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1000 tulosta hakusanalla Eric H Heisner
When Jonathan Tyler Springer, pen name J.T. Springs, takes a break in the Florida Keys to recapture some of his passion for writing, the influence of Key West and thoughts of the Ernest Hemingway lifestyle lure him to stay, much to the protests of his California Literary Agent. Trying to settle into island living, Jon never gets any writing done as he gets involved with the quirks and idiosyncrasies of the colorful characters that make up Key West's environment. From the hang-out saloon, "Conch Republic Tavern", owned and operated by an attractive local woman, to a seaplane pilot whose wild inspirations take him flying across the Caribbean, and a Cuban businessman who believes he should be the successor to Fidel Castro, Jon never has a dull moment and finds he's living the life of adventure instead of writing about it.
Paperback mystery/adventure novelist, Jonathan Tyler Springer is dragged into action once again in Conch Republic, volume II - Errol Flynn's Treasure. While trying to write his first serious book, a mysterious letter and an old friend draw him away from the keyboard and onto a path of adventure. Following a treasure map that leads them to the island of Jamaica; will these colorful characters of Key West be the writer's muse for another story or his downfall, leading him to a stint in a Cuban jail cell...? Life in the Florida Keys never has a dull moment.
Paperback mystery/adventure novelist, Jonathan Tyler Springer is settling into his new life on the island of Key West when the opportunity to do a short trip to the Yucatan Peninsula knocks on his door. Invited by the local seaplane pilot to tag along on a charter flight, Jon must decide between just writing about adventure... or actually living it.
Returning home from college for the weekend, John Bratcher meets up with his old running pals at the local bar. Searching for his best buddy, Mike Connolly, who is in Police Cadet training, John stumbles into a drunken seduction by his friend's mother. Discovered in the transgression by the murderous husband, who happens to be the local Sheriff, John is assaulted, left for dead, and then disappears.Seventeen years later, Deputy Mike Connolly moves back to his hometown. Wanting to live up to the lawman ideal of his fantasies, he tries to reacquaint himself with a town now run by Sheriff Russling, his step-father. He begins to uncover the disturbing story of his friend's disappearance, which is covered up by a tangle of lies, murder and deceit. With complicated relationships strained under the brutish bully system of the sheriff, Mike finds that everyone has a secret but no one wants to stand up to the truth. Small town justice prevails, and life moves on.
1996, Southern California: A peaceful, scenic day in the coastal community of Santa Monica, except that there is a Meter Maid laying next to the sidewalk - dead. Fresh from a messy divorce case, North Hollywood Private Investigator, Clive Wilts is on the case to find the killer before the bodies start stacking up and the city streets become a parking free-for-all.
The adventure continues from West to Bravo. When a wagon train of homesteaders is massacred by outlaws, an adolescent male survivor is determined to rescue his stolen siblings. Dragged from his now peaceful existence, former military scout, Holton Lang invests himself in the search for the stolen captives as well as the difficult task of keeping the young man alive. As the search continues across three states, Holton comes across old friends and finds new meaning in life as his job of survival embraces a newfound kinship.
Returning to Arizona, Holton Lang is once again riding the path of a solitary existence. Or is he...? Fighting a nest of squatters on the ranch, and reconnecting with Bear and a welcomed visitor, he is tempted to put down his roots for good. With the unexpected appearance of his Indian-sniffing dog, Holton is once again pulled to the trail of adventure, hoping to come to the aid of his young friend, Jules and a band of Texas Rangers, before it is too late...
Deep within the Dark Continent of Africa, the dwindling population of wild Elephants is protected by law yet systematically harvested by poachers. The armed forces of Park Rangers are not enough to protect the ivory prongs from these giants of nature. A hundred years ago, the Great White Hunters were the predators. Now the region calls on one man to protect the elephants from virtual extinction ... Tusk.
The adventures continue for Holton Lang and Jules... Heading for the mountains, Holton, Jules, and their young traveling companion come to the aid of a homesteader in North Texas. As they become invested in the struggle to keep the ranch out of the hands of the incoming railroad, priorities are shifted, and new familial bonds are created. Expansion into the Western frontier cannot be stopped, but maybe the railroad can be deterred from leaving them in its tracks.
The adventures continue for Holton Lang and Jules... Heading for the mountains, Holton, Jules and their young traveling companion come to the aid of a homesteader in North Texas. As they become invested in the struggle to keep the ranch out of the hands of the incoming railroad, priorities are shifted and new familial bonds are created. Expansion into the Western frontier cannot be stopped, but maybe the railroad can be deterred from leaving them in its tracks.
At the turn of the 20th Century, in the far northern reaches of the New World, lies a forested land of ice and snow known only to the Ojibway. Modern industry has discovered its natural resources and word of its riches has spread. As the American western expansion seems at an end, the promise of the Northern frontier offers new opportunity, but also the terror of the Windigo.
