Their plan is good and all is in place to do the event. However, fate plays a part of the plan. An eight year old boy stuck in a chimney is no laughing matter. Enjoy.

The third in the series; this mission involves the Batt Team against the North Korean regime. It's revealed, through a high level defector, that the "Dear One" is about to nuke both South Korea and Japan at the same time.The three heads of state, Japan, South Korea and the USA have agreed to remove the power in North Korea once and for all. China has agreed behind the scenes to assist.The president gives carte blanche to Brad and his team to eliminate the reckless military re...