It started as a favor . . .

And led to a bunch of dead bodies.

Now, John Tyler is on the run.

The former soldier offered to pick up his daughter Lexi’s friend Stacy at the airport in bad weather. Simple enough.

When they arrived at the young woman’s house, however, four murdered corpses littered the floor. And the killers were circling back . . .

Even once they make an escape, their future is hardly certain. Cut off from his friends and support, Tyler must keep Stacy safe from a determined and unknown adversary with a seemingly endless supply of assassins.

When Stacy ends up in the enemy’s clutches, Tyler stages a desperate gambit to get her back alive. Why are she and her family targets? Finding out might cost John Tyler his life.

Four on the Floor is the kinetic fourth entry in the John Tyler thriller series.

She’s missing, and she’ll soon be completely gone.

For John Tyler, the clock is ticking.

While waiting for his new car repair shop to open, Tyler takes a job at an old friend’s urging. He’ll be on the protection detail for pop singer Alex Anne.

It’s a simple job . . . until it all goes sideways.

When Alex Anne disappears, Tyler ignores the official investigation and launches his own. He discovers a notorious group of traffickers targeted the singer to sell her to the highest bidder.

After Tyler pursues the cabal, they soon learn his very pretty daughter is in college nearby. With time running short, Tyler strikes at the heart of the group’s operation before they can disappear with a plane full of missing girls. He’ll have to take on all their men by himself.

Good thing he never cared about the odds.

Lost Highway is the third novel in the John Tyler action thriller series. It’s perfect for readers who like their thrillers with plenty of action, a little humor, and a little heart.

An international drug cartel started the fight.

John Tyler will finish it.

Tyler is back to work as a classic auto mechanic. When a young woman—and car enthusiast—brings her vintage Porsche in for some work, Tyler is glad to talk shop with her.

When she never returns for her car, he wonders what’s going on.

His daughter Lexi doesn’t want him to investigate. Something bothers Tyler about what happened, though, and he’s determined to uncover what happened to the mysterious woman from the shop.

The twists and turns of her life soon put Tyler in the path of a brutal drug cartel. They’re establishing a foothold in Maryland and show no mercy to anyone who gets in their way.

Tyler’s quest will take him far out of state and put him directly in the path of the group's most sinister killers. How far will he go to stop the shadowy group, and what price will he—and those close to him—pay?

White Lines is the second novel in the John Tyler series. It’s perfect for readers who take their thrillers with lots of action, a little heart, and a little humor.

John Tyler finally built the life he wanted.
But his past casts a long shadow.

Eight years retired from the army, Tyler manages his PTSD and begins a job as a classic car mechanic. He’s a single dad to Lexi, who’s about to enter college. Life is looking up.

Then, everything comes crashing down.

Tyler’s former commanding officer is out of prison and hellbent on revenge. Their mutual hatred has been simmering for years. When it finally boils over, everyone and everything in Tyler’s life is threatened.

He wanted to be a father and a mechanic. To save himself and his daughter, he’ll need to use the deadly skills he thought he left behind.

Can Tyler stop a monster without becoming one himself?

The Mechanic is the first gripping novel in the John Tyler series. It’s perfect for readers who like action thrillers with a little humor and a little heart.

They’re a gang of street racers.

So why do people keep dying in their wake?

When a driver crashes near his classic car shop, retired soldier John Tyler lends aid. He soon learns of more serious and deadly crimes happening nearby.

The injured man turns up again asking for Tyler’s help. He’s in over his head with the wrong people. When the two barely survive an ambush, Tyler knows he needs to act.

A gun runner closes deals and works on tying up loose ends . . . like the wounded street racer. To keep his newfound friend safe and stop the flow of illegal guns, Tyler will travel outside of Maryland and take on his deadliest adversaries yet.

He’s alone and badly outgunned. But John Tyler can’t walk away from trouble . . . even when it might kill him.

Forced Induction is the high-octane fifth action thriller in the John Tyler series.

Books in the series can be read in any order.

A gray hat hacker. A dark-hearted crime boss.

Baltimore isn’t big enough for both of them.

C.T. Ferguson uses his illicit digital skills as a private investigator. When a teenaged boy wants to find his missing brother, C.T. takes the case.

He soon discovers the missing brother is a fellow keyboard wizard, which piques his interest. Then shadowy figures turn up wherever C.T. goes. He gets an offer he’s not supposed to refuse from a budding gangster.

He declines it anyway, of course. But how is it all connected to the missing programmer?

When the investigation takes a turn for the worse, C.T. must contend with the police trying to arrest him and a cadre of enforcers trying to kill him. Can he follow the clues online and in the real world in time to reunite a family?

You’ll love The Unknown Devil because it combines classic hard-boiled sensibilities and modern tech savvy in a compulsively readable package.

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The worst criminals lurk in the Internet’s darkest corners.

Sometimes, they come out to play. And it’s a deadly game.

C.T. Ferguson is trying to enjoy a vacation. After his last case, he needs one. If the persistent lady from Baltimore would stop calling, it would be much easier.

It doesn’t get easier. Back home, C.T. talks to her and agrees to search for her niece, Libby. The troubled girl has been missing for some time.

C.T. hunts for the girl from the worst areas of Baltimore to the most rural parts of Maryland. When he encounters a group of terrible men, he knows he’s on the right path. They hide in the shadows of the Internet and prey on the weak and vulnerable. 

The system designed to protect girls like Libby let her down. Could it also be enabling the people who preyed on her? Can C.T. take them down before any more lives are ruined—including his?

A March from Innocence is the gripping sixth novel in the C.T. Ferguson mystery series. If you like your hard-boiled crime fiction served with cyber intrigue and witty quips, you’ll love this action-packed mystery from an Amazon bestselling author.

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It’s C.T.’s first case. He wants an easy one.

Instead, he gets Alice.

C.T. Ferguson spent years as a hacker. He lived in Hong Kong, working against the Chinese government. Then they found him, threw him in jail, and eventually kicked him out. In Baltimore, C.T. sets himself up as a private investigator.

Then Alice walks in.

She’s sure her husband is cheating on her. C.T. looks into it but isn’t convinced. He soon discovers Alice has serious problems of her own.

When Alice’s troubles get even worse, C.T. finds his own life in danger. With a liar for a client and enforcers hounding him, can C.T. prevent his first case from becoming his last?

You’ll love The Reluctant Detective because it blends classic mystery with modern cyber intrigue.

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C.T. Ferguson has a case. Just one. It's how he works.

Then devastating personal news leaves him shattered.

Now he's burning the candle at both ends. His new investigation is one he never wanted and couldn't imagine. It emerged from a lie over a decade old.

The original client demands his time, also. She's a young woman who needs help. How much time can C.T. spare her when he's consumed by something personal?

His dual cases will take him from Baltimore's seediest neighborhoods to the real seat of city power. If C.T. is good enough, he'll figure out both. He'll get justice for the living and the dead.

If he's not good enough, he won't live to see his upcoming thirtieth birthday.

You'll love Daughters and Sons because it's a hard-boiled mystery overlaid with cyber intrigue, family tragedy, and plenty of wisecracks.

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C.T. Ferguson goes many extra miles for his latest client.

But it's a threat closer to home which might kill him.

When a widow hires C.T. to investigate her husband’s suspicious death, he never thought he’d end up taking the man’s old database job. A corporate executive wants to get to the bottom of things, so C.T. joins the company undercover.

Not everyone is thrilled by his presence, however.

Two ambushes can’t deter him. Both the widow and the executive still want answers. Despite concerns about his cover being blown, C.T. stays on the case and learns some shocking details about the company.

When he’s abducted from the streets of Baltimore, he thinks he knows who’s behind it. He’s wrong, and he quickly learns a shady corporation in Frederick isn’t the only threat to his life. Can C.T. free himself and get justice for his client?

Dead Cat Bounce is the compulsively readable eleventh mystery novel in the C.T. Ferguson crime fiction series.

A bankrupt client. A missing husband.

One cyber sleuth will follow the money trail to the root of all evil.

Private investigator C.T. Ferguson believes justice shouldn’t come with a price tag. As a trust fund baby and former hacker, he uses his resources to track down criminals who prey on society’s most vulnerable members.

When an old acquaintance falls on hard times, he vows to solve the mystery of her missing husband and empty bank account. Following the digital trail, he uncovers a grisly hotel room crime scene.

But the husband’s ruthless loan shark won’t draw the line at one dead body. When the clues take an unexpected turn, C.T. realizes he’s stumbled onto a sinister black market where humanity’s worst sins are sold to the highest bidder.

The people who run the criminal syndicate don't care about dead private investigators.

You’ll love this mystery novel because of its fast-paced action, cyber-savvy sleuth, and spine-tingling suspense.

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A murdered police officer. The thin blue line.

One PI will take on the system to get justice.

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