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  • With Malice Aforethought by Thonie Hevron
  • Andre Warner, Manhunter: Books One - Three by Lex Lander
  • Red Beam of Day by David Michael Nolan

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  • By Force or Fear by Thonie Hevron
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With Malice Aforethought by Thonie Hevron
A Detective and Sergeant Against An Army of White Nationalists
With Malice Aforethought

Fighting to survive against the militia—and a voracious wildfire—Detective Meredith Ryan and Sergeant Nick Reyes uncover a plot to release a dangerous pathogen into the local water supply that could devastate local law enforcement agencies. Making their way to safety, Meredith and Nick vow to stop this terrorist plot before it’s too late. But as they fight to keep their heads above water, it becomes increasingly clear that they may not make it out alive.

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Andre Warner, Manhunter: Books 1-3 by Lex Lander
A Crime Thriller Following An Unconventional Hitman Facing Heroic Challenges
Andre Warner, Manhunter: Books One - Three

André Warner is a professional killer and ex-British Secret Service. Dark with moments of light, this psychological crime series trails a relentless hitman trapped in the killing arena. This collection includes End as an Assassin, I Kill, and The Man Who Hunted Himself.

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Red Beam of Day by David Michael Nolan
Tommy Conlon Returns To Get To The Bottom Of A Dangerous Cult
Red Beam of Day

When WWI veteran—and part-time private detective—Tommy Conlon is hired to find the troubled daughter of a wealthy Irish businessman, he uncovers a mysterious cult whose army of followers are willing to do anything to keep their activities secret. On a collision course to find the girl, Conlon faces several armed men in a harsh pursuit of destroying him and his intel.

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Author's Corner

THONIE HEVRON

Thonie Hevron Author Page

Writing With Malice Aforethought revealed a treasury of surprises for me. Authors like to believe they create their worlds but truthfully, characters sometimes hijack their own stories. While planning the third novel in the Meredith Ryan series, I knew I wanted to have a bit of romantic interest between the two lead characters, Meredith and her partner Nick Reyes. While I’m an inveterate outliner, I always leave enough room for detours. They changed direction on me a few times in the previous novel and felt I had to let them do the same again. They did. And boy, did they surprise me. Especially the ending.

The plot revolves around a murder in the beautiful rural countryside of Sonoma County (California). The homicide takes the deputies into the remote hills where they discover an active militia planning an insidious attack on the local population. Even though I wrote this in 2017, the story could be “ripped from today’s headlines.” Using the Southern Poverty Law Center, a periodical that tracks hate crimes and anti-government movements, it was easy to dream up the fictitious domestic terrorists. Seeing parts of the story come true has been shocking. 

Another eerie component which the author had little control over was the climax. Let me explain: It was October 2017. Using my retired firefighter husband as the best resource, I steered my hero into a chase scene taking place during a huge wildfire in the Sonoma County hills. I recall asking him about wildland fires-how they start and grow, what they feel like, the heat, the smoke, and flying embers...

While taking notes, I looked out a window and saw smoke. Not just smoke but a wall of it. A fire had started at Sears Point Raceway mere miles from our Petaluma home. My husband, who is not an alarmist, said to me, “If the wind is right, this fire can come right up to our back door.”

Thankfully, the local firefighters put that fire out fast. But the smoke didn’t dissipate. It grew thicker. Overnight, the Tubbs Fire in Santa Rosa, seventeen miles north of our home had erupted and caused catastrophic loss of life and property damage. This was the atmosphere in which I wrote the climax. I followed my outline, but drafting the story haunted me along with the smoke outside and my husband’s recollections. It was creepy.

I often use natural disasters in my books. They are compelling plot twists that go beyond character. By Force or Fear had a flood, a mudslide from torrential rains appears in Intent to Hold, and this wildfire in With Malice Aforethought. All these incidents have an impact on the characters in the story. 

But by far, the wildfire in With Malice Aforethought is the eeriest.

- Thonie

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By Force or Fear by Thonie Hevron
A Gripping Tale Of Courage And Bravery, One Where Enemies Lurk Around Every Corner
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The shocking end to a hostage situation brings Meredith Ryan, a courageous Sheriff’s Deputy, to the attention of a powerful young judge. After losing almost everyone close to her, Meredith Ryan realizes that she must take a stand. Even if it costs her. But as Meredith is finally closing in on the Sonoma murderer, she gets snared in a trap that she may not walk out of alive.

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Requiem Bell by David Michael Nolan
Seeking Peace And Quiet, Tommy Conlon Returns To A City That's Anything But
Requiem Bell

Tommy Conlon has returned to the city he fled years before having fought in the trenches of the First World War. Now a trained killer, all Conlon wants is a quiet life. He is eager to move on from the violence, crime, and lost love that forced him to leave his homeland a few years before. But in a city torn by rebellion, Conlon's past will catch up to him and force him to embrace the violence he is so good at.

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Drowning Are The Dead by Brent Towns
A Private Detective Mystery Full of Small-Town Secrecy and Intrigue
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In the middle of Australia’s Outback lies the small town of Friar’s Lake. It’s quaint, quiet, and—more importantly—devoid of crime. So, when a body turns up with the hallmark signs of a manic serial killer from the past, Private Investigator Trent Jacobs is hired by a town local to find out if Ten Cent—the infamous killer—is back.

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