Nurse Mac MacIntosh spends his days immersed in the chaos of a Louisville, Kentucky emergency room, struggling to shout down the demons that have haunted him since his tour as a medic in war-torn Afghanistan. But when a patient with suspicious flu-like symptoms arrives from a nearby poultry farm, Mac finds himself caught up in a horrific humanitarian crisis. Infectious disease specialist Mercato Marcus is the first to suspect the outbreak of a mutant strain of avian flu, but administrative in-fighting delays the involvement of the CDC, triggering a disastrous and deadly chain of events that...

In a life or death situation, a police officer has milliseconds to make a decision that will affect the rest of his life. The flash of a gun forces Officer John Drake to make such a decision. Not only is the suspect killed, but a fellow officer is mortally wounded. Before the internal investigation can ramp up into high gear, the -Monday morning quarterbacking- starts from the press. Was the officer accidentally killed by Drake? Should he be charged with killing another officer? Politics skew the investigation and damn Drake, forcing him to take unorthodox action. The realistic fast-paced...

The novel weaves a tale of a modern day Everyman in quest for self-actualization and victory over all restraints to hold him back. After the devastating death of his parents in a plane crash, Lionel Xpofer, a child prodigy and now a very young college professor, is driven deeper into his research. The journey leads to the creation of DESA, an organization populated by disgruntled military, artificial intelligent beings utilizing electronic templates of DNA, and scientists of all types. Xpofer's quest reaches literally into outer space and along the way uncovers political corruption run amuck...

The intrepid Det. John Drake, beloved Dad, and ever loyal partner Wilson are in action again in this third Det. John Drake saga. The tenacious trinity of crime fighters now face the heinous acts of the drug cartel and money laundering. They find themselves embroiled in a case of murder, double-dealing, betrayal, and passion to win at all cost. The crime bosses and their ranks weave a deadly web that Drake et al. must navigate. This is an intriguing, captivating story waiting to draw any unwary reader into the web.