Kidnapping of eight year-old Benjamin Rutledge brings politics and law enforcement into a head-on collision in 1958 Atlanta. FBI Agents, John Buckalew ("Buck") and Ted Wallace ("Tedo"), maneuver the twists and turns of this case involving the kidknapping of the son of the Governor of the State of Georgia. The absence of a ransom note or other demands has them and the APD scratching their heads as they comb the city for leads. Governor Lawrence Rutledge is caught-up in a gubernatorial race with his political career at stake when his family is jolted by the disappearance of young Benjamin. The...

Atlanta begins to flex its muscle to become more than a charming, small, southern town. The early 1960's see her becoming a city. The new Atlanta terminal is the largest passenger terminal in the country. New growth, however, brings new problems. The drug trade begins to see the city as a lucrative hub for its distribution. With the planned expansion of one of the local airlines into the South American market, enterprising drug traffickers swoop into the city to try to lock down supply routes. One such group is known as Nieve de diablo, or, Snow of the Devil. FBI Agent, John Buckalew, agrees...

In this short fiction novel, Author McLeod paints the story of crime and corruption in Atlanta resulting from the lure of large sums of money. By 1968, John Buckalew, "Buck," had become the Bureau Chief of the FBI's Atlanta field office. He and his agents get caught in the intriguing and violent world of illegal gambling. The late 60's, saw Atlanta in some unique transitions as a city. She was suddenly home to the Atlanta Braves who began their season that year; the Atlanta Hawks who began their first season that year; and the Atlanta Falcons who had arrived in 1966 as a new NFL franchise in...

This action-packed fiction novel represents the final in a series by Author Frank E. McLeod. The series focuses on FBI Agent John Buckalew, "Buck." His career is followed from 1958 to 1983 in five-year intervals, with fictional cases which confront the Agency. In the Battle of Atlanta, the year 1983 saw a lot of unrest ... racial, political, violent ... and John Buckalew and his Agency were embroiled in the middle of most of it. An Aryan organization called the Brothers, appeared to be bringing renewed hatred and racial violence into the Atlanta area. An Atlanta attorney who defended the KKK...