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Welcome to the third exciting episode of the Harold Gatewood mystery and political espionage series. After two full seasons out of baseball, Harold Gatewood continues his comeback, earning a spot on the roster of the Tokyo Giants. While in Tokyo he meets, and starts a relationship with the beautiful, dangerous Kimiko Michi Hayato, the second in command of the largest Yakuza crime family in the city. He also meets the staggeringly gorgeous daughter of the Vice-President of China, Al Akemi Gang, and falls in love. As a result of prior dangerous encounters in Spain and Cuba, Gatewood is again hunted by AIO hit men, and crime family killers, set on Gatewood's trail by a dangerous, ruthless crime boss, Daisuke Hayato, Kimiko Hayato's Father. Insights into Japanese baseball, the ugly life of an underworld crime family, and the deadly games of international terrorism and political espionage are interjected into the story, which is set in Japan, in the Orient. I know you love it. Blessings, Dr. Hal Graff

Welcome to the fifth exciting episode of the Love and Death mystery and Political Espionage series. Dean Gatewood, a catcher from Union University, and the future father of Harold Gatewood, becomes captain of the All-American baseball team that travels to England to play the first World Cup series against the British national team. On his journey across the Atlantic Ocean, he meets the beautiful Alice Johnson, also a student from Union University. Gatewood and his teammates meet four girls from America and Canada headed to England to make their mark in college and show business. Gatewood is attracted to one of the girls, the gorgeous Sally Alexander, who falls in love with him. A serial killer and rapist move in a parallel life path with Gatewood, his teammates, and the four girls. Terror and murder unfold on the high seas and in England. Events leading to World War II complicate everyone's lives, including future Prime Minister of England Winston Churchill, who had dodged an assassination attempt. Political espionage by a high-level Nazi spy, German sympathizers, and English double agents lead to attempts to alter the coming war and the world's power structure. A surprise ending impacts Gatewood's life forever.

Welcome to the fifth exciting episode of the Love and Death mystery and Political Espionage series. Dean Gatewood, a catcher from Union University, and the future father of Harold Gatewood, becomes captain of the All-American baseball team that travels to England to play the first World Cup series against the British national team. On his journey across the Atlantic Ocean, he meets the beautiful Alice Johnson, also a student from Union University. Gatewood and his teammates meet four girls from America and Canada headed to England to make their mark in college and show business. Gatewood is attracted to one of the girls, the gorgeous Sally Alexander, who falls in love with him. A serial killer and rapist move in a parallel life path with Gatewood, his teammates, and the four girls. Terror and murder unfold on the high seas and in England. Events leading to World War II complicate everyone's lives, including future Prime Minister of England Winston Churchill, who had dodged an assassination attempt. Political espionage by a high-level Nazi spy, German sympathizers, and English double agents lead to attempts to alter the coming war and the world's power structure. A surprise ending impacts Gatewood's life forever.

Welcome to the second exciting episode of the Harold Gatewood mystery and political espionage series. Harold Gatewood, still trying to make a comeback to professional baseball, and reeling from the death of his beautiful fianc Lore Lehoi, returns to Spain, where he survived previous vicious murder attempts on his life by a serial killer, and an assassination mission by the Basque AIO terrorist group. He is honored by the King of Spain and the town of San Toro de Lidia for his previous heroics. After facing another assassination attempt by the AIO in Spain, Gatewood heads to Cuba to scout the Universal Baseball Games for major league baseball. During his visit he meets and falls in love with the beautiful Christina Abene. His time in Cuba is interrupted by murder attempts on his life, dealings with AIO terrorists, hired contract killers, a zealous American billionaire's plan to extract revenge from the Cuban government for the prior assassination of a popular American president, plots to overthrow the Cuban government, and potential international incidents which could impact peace in the Northern Hemisphere.

Welcome to the fourth exciting episode of the Harold Gatewood mystery and political espionage series. In the fourth exciting book of the Harold Gatewood series of murder mysteries, Harold continues his comeback trail to American Major League Baseball with the Beijing Tigers in China. He marries his true love, Akemi Gang, daughter of the man who becomes President of China, and the couple's lives are impacted by assassination attempts by the AIO terrorist organization from Spain, and the Yakuza Yamaguchi Gumi crime family from Tokyo, Japan. Their lives are further complicated as the couple becomes a target of Min Jung, the Vice-President of China and personal and political rival of Akemi's Father, Guo Gang, the President of China. Political espionage and the attempt to overthrow President Gang in a coup culminates in a thrilling, surprise ending. Additional dealings with a serial rapist, false charges of drug usage, and an alleged affair with a beautiful, deranged Chinese seductress, also impact the couple's newlywed lives in Beijing. Many plots, subplots, and surprises make Love and Death in China an interesting, enjoyable addition to the twists and turns of Harold Gatewood's danger-filled, interesting life. I know you'll love this exciting novel Blessings. Dr. Hal Graff

Welcome to the sixth exciting episode of the Harold Gatewood murder mystery series. Harold Gatewood continues to roll toward his major league baseball comeback in the exciting sixth volume of the Harold Gatewood mystery series. Jun Haneul, dangerous and eccentric leader of North Korea hires him to train his national team. A beautiful spy, Yoeng Hyeon, falls for Gatewood and romance follows. In South Korea, Harold plays for the Seoul Cranes, and spends his spare time dodging assassination attempts by AIO hitman Misio Hilketa, and Yakaza crime family head Ha Jang's latest killer, Daki Yasu. He also becomes entwined in a murder plot against the President of South Korea, Dae Do Yun. A devious love triangle at the country's highest level of the government also impacts the stability of the South Korean government, and American interests with treaty partners and political foes. Events on the Korean peninsula threaten the coexistence of the countries in the region, including the superpowers China and Japan, who are also are at odds over the islands in the South China Sea. Gatewood deals with high-level espionage, double-agents, love, betrayal, revenge, murder, hitmen, crime family leaders, revenge-driven international terrorist organizations, state sponsored terrorism, and a never-ending list of people who want him dead.

Welcome to the sixth exciting episode of the Harold Gatewood murder mystery series. Harold Gatewood continues to roll toward his major league baseball comeback in the exciting sixth volume of the Harold Gatewood mystery series. Jun Haneul, dangerous and eccentric leader of North Korea hires him to train his national team. A beautiful spy, Yoeng Hyeon, falls for Gatewood and romance follows. In South Korea, Harold plays for the Seoul Cranes, and spends his spare time dodging assassination attempts by AIO hitman Misio Hilketa, and Yakaza crime family head Ha Jang's latest killer, Daki Yasu. He also becomes entwined in a murder plot against the President of South Korea, Dae Do Yun. A devious love triangle at the country's highest level of the government also impacts the stability of the South Korean government, and American interests with treaty partners and political foes. Events on the Korean peninsula threaten the coexistence of the countries in the region, including the superpowers China and Japan, who are also are at odds over the islands in the South China Sea. Gatewood deals with high-level espionage, double-agents, love, betrayal, revenge, murder, hitmen, crime family leaders, revenge-driven international terrorist organizations, state sponsored terrorism, and a never-ending list of people who want him dead.

Welcome to the tenth exciting episode of the Harold Gatewood mystery Series. Gatewood relives the events and happenings that have impacted his life in the first eight episodes of the Harold Gatewood Mystery Series. Now, the AIO sends another assassin, Ion Edur, to Gibson City, Illinois, to kill him. In the last few years, he had traveled a long comeback trail to major league baseball. Along the way, he had benefited from stops with the Central Illinois Magicians, Tokyo Giants, Beijing Tigers, and the Seoul Cranes. He had been injured two times and had endured two major surgeries on his throwing arm. Secretly, he was working on his second comeback attempt. He had benefitted by being with several wonderful women who had enriched his life, including Lore Lehoi, Christine Abene, Yeong Hyeon, and Luisa Gaicia, all of whom had died in his presence. His one true love, his wife Akemi Gang Gatewood, and their son Tai, had also died in his arms. He had dodged assassination attempts from the AIO terrorist organization, the Yakaza crime family, and evil dictators. He had been honored by Kings of State, and become friends with many world leaders. He had been at the crossroads of his life many times. He knew that situation would continue.

Welcome to the tenth exciting episode of the Harold Gatewood mystery Series. Gatewood relives the events and happenings that have impacted his life in the first eight episodes of the Harold Gatewood Mystery Series. Now, the AIO sends another assassin, Ion Edur, to Gibson City, Illinois, to kill him. In the last few years, he had traveled a long comeback trail to major league baseball. Along the way, he had benefited from stops with the Central Illinois Magicians, Tokyo Giants, Beijing Tigers, and the Seoul Cranes. He had been injured two times and had endured two major surgeries on his throwing arm. Secretly, he was working on his second comeback attempt. He had benefitted by being with several wonderful women who had enriched his life, including Lore Lehoi, Christine Abene, Yeong Hyeon, and Luisa Gaicia, all of whom had died in his presence. His one true love, his wife Akemi Gang Gatewood, and their son Tai, had also died in his arms. He had dodged assassination attempts from the AIO terrorist organization, the Yakaza crime family, and evil dictators. He had been honored by Kings of State, and become friends with many world leaders. He had been at the crossroads of his life many times. He knew that situation would continue.

Welcome to the eighteenth exciting episode of the Love and Death Mystery and Political Espionage Series. After returning from the armed conflict with North Korea in the China Sea, and after cheating death, Harold Gatewood vows to live a quiet life in Gibson City, Illinois. He soon breaks that vow and returns to Caracas, Venezuela to help the CIO prepare for the coming collapse of the corrupt, narco-dictatorship of President Alvaro Roma, and to protect American interests in South America. Gatewood's covert mission includes negotiations with and assistance for, the People's Rights and Honor Party, the PRHP, and their leader Rosenda Maura, the "Dove of Freedom", and efforts to free Vidal Gaizka, the man the Venezuelan people want released from prison to assume the presidency. Gatewood returns to Spain to work with King Carlos Alfonso IV, and to Cuba to work with President Alberto Bertalina, for a solution to the Venezuelan situation. His work there brings a return of haunting memories that remain in his head. In Caracas, Gatewood meets the beautiful Laia Paz, who falls in love with him and helps him with his under-the-covers adventures. He also dodges assassination attempts by AIO agent Dionisio Brasis and former Venezuelan cabinet member Juan Emilio and is impacted by a total war between the Columbian and Venezuelan drug cartels. Please join Gatewood as the story races across Washington, D.C., Spain, Scotland, Cuba, Columbia, Trinidad, and Venezuela.

Love and Death in ChileA Love And Death Mystery & Political Espionage Novel Volume 14 Welcome to the fourteenth exciting episode of the Harold Gatewood Mystery Series. The silver market is set on fire with the discovery of a massive find that will make Chile the world's leading silver-producing country, and propel it to the position as the most powerful force in South America. After returning from his mission in Washington, D. C., Harold Gatewood goes into self-imposed isolation to escape the tragedies that have dogged his life. He returns to train the national baseball team of Chile, and to help the CIO protect American interests in South America. Gatewood also helps repel takeover actions from the countries, terror organizations, and the power-hungry one world government crowd, the OWFA, that want to gain control of the Chilean government through the rigging of the national presidential election. He works with the beautiful Larissa Noemia, the re-election campaign manager for the president of Chile, Curro Anibal. Love blossoms, and soon Gatewood and Noemia are involved in high-level espionage and between-the-sheets-lovemaking. Gatewood's death is the goal for assassins from the OWFA, AIO, Solntsevskeya Bratva Pravda Russian Mafia, TCPLM, and two independent contract-for-hire-killers, Vasili Platon and Gatewood's former lover, Susana Richards. This espionage and action-packed thriller features many plot twists and loads of surprises. Don't miss it.Blessings, Dr. Hal Graff

Love and Death in ChileA Love And Death Mystery & Political Espionage Novel Volume 14 Welcome to the fourteenth exciting episode of the Harold Gatewood Mystery Series. The silver market is set on fire with the discovery of a massive find that will make Chile the world's leading silver-producing country, and propel it to the position as the most powerful force in South America. After returning from his mission in Washington, D. C., Harold Gatewood goes into self-imposed isolation to escape the tragedies that have dogged his life. He returns to train the national baseball team of Chile, and to help the CIO protect American interests in South America. Gatewood also helps repel takeover actions from the countries, terror organizations, and the power-hungry one world government crowd, the OWFA, that want to gain control of the Chilean government through the rigging of the national presidential election. He works with the beautiful Larissa Noemia, the re-election campaign manager for the president of Chile, Curro Anibal. Love blossoms, and soon Gatewood and Noemia are involved in high-level espionage and between-the-sheets-lovemaking. Gatewood's death is the goal for assassins from the OWFA, AIO, Solntsevskeya Bratva Pravda Russian Mafia, TCPLM, and two independent contract-for-hire-killers, Vasili Platon and Gatewood's former lover, Susana Richards. This espionage and action-packed thriller features many plot twists and loads of surprises. Don't miss it.Blessings, Dr. Hal Graff

Love And Death in the Orient A Love and Death Mystery & Political Espionage Novel Volume 16 Welcome to the sixteenth exciting episode of the Love And Death Mystery and Political Espionage Series. After being home from his mission in Paris for less than three weeks, Gatewood is recruited by the CIO to engage in shuttle diplomacy in the Orient with three leaders with whom he has forged a special relationship, his ex-father-in-law Guo Gang, the President of China, Dae Do-Yun, the President of South Korea, and Jun Haneul, the quirky and dangerous Supreme Leader of North Korea. In his attempts to address issues related to the South China Sea and the North Korean nuclear missile testing program, he also crosses paths with the Basque AIO, OWFA, USFF, TCPLM, Columbian and Mexican drug cartels, Sicilian and Venezuelan mafia crime families, the Solntsevskeya Bratva Pravda Russian mob, and the Japanese Yakuza. Gatewood is also pursued by three beautiful women intent on making him their own, Jia Al of China, Ju Won of North Korea, and Yakuza crime family head Yua Hayato. Gatewood journeys to Mongolia for a world-class hunting trip he has always dreamed of making, which includes unplanned dangers, and a surprise ending. He also travels to Inner Mongolia to pay tribute to his deceased wife Akemi Gang Gatewood, his one true love, and their unborn son Tai. Please enjoy this espionage-packed, action-laced, thriller. I know you will love it. Blessings, Dr. Hal Graff

Love And Death in the Orient A Love and Death Mystery & Political Espionage Novel Volume 16 Welcome to the sixteenth exciting episode of the Love And Death Mystery and Political Espionage Series. After being home from his mission in Paris for less than three weeks, Gatewood is recruited by the CIO to engage in shuttle diplomacy in the Orient with three leaders with whom he has forged a special relationship, his ex-father-in-law Guo Gang, the President of China, Dae Do-Yun, the President of South Korea, and Jun Haneul, the quirky and dangerous Supreme Leader of North Korea. In his attempts to address issues related to the South China Sea and the North Korean nuclear missile testing program, he also crosses paths with the Basque AIO, OWFA, USFF, TCPLM, Columbian and Mexican drug cartels, Sicilian and Venezuelan mafia crime families, the Solntsevskeya Bratva Pravda Russian mob, and the Japanese Yakuza. Gatewood is also pursued by three beautiful women intent on making him their own, Jia Al of China, Ju Won of North Korea, and Yakuza crime family head Yua Hayato. Gatewood journeys to Mongolia for a world-class hunting trip he has always dreamed of making, which includes unplanned dangers, and a surprise ending. He also travels to Inner Mongolia to pay tribute to his deceased wife Akemi Gang Gatewood, his one true love, and their unborn son Tai. Please enjoy this espionage-packed, action-laced, thriller. I know you will love it. Blessings, Dr. Hal Graff

Love And Death in the China Sea A Love and Death Mystery & Political Espionage Novel Volume 17 Welcome to the seventeenth exciting episode of the Mystery and Political Espionage Series. After returning from the Orient, and a round of shuttle diplomacy designed to stabilize a dangerous situation in the China Sea, Gatewood heads back to Paris to be honored for his heroics during the USFF terror group's attack on the Louvre. He is awarded the Ordre de Bonapart, Bravoure Honorifique Civile for bravery, which enrages the USFF, and puts his life at risk. Increased dangers in the China Sea draw Harold back to the Orient for another round of talks with the leaders of China, Japan, South Korea, the Philippines, Russia, and North Korea. Also awaiting him are the loving arms of three dynamic and beautiful women, Jia Al of China, Ju Won of North Korea, and the Yakuza crime family head Yua Hayato of Japan. Gatewood's efforts are designed to help preserve peace and the balance of power in the region. Attacks by a splinter group of the USFF in the Philippines, the CFFA, and the maniacal actions by the "Karaoke Kid", the Supreme Leader of North Korea, Jun Haneul, lead Gatewood into danger, and the world's superpowers to the brink of World War. Don't miss this action-packed, danger-laced, love-filled, espionage thriller. Interesting plots, subplots, twists and turns, surprises, and "love and death" all await you. I know you will love it. Blessings, Dr. Hal Graff