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Forgiving Solomon Long
Harvest House Publishers

The Kentucky Geezers
Mysteries
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Tribulation House
Harvest House Publishers

Deliver Us From Evelyn
Harvest House Publishers

For twenty-five years, EARL WALKER has been defined by the two worst things that ever happened to
him: The death of his beloved wife, Barbara, and the bullet that cut short his career as a metro bus
driver. Now bound to a wheelchair, he lives at Candlewick Retirement Center ... where he barely knows
the neighbors. Not that it matters: Following a failed state inspection, residents have thirty days to get out.

A well-intentioned volunteer nags Earl to get out and meet people his age. They end up at a secret chili
party (don't tell the nurses!) and a man dies -- the authorities think nothing of it, but Earl suspects foul
play. With the clock running out, can Earl finger the real murderer before all the suspects move away?

COMING 2010

IF THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU MEET PEOPLE ...YOU CAN HAVE IT!

MARK HOGAN has it all. The job. The family. A position on the board at church. All he’s missing is a boat.
Not just any boat -- a 2008 Bayliner 192. But when Reverend Daniel Glory announces that the Rapture is
taking place Oct. 17 at 5:51 A.M., Hogan realizes his boat-buying days are numbered. So he does what any
man in his situation would do -- borrows a load of money from the mob.

When Jesus fails to come back on schedule, Mark Hogan finds the mob is in no mood to discuss the finer
points of end-times theology ...

PROPHECY CAN BE MURDER ...

NURSING A GRUDGE

2007

TRIBULATION HOUSE

Everyone from the Feds to the mob is scrambling to find the husband of heartless media mogul EVELYN
BLAKE. But nobody can decide which is worse -- that he is missing, or that she is not ...

FLEE THE APPEARANCE OF EVEL ...

2006

DELIVER US FROM EVELYN

Crime boss FRANK "FAT CAT" CATALANO has dreams of building a legacy in Kansas City -- but a
coalition of local storeowners and clergy have banded together to try to break his stranglehold. Detective
TOM GRIGGS is determined to bring Fat Cat down, no matter the cost -- even if that cost is losing his own
wife. Hit man SOLOMON LONG is a “cleaner” flown in from the coast to make sure the locals get the
message from Fat Cat. But when one of his kills goes awry, his whole world comes crashing down ...

A HIT MAN IS HAUNTED BY A PREACHER'S DYING WORDS: "I FORGIVE YOU" ...

2005

FORGIVING SOLOMON LONG

THE NOVELS

THE STORIES

I heard you the first time. At the cheeseburger place last night. You at your table with your friends, chewing
with your mouth open, spitting fries as you all took turns yelling out plot points of the movie you had just
seen ... continued

"Ruin"

Originally published at FLASHING IN THE GUTTERS ... August 2006

Don’t look up. Just light your cigarette. Try to keep your hands from trembling long enough to
use the lighter ... continued

"Mind Your Own Business"

Originally published at FLASHING IN THE GUTTERS ... July 2006

When a comic book store employee is arrested under false pretenses,
Detective Charlie Pasch smells a rat ... continued

"The Golden Age"

Online EXCLUSIVE ... February 2006

"Oh," Henry said, "that's a nice one." He was shopping for a new charm for his Anna's bracelet. He looked
at the price tag and frowned. "Will it be on sale anytime soon?" "No, sir," the jeweler said, fake smile fading
a little. "But I assure you, this is a quite reasonable price." ... continued

"Henry's Gift"

Originally published at INFUZE ... December 2005

It was the weirdest thing. One minute, you're having your breakfast, the next, you're strangling your wife over
the kitchen counter ... continued

"Study of Newspaper Fonts"

Originally published at INFUZE ... August 2005

Geoff struggled not to yawn. That would be rude. But, man, he'd been sitting on the pew here since a little
after 8, butt numb after fidgeting on the hard wooden bench only 10 minutes. Why couldn't they have some
sort of cushions? ... continued

"Little Country Church"

Originally published at INFUZE ... May 2005

Pete Hammond huddled in a doorway across the street from the hotel, watching the to-and-fro
of pedestrians and cars. Pulling up the collar of his jacket, remembering the old party game question
his friends would ask ... continued

"Naked Truth"

Originally published at INFUZE ... November 2004

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EXCERPT: "THE GOLDEN AGE"

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