During late evening at Judge Elyse Moravent’s home in “Criminal Opera (coming soon):” “As David tried to slip back into slumber, holding Elyse closely, he began to dream of looking for his home in a decrepit commercial neighborhood of an…
Love and Terror in Doug’s Books
All of Doug’s books, starting with “Goshawk (34 five-star reviews on Amazon and growing), thrill readers with intense relationships, dangerous challenges and strident legal issues: “And you know, David, I have surprise for you.” He grabbed playfully at the hem…
A Pleasant Event in “Criminal Opera”
A happy evening in “Criminal Opera (coming very soon):” “David Garvey smoothly opened the door of Elyse’s cab as it pulled up in front of the il Vagabondo Italian restaurant on East 62nd Street in Manhattan. He reached ahead to…
Help to Delete Corrupt County Commissioner
Lea and Drak conspire to eliminate anti-American Franklin County’s Commissioner in “Stepping on Fingers:” “Befitting the senior position of his office, Commissioner Soames arrived in a leisurely fashion. As Wilemena Soames’s sparkling blue Honda Clarity Hybrid entered the lot, he…
First Terror of “Stepping on Fingers”
The frightening beginning of “Stepping on Fingers:” “Something was tearing into the base of my skull, a silent, ripping power drill. Sticky fingerprints of the last nightmare clouded my eyes. I desperately wanted to scour away their crusty residue…
High Noon in Camden, Maine
Lea’s back in America but still in danger in “Stepping on Fingers:” “…a tiny American flag dropped into a growing pool of water, blood, and home heating oil in the center of High Street. Eleven, twelve. High noon on Memorial…
Escaping from Syracuse Airport
Former Governor Lassiter and Tariq leaving Syracuse airport in search of Lea, in “Stepping on Fingers:” “Pulling up a pace or two short of the guard station, the hovercraft slowed to a stop and automatically opened its left wing. Lassiter…
Memorial Day in Camden, Maine
The beginning of Lea’s return to America from Russian Penal Colony 627 in “Stepping on Fingers:” “Thrasher glowered at her from the far edge of the gathering crowd, now focused on what was left of the accident rather than the…
Lea’s Daughter Clara in Danger
“Lea’s burner phone rang; “someone’s onto where you are. I’ve had someone trying to watch you and he saw some old woman go into your hotel room in Scranton where you and your daughter were sleeping…” The voice continued but…
Train to Russian Penal Colony
Beginning of Lea’s trip from an American religious court to a Russian penal colony: “Inside the crowded compartment, a robotic arm dragged Lea’s jerking body along the rail then dumped her onto a wooden bench beside a vertical window-slit. Corroded…
