Inspired by BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTY and based on an authentic diary discovered by the author, TRAIN STORE DIARY is a Romance Novel that tells the story of a love affair between a Silverton, Colorado, store owner and a Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad engineer.
The wintry San Juan Mountains provide the backdrop for this tale of one man's struggle against discrimination in a Victorian era Colorado mining town. Lee, a Chinese laundryman, has already been run out of Central City. He desperately wants to avoid the same fate in Silverton, but forces beyond his control conspire against him. Anyone who visits the Four Corners area or rides the Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad will enjoy this story filled with authentic details of everyday life in the late 19th century West.
In 1999, Robert Boeder finally finished the Hardrock 100 Mile Endurance Run after three failures. In this first person narrative, he describes the challenges of completing this most difficult of all 100 mile trail races. He also writes about the history of the San Juan Mountains, where the race takes place, and the town of Silverton, Colorado, Hardrock 100 race headquarters. Boeder is the author of Beyond the Marathon: The Grand Slam of Trail Ultrarunning, and seven novels, among them The Chinese Laundry. A Novel of the San Juan Mountains, Silverton Burning, Train Store Diary and Yvonne's Gift.
American private detective, Wilson Smith, is unhappy with the lack of customers for his bar girl fidelity business in Patong Town on Thailand's Phuket Island. Wilson's estranged daughter, Alison, a Los Angeles-based celebrity bodyguard contacts him with an offer to collaborate on investigating the death of U.S. TV star, Jeremy Sloan in Phuket. Sloan has been murdered by Tiger Swan gang assassin and escort service worker, Ling Ling Chen. Wilson is thrilled to re-establish contact with his daughter, but isn't keen on taking on the Tiger Swan gang. Wilson and Alison attend a muay thai kickboxing contest where Wilson bets successfully on a fight fixed by Tiger Swan operatives. He is kidnapped and left to die in a jungle clearing once used to train baby elephants using torture. Alison asks for help from Wilson's Thai partner, Punya, who is addicted to the mind-altering drug, krathom. With assistance from Wilson's dog, Jeff, Punya and Alison rescue Wilson. While pursuing Ling Ling Chen Alison uncovers the illegal importation of elephant tusks and rhino horn from East Africa by the Tiger Swan gang. Alison and Ling Ling engage in a climactic mixed martial arts fight. The Crocodile's Tail tells the story not only of the Smith's battle with a notorious international criminal conspiracy, it describes how Wilson and Alison come together again as father and daughter after a lengthy separation. The Crocodile's Tail, the second book in the Wilson Smith Thriller series, is a sequel to Red Star Over Pattaya.
