Twelve people, equally divided into three groups and separated by thousands of miles, discover together the answers to the beginning of our universe and all the life it contains. With the advent of a new solar cell developed in 2018 and coupled with the laminar flow battery, the value of oil plunges below pre-World War II levels. Within a few years, the economy of all oil-producing countries collapse. Soon after the failing governments must reorganize to survive. Where the map of the world once showed hundreds of countries, now the new borders contain only six. In the year 2036, Dr. Hannah...

A body falling 20 stories to the top floor of a parking deck sustains unsightly damage. It was almost enough to disguise a .22 caliber bullet wound as the real cause of death. The victim was a South Carolina state employee working at the time of his death in an office rented by the state within the Capitol Center Building. The building lies within the heart of the state capitol and the law mandates that SLED lead the investigation. Tommy Marks and Cathy Motts of the State Law Enforcement Division once again lead their team of investigators looking into the death of Paul Lawrence. Very...

Avondale, South Carolina is a quiet little town where the people live in peaceful harmony. Charlie and Mary Duncan chose Avondale for their last home. After serving 30 years in the navy on aircraft carriers as a master mechanic, Charlie wants to roam no more. As a registered nurse, Mary can earn employment almost anywhere. With Mary working a full week, Charlie uses Monday and Friday to clean their little comfortable cottage and maintain the half-acre yard. Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday he stays busy with his small company, Three Days Home Repair. Charlie can build or repair almost anything...

Levels of Power: The Senator A Political Thriller series. Life's little interruptions. Everybody has them but seldom do they change your life forever One ordinary man-a normal sales call -a deadly event. Randy Fisher is a sales manager trying to finish the day when suddenly confronted with a national security situation. One moment his is walking beside his customer. The next, the customer is dead and Randy badly wounded by a terrorist bullet. The opening chapter in The Senator changes Randy's life as he forces himself to rely on nearly forgotten training learned years before when a military...

Pathway to citizenship or deportation for illegal immigrants? Immigration-perhaps the most explosive social question facing our country today. In The Legislator, the sequel to The Senator in Mike Gilmore's Levels of Power series, two U.S. senators place their political future in jeopardy when the governor of Arizona ask for their help to stop heavily armed drugs runners from crossing the U.S. / Mexico border. Senators Randy Fisher and Tom Evans know that to solve border security they must also bring the issue of immigration to the forefront of the U.S. Congress. In a coordinated event, they...

In The VA Medical Center Murder, Tommy Marks and Cathy Motts of the South Carolina State Law Enforcement Division face their most dangerous adversary. A trained professional with more to protect than just the cover-up of criminal activities. Once again joined by Detective Kyle Hendricks of the Columbia Police Department and Amy Andrews of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the team follows the clues as their own friends fall victim to the killer. With each twist of the investigation, they draw nearer to the killers that leads them to a criminal conspiracy never before seen by any member of...