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Stories & Paintings

The Regular - A Short Story It had been a busy night for a
The Regular - A Short Story

It had been a busy night for a Tuesday.

Richard took off the apron tied at his waist and tossed it in the bin with the other dirty aprons and cloths.

Luckily, most of the...

Before It Gets Too Dark - A Short Story EDGAR PUT ON THE TV and turned the
Before It Gets Too Dark - A Short Story

EDGAR PUT ON THE TV and turned the UHF dial, tuning it to channel 38. It didn’t come in very well, as was the case with most of the channels lately. It’d been like that for a...

Before the Rain LEONARD PULLED THE NOZZLE FROM THE gas tank, gave it a
Before the Rain

LEONARD PULLED THE NOZZLE FROM THE gas tank, gave it a little shake, and placed it back on the pump. He looked through the station wagon’s rear window and couldn’t believe all...

Want When I wrote “Want” as a poem, it was seven stanzas long, but it
Want

When I wrote “Want” as a poem, it was seven stanzas long, but it wasn’t very good.

What I did have in my head, however, was the exact painting I wanted to paint to go with it,...

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Series

Dead at Third (Henry Walsh Private Investigator Series #1)
The Last Ride (Henry Walsh Private Investigator Series, #2)
The Crystal Pelican (Henry Walsh Private Investigator Series, #3)
The Night the Music Died (Henry Walsh Private Investigator Series, #4)
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Henry Walsh Private Investigator Series

"On book four of the series and riveting storytelling with a lot of characters. Suspenseful and keeps you wondering where the plot is heading, till the final reveal..." -Hal Bigelow

"I am totally loving this series!" -DENISE MCCARRAHER

"I’ve only finished two of the...

Dead at Third (Henry Walsh Private Investigator Series #1), The Last Ride (Henry Walsh Private Investigator Series, #2), The Crystal Pelican (Henry Walsh Private Investigator Series, #3), The Night the Music Died (Henry Walsh Private Investigator Series, #4), and 6 more
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A Good Time for Goodbye (Jake Horn Mysteries Book 1)
The Silence of the Sand (Jake Horn Mysteries Book 2)
When the Smoke Clears (Jake Horn Mysteries Book 3)
A Ring and a Prayer (Jake Horn Mysteries Prequel Novella)

Jake Horn Mysteries

A Good Time for Goodbye (Jake Horn Mysteries Book 1), The Silence of the Sand (Jake Horn Mysteries Book 2), When the Smoke Clears (Jake Horn Mysteries Book 3), and A Ring and a Prayer (Jake Horn Mysteries Prequel Novella)
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Shake the Trees (Charlie Harlow, #1)
Trackdown (U.S. Marshal Charlie Harlow #2)
Half Moon Rising (U.S. Marshal Charlie Harlow #3)

U.S Marshal Charlie Harlow

U.S. Marshal Charlie Harlow tracks dangerous fugitives across the mountains and backroads of western North Carolina. He'll never turn his back when someone's in trouble.

But some cases aren't Charlie Harlow's to solve, although that never seems to stop him...

Shake the Trees (Charlie Harlow, #1), Trackdown (U.S. Marshal Charlie Harlow #2), and Half Moon Rising (U.S. Marshal Charlie Harlow #3)
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