Melvin has disappeared; small town on alert
COMING SOON!
THE SEARCH FOR MELVIN, set in 1960, the third book in THE JOE MACGREGOR SERIES, will leave the readers on the edge of their seats. A private investigator sets out to find a kidnapped teenager and faces a killer tiger. Neighbors trek through the forest, hoping to find clues. Joe is close to death again during a high-speed chase in the sheriff’s squad car. A boy disabled by polio hitches a ride in the trunk of a stolen vehicle. A would-be witch wants to trade information on how to catch a madman. The people of Small Town, Mo., come upon the aftermath of a straight-out execution; and there is a mysterious creature -- or is there?
There’s family conflict, murder, anger between friends, talk of black magic and mercenaries, men considered giants, a thriller high-speed chase, a puppy who save a life, and a heroic dwarf. Lennox, the beloved paint horse, is pregnant. And a small town is still unaware that another war lies ahead.
The first book in the series, A SUIT FOR MELVIN, illustrates the growth of a friendship during which an underprivileged seventh grader, who lives with his grandmother, works to see that a poverty-stricken boy in his class gets his chance to go to a dance intended for all seventh-grade students. J.J., a mischievous boy, who has very little himself, tries to help Melvin whom he sees as someone less fortunate than himself. The situation grows sinister, and the reader has an opportunity to then see Melvin’s growth.
The second book, A HORSE FOR JOE, set in 1959-1960, is dedicated to the writer’s high school classmates and college peers who served in Vietnam, as well as all veterans., about what the author says, "Every soldier was once a child."
领英推荐
SHOOG, SHOOG II, A SUIT FOR MELVIN, and A HORSE FOR JOE are already available on Amazon.com in paperback and Kindle. The latter two are available on audible, narrated by Kevin Meyer.
SHOOG II is out in paperback and Kindle and is just as crazy as COVID-19; it is set in 2020.
These are not children's books and have been read by many ages from seventh grade to the elderly. The characters sometimes deal with serious challenges, but there is always humor to provide that unexpected laugh.