“A Soul Defiled – A Bailey Crane Mystery” is the fifth and final book in the ‘Bailey Crane Mystery Series’ – a relatively short book written on the Sea of Cortez. As I lazily and leisurely lolled on my condo deck watching the sailboats, jet skis, yachts, and all the diversions upon the sea, I […]
Month: December 2012
“Murder In Pueblo Del Mar – A Bailey Crane Mystery” (Book 4) – Excerpt
“Murder In Pueblo Del Mar – A Bailey Crane Mystery” (Book 4) is fiction inspired by a brutal murder some years ago of an Arizona mother and wife while on a family holiday in Rocky Point, Mexico. This story is important to me on two levels: the dynamic of the homicide itself with its salacious ingredients […]
“The Brutus Gate – A Bailey Crane Mystery” (Book 3) – AN EXCERPT
Here’s an excerpt from the third book in the Bailey Crane Mystery Series. Hope you enjoy it. CHAPTER ONE Just when you think you’ve got all systems going in harmonious sync, that’s the time old Chicken Little’s doomsday utterance settles a might too snugly into the conscience: The sky is falling! Well, my sky was […]
“Satan’s Song – A Bailey Crane Mystery” (Book 2) – AN EXCERPT
“Satan’s Song – A Bailey Crane Mystery” (Book 2) is part of the five-book ‘Bailey Crane Mystery Series’. The book was inspired by a horrific murder in Phoenix, Arizona some years ago. The details in the newspapers of the day stunned me, and my imagination came up with all sorts of scenarios for the gruesome […]
“An Arizona Tragedy – A Bailey Crane Mystery” (Book 1) – An excerpt
Remembering that a picture is worth a thousand words, I offer this excerpt from Book 1 of ‘The Bailey Crane Series’. There are five books in the series: Book 1: “An Arizona Tragedy – A Bailey Crane Mystery” (Book 1) Book 2: “Satan’s Song – A Bailey Crane Mystery” (Book 2) Book 3: “The Brutus Gate […]
“What Happens Next? A Life’s True Tale” (An excerpt)
Like a picture that is worth a thousand words, it’s my thinking that an excerpt from an author’s book can reveal enough pro and/or con for a reader to determine whether or not he/she wants to read further. So, here’s an excerpt from my newest book, “What Happens Next? A Life’s True Tale,” a non-fiction […]
The Coveted ‘Liebster’ Award
I’ve been nominated by John Dolan for the coveted (maybe) ‘LIEBSTER Award’. You can find out about this trivial pursuit (but, GREAT!) at http://goo.gl/xk16q , a wonderful blog site by John Dolan called ‘Galericulate’ (a word meaning, ‘covered, as with a hat or cap’). If you are not familiar with this British ‘chap’ of wisdom and […]
Where Did Christmas Go?
Okay, Christmas has not gone anywhere. It is still the birthday of Jesus, a great man, and, for many, a Savior. Jesus gave birth to the philosophy of Christianity and he gave us many golden rules by which to live our lives. He was a simple man with a richness of heart, mind, and soul […]
The Final Curtain 